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League of Superhero Sponsor Awards
Be it known to all people that on this day and date in the month of December, in the year 2007, that Chef David’s Kids Wish Foundation bestows their "League of Superhero Sponsor Award" on the following donor organizations for their year-round non-stop very generous donations for our members:
”SUPER-HERO SPONSOR” AWARD for the last 1,000 days (2006, 2007 and 2008...) & our MOST extreme thanks is awarded to "Comcast Cable Systems" of Pompano Beach, Fla., especially to Ms. Dawn Stagliano and to Ms. Shari Llanos of their "Community Relations Dept." , for their exceedingly generous and constant donations and support to our Foundation for the past 3 years time, where they literally help us to exist and continue on, year-round, in our mission to grant Wishes to our "kidz", across the United States of America!
As for our ”SUPER-HERO SPONSOR” awards for the year 2008 that's ongoing, two VERY special awards and our most extreme thanks has to be given to these two following sponsors and Ladies and their staff-members, for their INCREDIBLY generous donations and assistance to our Foundation during a very important wishgrant we requested from them, for 2 of our members who are our BIGGEST "Railroad Trains track sets" fans that we have! These two Ladies efforts and donations went so far "above and beyond the norm" to our Foundation, that we'll forever owe them a huge debt of gratitude!
1.)“Lionel Trains” Corp. Hdqtrs. -
Special attention: Ms. Anna Borg -Account Executive ;
26750 Twenty Three mile Road ,
Chesterfield, Michigan 48051
USA
........and.......
2.)“Norfolk Southern Railways Corp.” Systems -
Special attention: Ms. Rhonda Broom -Public Rela../Media Manager;
3 Commercial Place
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
USA
............Due to Anna and Rhonda's combined extreme kindness and generosity to us that went WAY FAR above & beyond "the norm", the 2 Woods brothers were able to receive a literal "once in a Lifetime event donation" from our Foundation this past week, and the entire family is THRILLED!!We owe them each an immense thanxx from all of us, forever!
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
Stamford, Connecticut
Ms. Susan Aitchison - Corporate Communication Director
We have so many different reasons to give Ms. Susan Aitchison our most extreme thanks each year that it almost defies belief!! From the immensely large size donations of their WWE event t-shirts, action figures, hats, jewelry, etc. that we receive throughout each year, to the WWE and RAW Championship event tickets that our members (and their families) receive to attend their live events with V.I.P. status seats from San Diego, California to Syracuse, New York (and all points in between!!), we owe Ms. Susan Aitchison a "Mega Thanks" that is so huge and never ending, year round, that mere words won’t express our gratitude strongly enough!
HASBRO TOYS, INC.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Ms. Karen Davis - Director of Community Relations
Ms. Lori Bessette - Assistant Director of Community Relations
Rhonda DaSilva
Once again, during the Christmas holiday 2007 and Chanukah 2007 season, Ms. Karen Davis and her wonderful staff authorized our foundation for their Holiday "Gift of Play" program a huge assortment of their premiere toys and action figures and Star Wars figures and collectibles, which included some elite, one of a kind G.I. Joe Sigma 6 Commando Soldier sets, and an array of Transformers Robots figures and sets, and Ghost Rider figures, etc. We were not only able to use these wonderful toys as gifts for our members everywhere, but some went to children living in shelters for abused children as well. No matter where we sent these Hasbro toys, the end result was the same; all of our members were ecstatic and overjoyed. Again, our foundation owes Hasbro Toys and Ms. Davis a HUGE DEBT of gratitude for constantly making our kids holidays SUPER!!!!
ELECTRONIC ARTS GAMES
Redwood City, California
Ms. Julie Wynn - Director of Charitable Giving
Rarely is any kind of charitable organization lucky enough to find a donation sponsor of a major item that is so incredibly generous and well known at Electronic Arts Games, and all their subsidiaries (Electronic Sports Games, Electronic Arts Fantasy Games, et al) This organization has such a wonderful charitable giving director in Ms. Julie Wynn!
Ms. Julie Wynn never fails to be there for our members when we contact her for a donation of games or one of the many times per year that we do contact her. Due to her incredible generosity and compassion for our foundation, she allows literally hundred of our members to own the most incredible games.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (Toys for Tots)
AT(TOW) Company, 4th Tank Brigade, I.N.I.
Hialeah, Florida
Gunnery Sgt. Syril Melvin - Base Commander and Even Director
Staff Sgt. Miguel Acosta - Event Toy Donation Manager for 2007
Chef David Mitchell’s father was in the Marines for over 24 years, and the entire time he was constantly involved with the Toys For Tots campaign. Each Christmas, no matter what USMC base the Mitchell family was stationed, Chef David volunteered to help his father and his father’s men/women do the Toys For Tots work. This is one of the reasons that in 1992, Chef David researched where the largest USMC Toys For Tots base was located so he could continue helping the Marines each year in doing this wonderful tradition. Through this research, it was discovered that Chef David’s Kids Foundation was eligible for to donations from Toys For Tots.
Since 1992, the USMC Toys For Tots event command in Hialeah, Florida and Chef David’s Kids Wish Foundation have worked year-round to get the Marines to increase in their annual amount of donated toys and dolls, games, etc. The Marines are one of our most crucial annual Christmas donors, and in all honesty, they are the sole reasons that our members have such a wonderful Christmas holidays each year (without fail) year after year. Chef David’s Kids Wish Foundation understands how exceptionally lucky we are to have such an incredible donor and friends!
Chef David Mitchell would like to express extreme thanks and gratitude to the following Marines:
Gunnery Sgt. Syril Melvin, Base Commander
Staff Sgt. Miguel Acosta, Event Toy Warehouse Manager
Chief Miguel Feliciano, Event Logistics
Sgt. McKoy, Event Toy Manager for several years
If it wasn’t for these wonderful Marines, Christmas would be far less wonderful for our members, and nowhere near as great a holiday as they make it!
NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL TEAM
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Ms. Allison Strangeby - Charitable Donations Department
Since 1992, our Wishgrant Foundation was lucky enough to receive a full wish request from the 2008 Super Bowl champion New York Giants. Ms. Allison Strangeby and the entire team have gone far and beyond the norm for our members. When we have come to them with a wish request, year after year, and time after time, they come through in a big way!
Chef David’s Kids Wish Foundation would like to extend our most extreme thanks to Allison Strangeby and her staff, and to the entire New York Giants organization!
FLORIDA MARLINS BASEBALL TEAM
Miami Lakes, Florida
Ms. Angela Smith - Community Relations Director
Mr. Alex Morin - Player Relations Director
Mr. Richard Gamble - Exec. Assistant to Mr. Morin
We certainly have to extend an extreme thanks and our sincere gratitude to the Florida Marlins. The Marlins have worked literally hand-in-hand with our organization to create one of our legendary "super wishes" that we grant to our members called "Teammate 4 a Game Day". This team happens to be the two-time World Series champion Florida Marlins and their wonderful players and staff.
Any pro sports team that is lucky enough have longtime staff members like Ms. Angela Smith, Mr. Alex Morin and Mr. Richard Gamble s very lucky indeed. Angela, Alex and Rich truly care for the children in their community, and they demonstrate this level of care in each of their actions. It never fails to amaze us that each year Angela and Alex re-surprise us by exceeding the generosity involved the previous year. Each year our members who are granted this amazing wish receive a real Marlins uniform, in their correct size, and with their name sewn on the back; team-signed, game-used bats, gloves, and about 10-12 pounds of promotional items, giving them the memory of a lifetime!
Thanks so much for being truly wonderful sponsors!
DONRUSS/PLAYOFF COLLECTIBLES
Arlington, Texas
Mr. Scott Prusha - Community Relations manager
Any charitable organization for children that provides "toybox support" for their members should make sure they have a world-class sponsor in the trading card area (sports, cartoon shows, comic-con cards, etc). Chef David’s Kids is very lucky to have such a sponsor in Donruss/Playoff Collectibles.
Approximately ever 8 weeks, their wonderful community relations manager Mr. Scott Prusha, provides us with a huge carton of Donruss’ most current sports cards (usually NFL football and MLB baseball) in a special 100-card pack boxes, with 6-8 units each time!
Due to Mr. Prusha’s and Donruss’ generosity, we’re able to provide our members with card packs at any given time. Our many boys and girls that request cards from their homes, hospitals, or shelters for abused children are treated some of the finest trading cards on the planet!
Our entire staff would like to extend a huge "Super Hero Sponsor Award" thanks to Scott Prusha and his staff at Donruss for their constant, year-round incredible generosity!
FLORIDA PANTHERS HOCKEY CLUB &
BANKATLANTIC CENTER
Sunrise, Florida
Ms. Carly Bernstein
Ms. Terri Crolic
In the summer of 2007, one of our members asked to attend a Florida Panthers game and we had the very good fortune to meet with two wonderful people from the Panthers named Ms. Carly Bernstein and Ms. Terri Crolic.
It’s very rare for a charitable organization to contact a new sponsor regarding a donation, and right from the start, the sponsor’s staff literally do everything they can for that organization. That’s exactly what we got from the Panthers!
Carly and Terri literally do everything possible for us, and even call with other events for our members to attend. This is why all of our members and staff wanted them to be nominated for and to receive this award. We’re very fortunate to have such wonderful people like Carly and Terri, and we owe them an enormous debt of gratitude, forever!
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ARE SOME WISHES WE’VE GRANTED OUR KIDS |
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| • Jessica
G., age 7, wished for a three foot Barbie "Jazzercize"
trampoline and to help Chef David cook.
She
received a 14 square foot Barbie trampoline while
assisting as a junior executive chef at Who, Song,
and Larry’s restaurant at a Sunday brunch! |
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| • Miss
Altovice M., 17 of Atlanta, wished for a sweet-potato
pie, nail polish, and to have her wheelchair repaired.
She
received an extra-large sweet-potato cinnamon praline
pie with graham crust, a custom hard-candy/Clinique
make-over kit, and a new "Huv-Around", electric
wheelchair! |
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| • Francky
F., age 15, always wanted a letter from WWF’s
"The Rock".
Under
the impression that he was going out for pizza, he
was taken to the South Florida WWF Thanksgiving 2000
event at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise,
Florida. Francky was taken backstage and got to meet
"The Rock" in person. see
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| • Jack
S, age 10, wished for sports trading cards.
He
received at least 100 packs of various cards from
Topps, Fleer, & Playoff that are collectors special
editions, and a minimum of three years old! |
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| • Ricky
P, age 7, wished for new toys to replace the ones
that were stolen from his house while he was in surgery.
He
got a record-breaking five-agency response by receiving
a 16-pound crate of new toys. This was the first time
that Chef David’s Kids interacted to this extent with
outside agencies to help a child! |
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THANXX FROM CHEF DAVIDS KIDS: |
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| Mrs.
Janet Fredericks of "Hearts
and Hands Quilters”at St. Clements Church
in Wilton Manors, Florida, for the GORGEOUS quilts she and her
Chapter of ladies at the church makes and sends! |
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| Mrs.
Margie Littlepage “Sacred
Heart Foundation” Hospital Funding Dir.,
for the absolutely gorgeous F-18 Hornet Swarm posters and other
aircraft pix, posters,lithographs, and also the spec. weapons
and systems posters she sends to our kids and us, from Pensacola,
Florida. |
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| Mrs.
Susan Aitchison Public Relations Director for
WWE for constantly
going above and beyond the call of requests to insure that each
meet with a wrestler is an absolute joy for our kids year-round,
and for overseeing our donations of WWE products to the great
amounts we get, too! |
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| Mrs.
Debra Dicochea and Mrs.
Kim Manos of “Mattel
Childrens Foundation” and “Mattel
Toys” Public Relations and Charitable
donations bosses, they’ve proved time and time again by
being SO generous to us that they really do care for kids in
need, and for doing things like when the “Huzeinga Cottage”
girls at Kids in Distress wrote a special thanks letter to them
for the “Barbie Blast” party in May 2003, they sent
them about a dozen more Barbie dolls just for writing to them!!
Isn’t that great? |
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| UPN33/CBS4
“Neighbors for Neighbors”
organization, to our DEAREST buddy Mrs.
Katy Meagher, and a MEGA thanxx to Mrs.
Lynn Cameron and for Rose,
the Client Services Director, for taking such incredible care
of Savannah Remington on her birthday wish in June 2003 this
year, when we wrote in and asked for 1-2 dresses as a donation
from them, and they contacted a custom seamstress and had her
make Savannah 7 (SEVEN) Dress-Up dresses to wear for her
to keep, the most she’s ever owned at the same time, plus a
quilt and a Capri Pants set!! Talk about Superheroes!! |
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