Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation Donates $28,000 to Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley
Mary Prenon | November 21, 2017
TARRYTOWN—The Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation, a division of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, recently presented a $28,000 donation check to Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley at the Wish House in Tarrytown.
The monies were raised at the foundation’s “Black & White Masquerade Ball” held in September at the Falkirk Estate and Country Club in Central Valley. The event marked the 20th anniversary of the association’s support of the non-profit group that grants the wishes of Hudson Valley children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Over the past 20 years, the association has raised more than $315,000 for the Tarrytown-based Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley.
“This year’s event marked a milestone of supporting this very special organization,” said Richard Haggerty, HGAR CEO. “We are delighted to have helped make a huge difference in the lives of so many children and families who live in this region.”
Make-A-Wish grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Since its inception in 1986, the chapter has granted wishes to more than 2,400 children in the communities it serves. The wish experience is a combined community effort involving volunteers, staff, donors and medical professionals to make each wish come true.
The chapter is a proud participant of the Better Business Bureau Charity Seal Program, which indicates that the organization has met the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability. The chapter serves Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties. The organization is currently working on 150 wishes with the average cost of a wish ranging from $7,500 to $10,000. For more information about the Hudson Valley Chapter visit www.hudson.wish.org.
Established in 2004 and re-launched in 2013, the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation has donated thousands of dollars to charities and non-profits throughout the Hudson Valley. As concerned members of the communities it works in, the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation participates in qualified community-based charities who serve the housing, hunger, health, happiness, and humane needs of citizens everywhere.
HGAR, Director of Communications