Make-A-Wish® Looks to San Joaquin County for Volunteers
Sacramento,CA (September 2015) Make-A-Wish Northeastern California and Northern Nevada is looking for committed and passionate volunteers in the San Joaquin area. Selected volunteers will assist in making wishes a reality for children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Make-A-Wish Northeastern California and Northern Nevada is hosting an informative Volunteer Orientation on Friday, September 4 from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at The Health Plan of San Joaquin, 7751 S Manthey Rd French Camp, CA to encourage citizens of the San Joaquin counties to join the ranks of Make-A-Wish volunteers! Join current volunteers and staff and invite friends and family to learn more about Make-A-Wish, the wish granting process, and how to help grant wishes of children diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions. Make-A-Wish Northeastern California and Northern Nevada has granted more than 5,400 wishes to children within its 37-county service area, and the volunteers of Make-A-Wish play a number of vital roles in the Wish Granting process. There are currently more than 300 active volunteers that contribute to the mission. The volunteers of Make-A-Wish are devoted to the mission of granting wishes to children diagnosed with life threatening medical conditions. Many of the volunteers are deeply connected to the mission as well.
For more information about becoming a volunteer at Make-A-Wish Northeastern California and Northern Nevada, please visit http://necannv.wish.org/ways-to-help/volunteering or contact Volunteer Manager Nichoel Menicucci at 916.692.3929. To RSVP for this event, please visit necannv.wish.org and select the San Joaquin Volunteer Training’s. Light refreshments will be provided.
About Make-A-Wish®
Make-A-Wish® of Northeastern California and Northern Nevada was established in 1983 as one of the early local chapters of Make-A-Wish® America, which is the leading wish-granting organization in the country. Since then, it has granted more than 5,400 wishes to children within its 37-county service area. The mission of Make-A-Wish® is to grant wishes to children, age 2 ½ to 18, with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.
For more information about Make-A-Wish® Northeastern California and Northern Nevada, call 916.437.0206 or visit necannv.wish.org.
