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NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID DAYTON, OHIO PERMIT NO. 1058 A PUBLICATION OF A SPECIAL WISH FOUNDATION, DAYTON CHAPTER VOLUME 12 • ISSUE 1 • WINTER 2015 436 Valley Street Dayton, Ohio 45404

937.222.WISH (7497) www.aspecialwish.org KIDS HELPING OTHER KIDS & A WISH FAMILY GIVING BACK Dayton, Ohio Chapter of A Special Wish Foundation, Inc. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL serving Montgomery, Darke, OUR MISSION CAMERON’S SMILE “COIN WARS” FUNDRAISER Mercer, Miami, Greene and To grant the Special Wish of Shelby Counties a young person, birth through age twenty, who has been diagnosed by a physician with a life-threatening disorder.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Claudia Birch, Chair John Siehl, Immediate Past Chair Find A Special Wish Foundation, Inc. on Jim Heikes, Vice Chair Jim Haubrock, Treasurer Katie Arnett, Secretary Lisa Allan Chris Bennington This issue of The Chronicle was printed on NewPage Sterling Blazer Digital Gloss Text, 80lb. Amy Cook Manufactured in North America. For more information, visit www.newpagecorp.com. Mukund Dole, M.D. The Forrors and this year’s 5K Winners! A little friendly competition. Lisa Elam-Tucker Melinda Eubel Cameron wished to go to Walt Disney For 25 years, Smith Middle School in Chuck Manker World in 2006 and the Forror family had Vandalia has hosted a fundraiser between See the enclosed flyer! With each Abigail Riedel a great time on their wish trip to Orlando. their students to teach the students the raffle ticket you buy and designate Ruth Wiles Cameron fought his disease bravely, but importance of giving back. The 2015 to code 500, you support ASW! lost his battle in 2008 at the age of 17. His fundraiser featured “Coin Wars” between ADVISORY BOARD parents, Tonya and Chad, in loving memory the 4th and 5th graders and the students Judge Jeffery Froelich, Chair brought their A-game! When the battle Ron Amos of their son and so other families can enjoy For more info: www.aspecialwish.org 223-WISH (9474) or (937) Gary Auman a wish, organize an annual 5K, sponsoring was complete the 4th graders were John Bloom, M.D. a Wish Child each year. They shared their victorious, but all the kids were winners. 5k run/walk Marjorie Bowman, M.D., M.P.A. story at this year’s Valentines Dance and The students, with a matching gift from Mr. First Annual Bryan J. Bucklew continue to touch the lives of so many. Bob Crotty, raised over $6,000 to sponsor Gayle Bullard PRESENTED by: They sponsored Annabelle’s Special Wish a wish. Kudos to all the kids, parents, Jana Collier teachers and administrators at Smith Vincent M. Corrado to Walt Disney World. Deborah Feldman Middle School for supporting ASW. Look ppeerrhheerroo Barbara Johnson for updates on the child they will sponsor uu Steven Lee Johnson in an upcoming edition! SS Helen Jones-Kelly kids fun run Deepak Kumar, M.D. Henry (Nick) Kuntz UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON AND XAVIER UNIVERSITY DISTANCE 4 DREAMS Dianne F. Marx PRESENTED by: Edward J. Mechenbier University of Dayton and Xavier University Philip L. Parker students have come together to raise Howard Part, M.D. money for ASW–Dayton every year since Maureen Patterson 2007. Since then, they have raised over David Roer, M.D. $51,000 and sponsored thirteen Special ADDITIONAL SPONSORS: Richard Smith, M.D. Natasha Williams Wishes. Each year, they also run in the Disney Marathon in support of the children T N DAYTON ddoonnUUT RRUUN!! PARENT STAFF they are sponsoring. This year it was www.daytonparentmagazine.com David Seyer, Executive Director wishes to Give Kids the April 18, 2015 Centerville, OH Rachel Baney, Wish & Special World for Alexa, Event Manager A-Jay and REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Susan Gnann, Development/ presentED BY BILL’S’S DONUTDONUT SHOPSHOP Carson Marketing & Volunteer Manager “D4D” in post-marathon Orlando. . BE A HERO FOR A DAY... AND DEVOUR DONUTS! www.keysports.com Laura Zeck, Wright State University Be a hero for a day... Emily Phillips, University of Dayton And devour donuts! VOLUME 12 • ISSUE 1 • WINTER 2015 • GRANTING WISHES TO CHILDREN OF THE MIAMI VALLEY SINCE 1983 A PUBLICATION OF A SPECIAL WISH FOUNDATION, DAYTON CHAPTER

ASW met its goal of $150,000! The 30th Anniversary celebration at Bill’s Donut Shop WINTER IS Walt Disney World TIME! A LETTER FROM DAVID SEYER, a year ago kicked off a year-long campaign that was supported by many, many ANNABELLE WISHED TO HAVE DINNER WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR individuals, business and organizations. THE DISNEY PRINCESSES ZACHARY WISHED TO GO TO DISNEY WORLD The generosity of the Dayton region continues to inspire and A Special Wish is Annabelle was treated Every kid’s dream is to grateful to be a recipient of that support! like royalty with the go to Disney and Zachary There’s no better time to visit Walt Disney World than princesses at Cinderella’s had a blast with his the wintertime. ASW sent nine Wish Kids and their Castle. Forgetting her family! A cancer diagnosis families head to Orlando this winter thanks to the support Hodgkin’s Lymphoma for did not keep Zachary of our many individuals, schools and businesses in the the 10th annual a few days, she and her from experiencing all Dayton region. The Wish Kids and their families enjoyed family enjoyed all that that Orlando has to offer. the many treasures at Give Kids the World and built many alentines Walt Disney World has GKTW, WDW and Sea wonderful memories. More importantly, they got a brief to offer. World were some of the respite from doctor visits and the stress of treatments. dance Her wish was places he and his siblings BENEFITING A SPECIAL WISH FOUNDATION Having granted 35 wishes, meeting our goal of$150,000 sponsored by Cameron’s Annabelle and her siblings with Goofy! visited. Woo Hoo! for our 30th anniversary and the unprecedented success Smile 5K, organized by The wonderful people of our third party events, 2014 was a spectacular year for The 10th Annual Valentines Dance raised over $60,000 and had our the Forror family. biggest crowd ever! Congratulations to this year’s champions: Special Wish! at the Huber Heights Firefighters Local 2926 sponsored this of the community and the hard work of our staff and the Tiffany Kellner and Tim O’Meara! WSU Nutter Center was the ZOE WISHED TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY individualsASW. The families and organizations we serve benefitted that donate from their the timesupport and perfect new home for this growing event with their accommodating WITH THE DISNEY PRINCESSES A-JAY WISHED TO GO TO DISNEY, TOO resources. A Special Wish is also grateful for the support staff, delicious food and amazing video board. A special thanks of Dayton Children’s Hospital. Together, we are making goes out to this year’s dancers, their professional dance partners, Zoe and her family spent A-Jay and his family a positive difference in the lives of the children we serve their cheerleaders, the event and table sponsors, volunteers and several glorious days at were treated like royalty and continue to be the Dayton region’s only wish-granting everyone who made it possible! Disney World and she was at Give Kids the World organization. able to celebrate her 7th and saw all the sights Although we are only a few months in, 2015 is poised Committee: birthday with the princesses at Sea World and WDW. to be another fantastic year. This year’s Valentines Dance Dona Niswonger, Chair over dinner at the Akershus A-Jay smiled so much was our biggest ever. With over 600 guests at our new Amy Cook, The Schade Group of Merrill Lynch Royal Banquet Hall. Her during this trip and his venue at WSU Nutter Center, raising over $61,000 and Terry Cavanaugh, Elegance In Dance Cystic Fibrosis did not get glee was evident! awarding the mirrored-ball trophies to two more fantastic in her way! Thanks to UD’s Distance amateur dancers, this unique event continues to be a Dancing with the Dayton Stars Dancers: Thanks to Dorothy Lane 4 Dreams for raising the great way to forget the winter blahs! I’d like to especially Tiffany Kellner, UBS Financial and A princess indeed! Market for sponsoring A unique introduction! funds to give A-Jay a trip thank all of our dancers who donated countless hours of Jozsef Parragh, professional dance partner this Special Wish. of a lifetime! practice and entertained the crowd… and, boy did they! Congratulations to this year’s champions: Tiffany Keller Gwen Ashby, community fundraiser and of the Cornell/Nicholson Team of UBS Financial and Jeffrey Goltiao, professional dance partner COLTON WISHED TO GO TO DISNEY WORLD RAYGEN WISHED TO MEET THE PRINCESSES her professional dance partner, Jozsef Parragh, and Tim Alison Brown, R.N. and Jacob Jason, professional dance partner After a leukemia Like so many little girls, O’Meara of GEMCITY Engineering & Manufacturing and Tim O’Meara, GEMCITY and Shay Rebollo, professional dance partner diagnosis, Colton wished Raygen wanted to meet his professional dance partner Shay Rebollo. Next year like so many of our Wish the Disney Princesses. is our 11th year and will be an all-star event, inviting Mark Keeton, Standard Register and Kids do, to go to Disney. She and her family back all of our past winners to compete for the ultimate Jill Christy, professional dance partner He and his family had a were able to forget her bragging rights. wonderful time exploring Neuroblastoma diagnosis With the promise of spring just around the corner, I’d Jerad Barnett, Synergy & Mills and Katt Baumgartner, professional dance partner the parks and enjoying for a few days while she like to introduce our latest event, The Superhero Donut all that Give Kids the basked in the Orlando Run, presented by Bill’s Donut Shop, on Saturday, April World provides to so warmth and the hugs of 18th. The 5K run/walk will also feature a one-mile Salsa Sponsors many Wish Families. princesses. kids fun run, sponsored by Primrose Schools. For more The Cornell/Nicholson Colton and his family with Mickey! Thanks to Cruise the A Cinderella smile!” information on the run, see the information on the back Team of UBS Financial ‘Gate for sponsoring this page of this newsletter. Services raised the funds to sponsor Colton’s wish. very Special Wish! Please accept my sincere thanks for all you have done to support the mission of A Special Wish. Together, we can make Tango Sponsors a child’s very Special Wish come true for years to come! In the last edition of our newsletter, we CORRECTION! Mark Your Calendar! mistakenly reported that Tyler has leukemia. (oops) We sincerely regret this error. While Tyler is still Join us on Friday, February 12, 2016 for the All-Star Edition battling his heart condition, he has always been of the Dancing with the Dayton Stars. The champions from Rumba Sponsors the past five years are returning to the dance floor cancer-free. Sorry Tyler, and everyone who worried, to compete for the ultimate prize of Grand Champion! for our unfortunate mistake! Dave Seyer, Executive Director The Overfield Family VOLUME 12 • ISSUE 1 • WINTER 2015 • GRANTING WISHES TO CHILDREN OF THE MIAMI VALLEY SINCE 1983 A PUBLICATION OF A SPECIAL WISH FOUNDATION, DAYTON CHAPTER

ASW met its goal of $150,000! The 30th Anniversary celebration at Bill’s Donut Shop WINTER IS Walt Disney World TIME! A LETTER FROM DAVID SEYER, a year ago kicked off a year-long campaign that was supported by many, many ANNABELLE WISHED TO HAVE DINNER WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR individuals, business and organizations. THE DISNEY PRINCESSES ZACHARY WISHED TO GO TO DISNEY WORLD The generosity of the Dayton region continues to inspire and A Special Wish is Annabelle was treated Every kid’s dream is to grateful to be a recipient of that support! like royalty with the go to Disney and Zachary There’s no better time to visit Walt Disney World than princesses at Cinderella’s had a blast with his the wintertime. ASW sent nine Wish Kids and their Castle. Forgetting her family! A cancer diagnosis families head to Orlando this winter thanks to the support Hodgkin’s Lymphoma for did not keep Zachary of our many individuals, schools and businesses in the the 10th annual a few days, she and her from experiencing all Dayton region. The Wish Kids and their families enjoyed family enjoyed all that that Orlando has to offer. the many treasures at Give Kids the World and built many alentines Walt Disney World has GKTW, WDW and Sea wonderful memories. More importantly, they got a brief to offer. World were some of the respite from doctor visits and the stress of treatments. dance Her wish was places he and his siblings BENEFITING A SPECIAL WISH FOUNDATION Having granted 35 wishes, meeting our goal of$150,000 sponsored by Cameron’s Annabelle and her siblings with Goofy! visited. Woo Hoo! for our 30th anniversary and the unprecedented success Smile 5K, organized by The wonderful people of our third party events, 2014 was a spectacular year for The 10th Annual Valentines Dance raised over $60,000 and had our the Forror family. biggest crowd ever! Congratulations to this year’s champions: Special Wish! at the Huber Heights Firefighters Local 2926 sponsored this of the community and the hard work of our staff and the Tiffany Kellner and Tim O’Meara! WSU Nutter Center was the ZOE WISHED TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY individualsASW. The families and organizations we serve benefitted that donate from their the timesupport and perfect new home for this growing event with their accommodating WITH THE DISNEY PRINCESSES A-JAY WISHED TO GO TO DISNEY, TOO resources. A Special Wish is also grateful for the support staff, delicious food and amazing video board. A special thanks of Dayton Children’s Hospital. Together, we are making goes out to this year’s dancers, their professional dance partners, Zoe and her family spent A-Jay and his family a positive difference in the lives of the children we serve their cheerleaders, the event and table sponsors, volunteers and several glorious days at were treated like royalty and continue to be the Dayton region’s only wish-granting everyone who made it possible! Disney World and she was at Give Kids the World organization. able to celebrate her 7th and saw all the sights Although we are only a few months in, 2015 is poised Committee: birthday with the princesses at Sea World and WDW. to be another fantastic year. This year’s Valentines Dance Dona Niswonger, Chair over dinner at the Akershus A-Jay smiled so much was our biggest ever. With over 600 guests at our new Amy Cook, The Schade Group of Merrill Lynch Royal Banquet Hall. Her during this trip and his venue at WSU Nutter Center, raising over $61,000 and Terry Cavanaugh, Elegance In Dance Cystic Fibrosis did not get glee was evident! awarding the mirrored-ball trophies to two more fantastic in her way! Thanks to UD’s Distance amateur dancers, this unique event continues to be a Dancing with the Dayton Stars Dancers: Thanks to Dorothy Lane 4 Dreams for raising the great way to forget the winter blahs! I’d like to especially Tiffany Kellner, UBS Financial and A princess indeed! Market for sponsoring A unique introduction! funds to give A-Jay a trip thank all of our dancers who donated countless hours of Jozsef Parragh, professional dance partner this Special Wish. of a lifetime! practice and entertained the crowd… and, boy did they! Congratulations to this year’s champions: Tiffany Keller Gwen Ashby, community fundraiser and of the Cornell/Nicholson Team of UBS Financial and Jeffrey Goltiao, professional dance partner COLTON WISHED TO GO TO DISNEY WORLD RAYGEN WISHED TO MEET THE PRINCESSES her professional dance partner, Jozsef Parragh, and Tim Alison Brown, R.N. and Jacob Jason, professional dance partner After a leukemia Like so many little girls, O’Meara of GEMCITY Engineering & Manufacturing and Tim O’Meara, GEMCITY and Shay Rebollo, professional dance partner diagnosis, Colton wished Raygen wanted to meet his professional dance partner Shay Rebollo. Next year like so many of our Wish the Disney Princesses. is our 11th year and will be an all-star event, inviting Mark Keeton, Standard Register and Kids do, to go to Disney. She and her family back all of our past winners to compete for the ultimate Jill Christy, professional dance partner He and his family had a were able to forget her bragging rights. wonderful time exploring Neuroblastoma diagnosis With the promise of spring just around the corner, I’d Jerad Barnett, Synergy & Mills and Katt Baumgartner, professional dance partner the parks and enjoying for a few days while she like to introduce our latest event, The Superhero Donut all that Give Kids the basked in the Orlando Run, presented by Bill’s Donut Shop, on Saturday, April World provides to so warmth and the hugs of 18th. The 5K run/walk will also feature a one-mile Salsa Sponsors many Wish Families. princesses. kids fun run, sponsored by Primrose Schools. For more The Cornell/Nicholson Colton and his family with Mickey! Thanks to Cruise the A Cinderella smile!” information on the run, see the information on the back Team of UBS Financial ‘Gate for sponsoring this page of this newsletter. Services raised the funds to sponsor Colton’s wish. very Special Wish! Please accept my sincere thanks for all you have done to support the mission of A Special Wish. Together, we can make Tango Sponsors a child’s very Special Wish come true for years to come! In the last edition of our newsletter, we CORRECTION! Mark Your Calendar! mistakenly reported that Tyler has leukemia. (oops) We sincerely regret this error. While Tyler is still Join us on Friday, February 12, 2016 for the All-Star Edition battling his heart condition, he has always been of the Dancing with the Dayton Stars. The champions from Rumba Sponsors the past five years are returning to the dance floor cancer-free. Sorry Tyler, and everyone who worried, to compete for the ultimate prize of Grand Champion! for our unfortunate mistake! Dave Seyer, Executive Director The Overfield Family NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID DAYTON, OHIO PERMIT NO. 1058 A PUBLICATION OF A SPECIAL WISH FOUNDATION, DAYTON CHAPTER VOLUME 12 • ISSUE 1 • WINTER 2015 436 Valley Street Dayton, Ohio 45404