Please Note: Twilight Wish Foundation is registered in Pennsylvania as a nonprofit corporation and is a public charity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations made to grant open wishes are tax deductible. Twilight Wish Foundation will make every effort to ensure that donated funds go to the wish of your choice. If this is not possible, we will apply the funds to the most urgent and similar wish open at the time. Twilight Wish Foundation has final decision-making authority over the use of all donations.
Gloria R., 73, Pittsburgh, PA
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Robin KardaneGloria worked with children in the Head Start program in Allegheny County, PA for more than 18 years. She still teaches Sunday School. In the past year, she has lost quite a few family members including 4 siblings. Her son and his family live in Texas. Her son has been sick recently and Gloria dreams of visiting him and seeing her grandchildren.
Gloria and her husband traveled to San Antonio courtesy of Continental Airlines.
Wish ID: WPA1792
Esther M., 75, Bladensburg, MD
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Robin KardaneEsther, a former nurse, suffers from arthritis and neuropathy and wished for a new mattress to help her sleep. Her old mattress was almost 25 years old. Thanks to Sleepy’s she now has a new king size mattress and box spring!
Dorothy B., 74 Bensalem, PA
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Robin KardaneDorothy, a former Holy Redeemer hospice volunteer, is losing her hearing. She desires an amplified speaker phone so she can keep in touch with friends and family.
Thanks to the Doylestown Rotary and another generous donor, Dorothy’s phone was ordered and is scheduled to be delivered by Christmas Day!
Claire M.,76, Fairless Hills, PA
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Robin KardaneSyble, 71, Trenton, NC
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Robin KardaneSyble, a widow, former CNA and rescue squad volunteer, needs a new electric stove. It is 38 years old and needs new burners. Syble had to purchase a new stove before Twilight Wish could grant her wish. She now wishes for a new hot water heater. On June, 9, 2011, Lowe’s installed a brand new water heater.
Wish ID: HQ1467
William R., 70, Denver, CO
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Robin KardaneWilliam has not seen his grandchildren in over 4 years. His wish is to travel to Phoenix in November or December when all of the grandchildren will be home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. He will be able to stay with his family but can not afford the cost of the airline ticket.
Thanks to the generosity of Twilight Wish donors, William traveled to Phoenix on December 22!
Wish ID: HQ1487
Nina, 83, Suitland, MD
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Robin KardaneNina suffers from many health issues and is in constant pain. Her only enjoyment is watching her favorite shows on television. Since the conversion to digital television, she has only been able to watch a few channels. Her wish is for a new digital television.
Thanks to two generous donors, Nina’s wish for a TV was granted!
Mae G., 68, GA
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Robin KardaneMae and her husband, a Vietnam Veteran, long to return to New Jersey to attend their 50th high school reunion in early October. She has not been back to her home town for over 20 years. Both suffer from many health issues but are able to drive from Georgia to attend the reunion. Mae has asked Twilight Wish to help them with their travel related expenses. Please donate and help us grant Mae her wish to see her former classmates again.
Thanks to many generous donors, Mae and her husband, Joe, made the trip to New Jersey to attend the reunion. Not only did Mae and Joe see their old classmates, they also visited Mae’s grandmother’s grave, the house they built before they moved to Georgia and ate a lot of Jersey tomatoes!
Sisto, 82, Albuquerque, NM
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Robin Kardane75-Year-Old Former Biker Rides a Harley One More Time…on Father’s Day!
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Mary FarrellHerman “Max” Dierich, a resident of Creekside Care and Rehabilitation Center in Stockton, California, had his nostalgic twilight wish to ride on a Harley one more time granted, thanks to a partnership between Twilight Wish Foundation and SunBridge Healthcare Corporation, operator of the Creekside care center.
Max, 75, was an avid biker throughout his life and owned his own motorcycle. His worn leather motorcycle jacket still hangs in his room at Creekside. Now, confined to a wheelchair and unable to walk, he wished for one last ride on a Harley. His nostalgic wish came true when he took a ride in a motorcycle sidecar one more time. Max’s wish is one of nine wishes chosen from more than 200 applications submitted by SunBridge residents from across the country. The internal campaign inspired by the partnership is called “Wish Upon a Twilight Star” and gives the residents living in SunBridge-operated nursing centers the opportunity to ask for, and in many cases, receive their Twilight Wish. Eagle’s Nest Harley-Davidson in Lathrop will be giving Max his ride in a motorcycle sidecar, escorted by members of the California Valley Stockton Chapter (CVSC) H.O.G. Max rode from his nursing home to Eagle’s Nest in Lathrop, riding through the building and service area, giving him a chance to meet employees and check out the Harleys. Thanks to Rich Kendall, Service Manager at Eagle’s Nest and CVSC for donating their time and making Max’s wish come true!
Max’s wish was the 1,279th wish granted by Twilight Wish since its founding seven years ago.