“If you could wish for anything in the world, what would it be?”
That’s the question that Madison, a local 8-year-old girl, was asked when the Make A Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley Chapter began working on making her wish a reality. On Thursday, September 21, she learned that her wish would come true – that she, her parents, and her two sisters would be taking a long-awaited trip to Disney World.
Warfel’s Pay-It-Forward Campaign began in 2016, when Warfel employees and our subcontractor partners raised more than $3,000 for Lancaster County charities as part of the #IMPACTLANCASTER challenge. In 2017, Warfel selected the Make A Wish foundation for our fundraising efforts and committed to the Adopt-A-Wish program.
As participants in the program, we were given the opportunity to host a reveal party for Madison. Our team jumped at the chance to host a Disney-themed celebration to surprise Madison and her family with the exciting news.
Madison and her family were welcomed to Warfel’s East Petersburg office by several employees dressed as Disney characters. She and her younger sister, Riley, were very excited to see some of their favorite princesses – Ariel, Cinderella, and Belle. We enjoyed Madison’s favorite foods for dinner – macaroni and cheese and chicken fingers – and played Disney bingo. Upon winning bingo, Make A Wish Regional Director Ben Lee shared that Madison’s wish will come true.
Several of the wishes filled by Make A Wish are supported by grants from local companies through the Adopt-A-Wish program. Through the generosity of our subcontractor partners, as well as several internal fundraising efforts, we were delighted to present a check for $7,911 to Make A Wish.
Special thanks to all of the Warfel subcontractors who contributed to our Pay-It-Forward Campaign:
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