WISH CHILDREN FIND A WINTER WONDERLAND AT THE MAKE-A-WISH® ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY The New Hampshire credit union community has had a long relationship with the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of New Hampshire – characterized by many hands on projects as well as fundraising. These personalized projects help cement this dedicated bond. One of the favorite of these activities for both the wish kids and the credit union community is the annual holiday party. On Sunday, December 2, the Jefferson Mill Building in Manchester, NH, was transformed into a winter wonderland for more than 150 wish children and their families at the annual Make-A-Wish Foundation® of New Hampshire’s holiday wish family/wish granter reunion. More than 500 people entered the wintry setting for an afternoon of fun, eating, socializing, and many activities. The event is held each year to bring families together to enjoy a fun day meeting new families, reuniting with their wish granters, and other volunteers. Volunteers from several credit unions helped wish children decorate a gingerbread snowman. They included: America’s Credit Union Museum, Manchester – Peggy and Dick Powell; Granite State Credit Union – Megan Durepo, Ashley Durepo, and Terri Smith; MembersFirst Credit Union of N.H., Manchester – Alyssa Mulhern and Stephanie Emery; New Hampshire Federal Credit Union, Concord – John and Linda Young, Polly Saltmarsh and Ann Malvey; and Service Credit Union, Portsmouth – Joanne Nadeau, Lesley Forde Conway, Allison Brown, Stephanie Sawicki, and Crystal Chapple. •
Social Responsibility Committee member, Polly Saltmarsh and, volunteer Ann Malvey, both from New Hampshire Federal Credit Union, help two wish children decorate their gingerbread snowmen.
Wish child Sam (right) watches intently as the wish child beside him decorates her cookie. He’s trying to plan how he wants to decorate his own.
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