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Allied Wire & Cable’s summer fundraising
campaign for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
raised a total donation of $10,000 for its
local chapter, gratefully accepted by the
president of the local Make-A-Wish chapter,
Dennis Heron.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Philadelphia,
Northern Delaware and Susquehanna
Valley approached Allied Wire & Cable for
help in late July, reporting an unexpected
influx of requests to grant wishes for children
living with life threatening illnesses.
A long-time supporter of the charity, Allied
launched a month’s campaign to raise
money from its community of customers,
vendors, employees and friends. The wire
and cable distributor promised to match
the donated total.
The campaign ended on 21st August,
raising $3,680 through donations. With Allied
matching the contributions dollar for dollar
the total donation should have been $7,720
but, because the average wish can cost
up to $10,000, Allied chose to more than
double the raised amount.
Annual
rebar
event
“Make-A-Wish”
gets its wish