Connor is an adorable five year old boy from Maple Grove.  This energetic little guy is battling A.L.L, Autism and food allergies.  He loves Shrek, Monsters Inc. and organic strawberries.  He loves to play outside, climb, run and swing.  A sensory playroom was the wish for this special boy. 

Though Connor does not verbally communicate, you could see the look of joy and happiness in his eyes when he saw the new playroom with sensory toys, a huge two story castle, and a ball pit with 3,000 balls to play in.  He also received a big screen TV to watch his favorite movies on from the comfort of his castle!  This awesome castle was built by our volunteer John Burch, who installed lots of TLC into each and every day he worked on it. Friends, family, neighbors and the therapists made frequent trips to Connor’s home to observe this creation in the making.  Carpet for the castle was donated and installed by Bob Lachinski. Circuit City in Roseville provided us with a discount on the 50” TV for the playroom, and TFH Ltd. provided the discount on the sensory toys for Connor.  Lots of fun, great new items to make any little boy’s wish come true. 

The big unveiling took place on September 30, 2008 with friends, family, neighbors and Wishes & More volunteers in attendance at Connor’s home. As a thank you and celebration, Jen prepared a great buffet dinner for all of us.  We brought Connor’s favorite, organic strawberries and angel food cake with strawberries for the rest of the gang. 

This playroom is bringing countless hours of enjoyment to Connor, his big sister McKenna, and his parents Doug and Jen.  (It is rumored that Doug has more fun in the ball pit than anyone…and we even have pictures to prove it!)  

Here’s wishing Connor and his family many happy and healthy years in his “awesome” playroom.