Fulfilled Twilight Wishes

Elizabeth’s wish for an accessibility ramp is granted

March 10, 2022/in Fulfilled Twilight Wishes

Elizabeth Sites, 69, a resident of Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania, recently had her wish for wheelchair accessible ramps installed on her home granted by our headquarters. Sites spent seven years in a nursing home after suffering three strokes. After she was released, she saved her money so she could afford to buy her own home. Since Sites lives on a fixed income, she could not afford to install the ramps on her own. A huge thank you to Mike Lawson of Lawson Creative who donated labor and some materials in order for this wish to be granted!

Rose’s wish for a lift chair is granted

March 10, 2022/in Fulfilled Twilight Wishes

Rose Slater, 71, a resident of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, had her wish for a lift chair granted by our Westmoreland County chapter. Slater, who lives on her own, has severe osteoarthritis and recently had back surgery. Due to this, she has great difficulty getting up out of her chair on her own. Having a lift chair will greatly improve her quality of life.

Danielle’s wish for an exercise bike is granted

January 13, 2022/in Fulfilled Twilight Wishes

Danielle Weinstein, a resident of New York, NY, recently had her wish for a recumbent exercise bicycle granted, thanks to our Long Island, NY chapter. Weinstein, 73, lives on her own on a fixed income. She is currently going through physical therapy and wants to be able to exercise through the winter so she can remain fit and try to maintain her balance and walking.

Lifelong Browns fan has wish to see them play the Steelers granted

January 13, 2022/in Fulfilled Twilight Wishes

David “Vince” Williams, a resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, had his wish to see the Cleveland Browns play the Pittsburgh Steelers granted, thanks to the Butler County chapter of Twilight Wish Foundation. Williams is a Navy veteran who is currently battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He is extremely involved in the Butler community, volunteering with organizations including Bundle Up Butler and Americorp and was a peer-to-peer rehab volunteer. Williams is known for lending a helping hand to those in need and is beloved by his fellow veterans and coworkers. He was surprised on December 20^th by volunteers from the Butler County chapter who presented him with two tickets and a Nick Chubb #24 jersey! His wish to see the Cleveland Browns play in person was granted thanks to the generosity of Gail Paserba, a Steelers fan who donated her tickets. Special thanks to Alliance for Nonprofit Resources for providing the transportation to and from the game.

Orlando nursing home residents are gifted Bibles

January 13, 2022/in Fulfilled Twilight Wishes

The 95 residents of Palm Garden of Orlando Nursing Home had their wishes for large print Bibles granted, thanks to Twilight Wish Foundation. Many of the residents at this facility enjoy reading the Bible, but there are not many available to share and most are small print which is almost impossible for the seniors to read. Thanks to generous donors, Twilight Wish was able to gift the residents with 95 large print Bibles so that each resident has their own.

Doylestown Township Parks and Rec help grant wishes for seniors in Grundy Hall

January 13, 2022/in Fulfilled Twilight Wishes

Doylestown Township Parks and Recreation partnered with Twilight Wish to brighten the holidays for seniors in the community. Basic needs items such as lip balm, socks, hot chocolate and paper products were collected from December 1^st through December 17^th.Staff and volunteers from Twilight Wish Foundation and Doylestown Township sorted and delivered bags of these items to the residents of Grundy Hall in Doylestown, a low-income housing facility for seniors.

Air Force Veteran has his wish for a new bed and bedding granted

January 13, 2022/in Fulfilled Twilight Wishes

Arthur Merrell, a resident of Pittsburgh, recently had his simple wish for a new twin bed granted, thanks to our Allegheny County chapter. Merrell, 78, is an Air Force veteran who lives on his own. His old mattress was over 40 years old, but because he lives on a fixed income, he could not afford it on his own. Volunteers from the chapter delivered not only a new mattress, box spring and frame, but also new bedding! Merrell was thrilled that the new bedding was navy blue – Air Force colors!

Garden Spring residents receive holiday gifts

January 13, 2022/in Fulfilled Twilight Wishes

Thanks to the generosity of Angie’s Angels, we were able to grant the simple needs wishes of 32 residents of Garden Spring Center in Willow Grove. Angie’s Angels brightened the holidays for these residents by granting their wishes for simple items such as chocolates, sweatshirts, an UNO card game and coloring books and crayons. Angie’s Angels and Twilight Wish staff distributed the holiday gifts on Thursday, December 16^th.

Susan’s wish to visit Gatlinburg at Christmas is granted

January 13, 2022/in Fulfilled Twilight Wishes

Susan Mullins, 70, resident of Old Hickory, Tennessee, had her wish to visit Gatlinburg at Christmas granted, thanks to Twilight Wish. Mullins was in a car accident several years ago and is now confined to a wheelchair. She wished to visit Gatlinburg, and more specifically, Dollywood, during the holiday season, but because she and her husband are on a fixed income, they could not afford it on their own. Twilight Wish made her wish come true!

Lifelong Packers fans get to see them play in Minnesota

December 2, 2021/in Fulfilled Twilight Wishes

John and Cookie Kolodziejczyk, residents of Maple Grove, Minnesota, will have their wish to see their beloved Green Bay Packers play in person granted, thanks to Twilight Wish Foundation and the Minnesota Vikings. John, 91, and Cookie, 90, are lifelong Packers fans. They recently moved from their home they built 68 years ago in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to senior living in Minneapolis to be near their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Not only do they miss their home and friends, but both have chronic health issues and need to use assistive mobility devices. A Korean War veteran, John has been disabled for many years due to a mining accident. Cookie recently had a heart valve replaced and worked various jobs until her retirement. Because finances were limited, they never had the chance to experience a live football game with their favorite team. Now, though, their wish will come true thanks to the generosity of the Packers’ rival on game day: the Minnesota Vikings who generously donated tickets and a handicapped parking pass! Thanks also to the Green Bay Packers for donating Packers’ warm hats, scarves and blankets to keep John and Cookie warm during the game in Minneapolis!

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.

Fulfilled Twilight Wishes

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