Make-A-Wish® Mid-Atlantic holds annual Walk For Wishes in Annapolis, MD

Annapolis, MD (March 2, 2017) – Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic invites individuals to participate in Walk For Wishes® on April 20 at the Annapolis Towne Centre in Annapolis, MD. The Annapolis community is encouraged to join Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic wish kids, friends, families and supporters to help grant the wishes of local children with life-threatening medical conditions. Local wish kid team captains will be leading the efforts at this community event.

Who: Wish kids, their families, and other friends and supporters of Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic

When: Thursday, April 20, 2017

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Where: Annapolis Towne Centre

1906 Towne Centre Boulevard

Annapolis, MD 21401

What: Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic’s 2017 Walk For Wishes is a community-wide celebration and effort to grant wishes for local children with life-threatening medical conditions. Walkers of all ages will come together at the Annapolis Towne Centre to enjoy an evening that includes the walk and ongoing family-fun festivities including great music, face painting, balloon art and more.

Why: To raise awareness and funds supporting Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic’s efforts to serve local children. Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic relies on community support to grant wishes. However, 840 local children are expected to be diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition this year alone – and for each wish granted, at least two more local children are waiting for a wish. This local organization needs the community’s support to close the gap between children who are eligible for a wish this year and those who receive one.

About Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic:

Make-A-Wish® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic serves children who reside in central and southern Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland and northern Virginia. Founded in 1983, the Mid-Atlantic chapter has granted more than 8,800 wishes in the Mid-Atlantic region since its inception. Wish kids face any number of life-threatening medical conditions such as cancer, pediatric AIDS, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Duchene’s muscular dystrophy, kidney and heart disease. This year alone, 840 local children are expected to be diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition. However, for every wish granted, at least two more local children are waiting. The community has the opportunity to make an impact today by helping Make-A-Wish to reach hundreds of kids whose wishes would go otherwise go unanswered this year. For more information, please visit: www.midatlantic.wish.org.

For more information, please contact: Kellie Wyatt at kwyatt@midatlantic.wish.org or (240) 395-4347