Leave your mark on our Make-A-Wish Northeast New York Walk For Wishes on the Wishing Way!

Celebrate a wish child who inspires you or honor the memory of a special wish child with a sign along our Wishing Way – a signature section of our Walk route! Your donation of $100 means a personalized sign will be placed on the Wishing Way during our Walk For Wishes on Aug. 13! Go here to make your donation or order your sign today!

For questions, email walk@neny.wish.org. Already made your $100 donation? Just fill out this form and let us know!)

The Walk For Wishes Only Works with YOU There! One August morning will make a difference in the lives of more than a dozen local wish kids and their families – especially if YOU help. When you register and form your team, you're helping others learn about the power of a wish through your participation, advocacy and willingness to share WHY you walk. When you fundraise, every dollar that is donated is going directly toward granting the wishes of local kids. That’s the power that YOU have!

It's Free ... and You Get Stuff! Registration for the walk is FREE! And raising just $100 will get you the coveted 2022 Walk T-shirt. That’s asking five friends for $20 (or 20 friends for $5, but that seems like an aggressive amount of social interaction).

The point is – you can DO this, especially when doing so means that local kids will receive the hope that comes from a wish come true.

Let’s Create Hope … every step of the way.

Karla Famulare has been named development manager of Make-A-Wish Northeast New York. She replaces Jen Cullen, who left earlier this year.

Most recently, Famulare was employer relations office coordinator at Union College. She has also been very active in the nonprofit sector, serving many years as a board member and gala and auction chair at the Joan Nicole Prince Home in Scotia, and chair of the annual gala and auction of Community Hospice of Schenectady.

"I am thrilled to be joining Make-A-Wish and become part of its mission of creating wishes for children battling critical illnesses," the Siena College graduate said. "To have a job that is so impactful is meaningful beyond words, and I can't wait to get started!"

After attending Sunday’s Wish Jump fundraiser (sadly, I could not jump this year), and traveling north Wednesday for the 25^th annual Naked Turtle Golf Tournament to benefit Make-A-Wish Northeast New York, I could not help but be struck by the familiar faces who year after year donate their time and treasure to the chapter’s efforts.

People like Mary Kenney with Wish Jump, and the Carpenters and Spiegels in Plattsburgh. (A special thanks also goes out to Diane Duquette Burl for all she does in the North Country, from fundraising to wish granting.) There are so many more we can count on every year.

That said, we are a chapter in transition. This week, Karla Famulare started as our new development manager. As you know, I will be stepping down as chief executive officer when a replacement is hired (but plan to remain involved), and there will be other changes. Yes, transition is the right word.

But it will a seamless transition. While there are new faces coming to Make-A-Wish, many others who are already devoting so much toward creating life-changing wishes for children battling critical illnesses will remain on board to greet them.

What cannot change, what will not change, is our steadfast commitment to our mission, and our vision: Granting the wish of every eligible child in the 15 counties we serve. Our professional staff and dedicated cadre of volunteers will always remain singularly focused on that goal.

Yes, things are changing here. But in the most important ways, they are staying the same.

With immense gratitude,

Bill Trigg

CEO

Make-A-Wish Northeast New York