The Citizen, 2000-02-23, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2000.
Optimists make wish come true
Gliding
Tori Cardiff was one of several young skaters on the ice this
past Saturday for the annual Brussels Skating Club Skate-
3-thon. (Ashley Gropp photo)
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
For one very special little girl, a
fundraising effort by the Brussels
Optimists will make her dream come
true.
Six-year-old Nicole suffers from
severe Cerebral Palsy and through
the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the
Optimists will be sending Nicole,
her parents and a nurse to Disney
World.
Chair of the fundraising event,
Optimist Don Sholdice says the club
decided to hold a dinner, dance, auc
tion and draw in support of Make-A-
Wish after learning more about the
organization through an Optimists
International function.
“We thought it would be a great
thing to do.”
Set for April 8 at the BMG
Community Centre, the evening will
begin with a happy hour from 6 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
At 7 p.m.. all those in attendance
will have the opportunity to win cash
prizes of $250, $150 and $100.
The all-you-can-eat German meal
will be catered by Tastefully Yours.
Cousin Clem will entertain at 8:30
p.m. and Make-A-Wish Foundation
representative Jackie Fischer will
speak about the organization and
how it works.
“I have been involved in Make-A-
Wish for four years and it is very rare
for an Optimist club to do this for the
foundation,” says Fischer. “Usually
it is high schools.”
Make-A-Wish, the largest not-for-
profit foundation in the world, grants
wishes to any child under the age of
18 diagnosed with a life-threatening
illness, says Fischer.
The foundation does not just
ensure the opportunity for the child
to fulfill a dream, but they do it in
grand fashion.
“We don’t just take them to Disney
World. We give them a limo ride and
anything else needed to make it
spectacular.”
While Disney World is requested
by as many as 80 per cent of the chil
dren, Fischer says they have had
wishes for a trip to the set of
Dawson’s Creek and Young and the
Restless, the opportunity to meet
sports heroes, go on golfing trips and
get computers.
Fischer says, “There is nothing
more rewarding” than seeing the
excitement on the faces of the chil
dren who have received their wish.
“It is the most amazing feeling. It is
worth all the time in the world.
When you see the kids light up, it is
worth 1,000 words.”
Having begun in Ontario 14 years
ago with a single wish, the founda
tion now tries to grant as many as 25
each year.
The Brussels evening for Nicole
will end with an auction and a 50s
and 60s dance to a DJ.
The club is looking for donated
items for the auction. All proceeds
from the event will go to Make-A-
Wish with the Optimists ensuring
Nicole visits Disney World.
The average cost of a wish is
$5,000, based on a family of four
travelling to Disney World for eight
days and seven nights. Entire fami
lies are encouraged to be part of the
wish.
The $20 per person tickets can be
purchased through any Brussels
Optimist member.
Threat at school
On Feb. 21, St. James Separate
School in Seaforth received a taped
telephone message threatening the
safety of the occupants of the
school.
School officials dismissed the stu
dents for the remainder of the day to
ensure the safety of the students. It
was expected the students would
return for regular classes Tuesday.
The OPP are investigating this
incident.
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