Wish For Our Heroes http://wish4ourheroes.org A Not-for-profit organization that supports our troops by granting wishes. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:59:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Another Wish Granted http://wish4ourheroes.org/another-wish-granted-2 http://wish4ourheroes.org/another-wish-granted-2#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:18:47 +0000 Admin http://wish4ourheroes.org/?p=642 A1C Taryn Summers

]]> http://wish4ourheroes.org/another-wish-granted-2/feed 0 Now Accepting Submissions for Beyond The Lights 3rd Annual Golf Tournament http://wish4ourheroes.org/now-accepting-submissions-for-beyond-the-lights-3rd-annual-golf-tournament http://wish4ourheroes.org/now-accepting-submissions-for-beyond-the-lights-3rd-annual-golf-tournament#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:56:38 +0000 Admin http://wish4ourheroes.org/?p=627 btlAccepting Submissions for Beyond The Lights 3rd Annual Golf Tournament Hosted By Kyle Chandler and Brad Leland of NBC’s Hit Show, Friday Night Lights

DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2010

Kyle Headshot 2007Click here for details!

WHAT: Two members of our U.S. military will be chosen to play in the 3rd Annual “Beyond the Lights” Celebrity Golf Classic, benefiting paralysis research.

Wish For Our Heroes will fly two winners to Austin, TX, and Beyond the Lights will provide entry into the tournament, as well as hotel accommodations at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa.

WHEN: Friday, May 14, 2010.

WHERE: Wolfdancer Golf Club, located at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa, Austin, TX.

REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Applicants must be members of our active military.
  2. Only applicants who have NOT previously received gifts from Wish For Our Heroes are eligible.
[contact-form-7] ]]> http://wish4ourheroes.org/now-accepting-submissions-for-beyond-the-lights-3rd-annual-golf-tournament/feed 0 Wish #21 has been granted! http://wish4ourheroes.org/wish-21-has-been-granted http://wish4ourheroes.org/wish-21-has-been-granted#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:04:04 +0000 Admin http://wish4ourheroes.org/?p=624 Staff Sergeant Jake and Kacie Cole

]]> http://wish4ourheroes.org/wish-21-has-been-granted/feed 0 VERY EXCITING NEWS…! http://wish4ourheroes.org/very-exciting-news http://wish4ourheroes.org/very-exciting-news#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:09:42 +0000 Admin http://wish4ourheroes.org/?p=599 Pepsi

We have submitted W4OH for a $50,000 Pepsi grant and our application was accepted! We just have a month to get as many people as possible to vote. So, we could use your help on a couple of things:

  1. VOTE - http://www.refresheverything.com/wish4ourheroes
  2. Ask all your friends to vote - http://www.refresheverything.com/wish4ourheroes

pepsi_imageVote daily from each of your email addresses, and help us grant $50,000 worth of wishes for our heroes!!

]]> http://wish4ourheroes.org/very-exciting-news/feed 0 Wish #20 granted http://wish4ourheroes.org/wish-20-granted http://wish4ourheroes.org/wish-20-granted#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:48:07 +0000 Admin http://wish4ourheroes.org/wish-20-granted Dennis presentingSPC Justin Hogue

]]> http://wish4ourheroes.org/wish-20-granted/feed 0 Another Wish Granted http://wish4ourheroes.org/another-wish-granted http://wish4ourheroes.org/another-wish-granted#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:25:04 +0000 Admin http://wish4ourheroes.org/?p=586 TSgt Daniel M. Sprague Sr

  • TSgt Daniel SpragueM. Sprague Sr (188th Arkansas Air National Guard Unit in Fort Smith, AR) and family received news last December that their new rental had been broken into and set on fire. Losing most of their belongings, the Sprague family had to find a new place to live with less than a month before Daniel deployed to Afghanistan.
    Media coverage:     The Sprague’s were featured on the front page of the Daily American Republic: Click here to view.
  • Read TSgt Daniel M. Sprague Sr‘s Story.
]]> http://wish4ourheroes.org/another-wish-granted/feed 0 New Wishes for you to Grant! http://wish4ourheroes.org/new-wishes-for-you-to-grant http://wish4ourheroes.org/new-wishes-for-you-to-grant#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:15:16 +0000 Admin http://wish4ourheroes.org/?p=572 There are 2 new wishes in the Grant A Wish section for you to read and hopefully make a donation towards.

]]> http://wish4ourheroes.org/new-wishes-for-you-to-grant/feed 0 President’s Weekly Update http://wish4ourheroes.org/presidents-weekly-update-2 http://wish4ourheroes.org/presidents-weekly-update-2#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:13:04 +0000 Admin http://wish4ourheroes.org/?p=534 Jeff has updated the President’s Weekly Update. Click here to view.

]]> http://wish4ourheroes.org/presidents-weekly-update-2/feed 1 W4OH Paying It Forward http://wish4ourheroes.org/w4oh-paying-it-forward http://wish4ourheroes.org/w4oh-paying-it-forward#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:12:34 +0000 Admin http://wish4ourheroes.org/?p=516 wish 12 sgt. smith 010Fox 59 profiled Wish 4 Our Heroes biggest granted wish to this date.

Click here to visit the Fox 59 site and watch the video.

]]> http://wish4ourheroes.org/w4oh-paying-it-forward/feed 0 Wishes #16 and #17 have been granted! http://wish4ourheroes.org/wishes-16-and-17-have-been-granted http://wish4ourheroes.org/wishes-16-and-17-have-been-granted#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:05:37 +0000 Admin http://wish4ourheroes.org/?p=511
  • SPC Lenard Jones, known by SPCLenhis friends as “Charlie”, joined the Army in 2006, and knew from the beginning that he wanted to turn his service into a career. He was stationed at Fort Hood (Killeen, TX) shortly after boot camp, then deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 for 15 months.
  • Read more of  SPC Lenard “Charlie” Jones’s Story.
    • You may remember that just two weeks ago, Wish-13---Brad-&-Calista-Baker-1we sent Brad and Calista Baker a $500 gift card to Wal-Mart to help with purchasing the essentials: food, clothing, etc. This family was struggling financially, and it seemed like every corner they turned, had a new roadblock for them to face.
    • Read the update to Brad & Calista Baker’s Story.
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