Reporting by Leah
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York held its WISH NYC: A Toast To Wishes, A Benefit To Raise Funds And Awareness To Support The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York on Wednesday, November 10, 2010. This sold out event was held at the chic 1Oak, located at 453 West 17th Street in New York City, and attendees were mostly young professionals in their 20’s to mid 30’s.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York, supporters, and friends enjoyed an evening featuring a full open bar from Hennessey, Belvedere, Tequila Avion, 10 Cane, Ty Ku, Sierra Nevada, Blue Point, and Voss, food from Pop Burger, premium raffle prizes including Ferrari driving experiences, hotel stays, restaurant packages, and designer jewelery and special guest appearances. The event featured a red carpet entrance,music by DJ Chachi, premium raffle and a few surprises as well.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a great organization that makes a difference in a child’s life by bringing a Wish to life. Proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundaiton of Metro New York, a non-profit organization designed to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope,strength and joy. Thanks to the generosity of the sponsors of this event, 100% of ticket sales directly benefited the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York.
For more information please visit www.wishnyc.com. If you are unable to participate but would still like to support Make-A-Wish please visit http://bit.ly/toasttowishes to donate.
