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.
Robert L., 89, Scottdale, PA
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Mary FarrellRobert Lane, 89, a resident of Scottdale, PA recently had his wish for motorized scooter granted, thanks to our Westmoreland County chapter. Lane lives with his wife in senior housing who is also wheelchair bound. Lane is on oxygen 24/7 and gets out of breath easily when trying to use his manual wheelchair. Having a motorized scooter will greatly improve his quality of life.
Donna T., 86, West Newton, PA
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Mary FarrellDonna Thomas, a resident of West Newton, PA, recently had her simple wish for a new vacuum cleaner granted, thanks to our Westmoreland County chapter. Thomas, 86, served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. She is now widowed and lives on her own. Thomas needed a new vacuuum cleaner, but couldn’t afford it on her own.
Johnny C., 69, Birmingham, AL
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Mary FarrellJohnny Carlisle, a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, recently had his wish for a lift chair granted by our Alabama chapter. Carlisle served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He is now in hospice care and suffering from end stage cardiac disease. He was so grateful to receive his lift chair as it will improve his quality of life and give him some independence.
Jere-Jean W., 69, Doylestown, PA
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Mary FarrellJ.J. Wehmeyer, a resident of Doylestown, PA, had her wish for an air conditioner unit granted on July 7, 2016. Wehmeyer lives in subsidized housing where air conditioners are not provided for residents and must be special ordered to fit in the sleeve provided in the apartment. Because she lives on a fixed income, she could not afford it on her own.
Mary T., 94, Brooklyn, NY
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Mary FarrellMary Thomas, 95, a resident of Brooklyn, will have her simple wish for a room makeover granted, thanks to our Long Island, New York chapter. Thomas was recently discharged from a nursing facility and now lives in the ground floor of her former home. She is homebound and requires 24-hour care. The room she is living in now is very dark and paneled and needs furnishings. Her case manager nominated her to have a room makeover to make her more at home and comfortable. New York chapter director James Ciervo and volunteers transformed Thomas’ room from dingy to warm and cozy. Thomas received a new bed, dresser, easy chair, and more, plus a television that she can actually see. This room makeover took place on Tuesday, July 5th at her home.
Sylvia F., 73, Clinton Township, MI
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Mary FarrellSylvia Finnigan, a resident of Clinton Township, Michigan, recently had her wish for hearing aids granted by the recently-formed Michigan chapter and Hearing Consultants of Sterling Heights. This is the first wish granted by the Michigan chapter.
Finnigan, 73, has hearing loss and, without working hearing aids, experienced many obstacles in daily living. She raised her five children on her own as a single parent. After her youngest child graduated from high school, Finnigan enrolled in college and graduated with a B.A. from Oakland University. She currently works for the Senior Community Service Employment Program and is an active volunteer in her community. Finnigan volunteers with the Kiwanis Club of Mount Clemens, with the Anton Art Center and with the Taste of Troy fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Troy, to name a few. In addition, she was a finalist for the Michigan Governor’s Community Service Award in 1997.
Her wish was granted on Thursday, June 23rd during a short ceremony at Hearing Consultants’ offices in Sterling Heights. Hearing Consultants donated all their services and new hearing aids to Finnigan. In addition, Lake Painting of Midland is sponsoring a two-year supply of hearing aid batteries for her. Chapter director Jessica Schluckebier presented Finnigan with a certificate honoring her for all she has done for others throughout her life.
Photo caption: From left: Michigan Chapter Director, Jessica Schluckebier; wish receipient, Sylvia Finnigan; and Marina Kade, audiologist at Hearing Consultants.
Robert H., 91, Pittsburgh, PA
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Mary FarrellRobert Havey, 91, a resident of Pittsburgh, PA, recently had his wish to have his flower beds cleaned up granted, thanks to our Allegheny County chapter. Havey served in the Army during World War II and his unit helped liberate France. He has always been involved in his community, volunteered with the Boy Scouts and helping with the renovation of his church. In addition, Havey is in his 16th year of volunteering at Allegheny General Hospital! He always took great pride in the appearance of his yard, but as he got older, it became more difficult for him to manage. His wish was granted on June 26th when a group of volunteers from the Allegheny County chapter weeded, planted and mulched to make his yard look beautiful again.
Jean M., 100, Indianapolis, IN
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Mary FarrellJean Magnant, a resident of Indianapolis, Indiana had her wish to visit her 93-year-old sister who lives in a facility in Texas granted, thanks to the partnership between the Twilight Wish Foundation Chapter of Indiana and American Senior Communities. Magnant, who is 100, is a resident of Rosegate, a proud member of American Senior Communities. She and her sister, Mary Richards, talk weekly on the phone, but haven’t seen each other in over five years. When the two sisters were younger and both married, they would frequently travel hundreds of miles to visit each other. After their husbands passed away, they continued to travel to each other’s homes. As they got older, it became more difficult for them to make the drive and then Richards moved to Fort Worth, Texas to be closer to her daughter. Magnant and her late husband volunteered throughout their 52-year-long marriage at St. Francis Hospital and St. Jude Catholic Church. She still keeps herself busy at 100 by making rosaries for her church, playing Words with Friends on her tablet and reading the newspaper daily. Magnant and her daughters traveled to Dallas on Wednesday, June 15th and visited with her sister.
Charles N., 89, Dover, DE
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Mary FarrellCharles Newnam, a WW II veteran, recently had his wish to receive his high school diploma granted. Like so many other young men of his generation, Newnam dropped out of Roman Catholic High School to join the Navy during World War II. He served four years in the Pacific, and, although proud of his service, always regretted not getting his diploma. As a surpise for him, his daughter submitted a wish application on his behalf, hoping that Twilight Wish could help get his diploma. Newnam was presented with an honorary diploma from Roman Catholic during a surprise presentation at a family party on Saturday, June 4th. Another surprise, riders from Warriors Watch met Newnam and his wife at the Delaware/Pennsylvania border and escorted them to his daughter’s home in Southampton, Pennsylvania.
Nancy S., 89, Monroe Township, NJ
/in Fulfilled Wishes/by Mary FarrellNancy Stewart, a resident of Monroe Township, NJ, has always dreamed of riding in a blimp. As a young child, she would sit on the beach on the south shore of Long Island and wave at the planes and blimps as they flew past. Now 89, Stewart is grandmother to four and great-grandmother to two, but still dreams of having her wish granted. Stewart was an English teacher for over 20 years and remains active in her church and community, serving as volunteer usher at several local theaters and as an elder in her church. Her wish to ride in a blimp came true on Friday, May 27th when she rode in the MetLife blimp over New Jersey. Special thanks to the MetLife blimp and crew for making Stewart’s lifelong wish a reality!