Kids

Members of the Knotek family showing the checks that they received for Christmas and that they are donating to Wishes & More.

Every year, the Tatur family chooses a charity for a special donation. This year we were lucky enough to have them choose Wishes & More.

The family tradition is that their two children may invite as many guests to their birthday parties as the want but can only keep as many gifts as they are years in age. They selected the ones they wish to keep and the remainder are to be donated to an organization that can help other children with these gifts.

Trent and Tristana, thank you so much for sharing and your great attitude about giving to the less fortunate. It's because of families like yours that we are able to make wishes come true

In 2005, Mata, Joe and Allison wanted to help children who didn’t have as much as they did. (See their story below) For their birthdays, instead of asking for clothes, their favorite CD, or a Nintendo Wii, the kids asked that donations be made to Wishes & More to help underwrite a wish. We were blown away by the generosity of such caring kids.

In September 2007, they have once again outdone themselves. Mata, with the help of her family and friends and about 50 of her closest supporters, hosted a small run in her neighborhood. What became known as the Charity Fun Run/Walk on Sept 29th, 2007 raised over $540 dollars.

Thanks again to all involved and thank you to Mata, for bringing Wishes & More to the neighborhood.

Eli and Grant Sontag are no strangers to Wishes & More; Their mother, Cindy Sontag is the Vice President. The boys often hear stories about wish children and others less fortunate than themselves, so it was only natural for them to think of a way to help out.

Both Eli and Grant showed up on the steps of Wishes & More to offer their allowance money. They have recently returned to donate yet another portion of their allowance. What a wonderful gesture!

Imagine a birthday party with no presents. The only gifts are donations benefiting Minnesota children suffering from terminal and life-threatening illnesses. When three children from Corcoran heard about Wishes & More, the siblings kindly dedicated their birthdays to the sake of another child.

Nine-year-old Joe Agre, and his 12-year-old sisters, Mata and Allison, hosted a combined birthday party to raise wish money. They requested that instead of presents, their friends bring donations supporting Minnesota’s newest wish-granting organization. Steve and Carrie Agre immediately supported their children’s unselfish birthday request.

“Our kids have enough things,” Steve said. “We just asked each guest to bring a small donation.”

Their successful June 5th birthday bash was anything but ordinary; the party was complete with everything from basketball tournaments, to soccer games, to volleyball matches.

Forty-nine children and at least 20 adult volunteers came together to raise almost $800 for Wishes & More!

“That was the FUNNEST party ever!” Joe said the next day. “I’m glad we raised so much money for those kids."

The family is already thinking about making the party an annual event supporting Wishes & More’s mission. They might even add a dunk tank to the excitement!

We recently opened the mail to find a generous donation from another young lady who made the decision to give rather than receive. Allie asked friends to make a donation to Wishes & More as they celebrated her birthday with her.

Karla Blomberg called Allie to give her a personal thank you and Allie came in from outside playing to take the call. When Karla asked her what prompted her generosity, Allie replied,

“I just heard about it and wanted to do it.” Simply stated. Allie loves playing a lot of sports and activities and we love Allie.

		Wishes & More® enhances the life of a child fighting a terminal or life-threatening condition by providing extraordinary experiences including wishes, scholarships, memorials and more.