Fraternity Fund-Raiser April 26 Will Benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation
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April 18, 2005
Contact: Shirley Melikian Armbruster
(559) 278-5292 or (559) 593-1815
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at California State University, Fresno will host its third annual Make-A-Wish Foundation benefit dinner on Tuesday, April 26, to fulfill the wish of a 13-year-old Oakhurst boy who suffers from cystic fibrosis.
The fraternity hopes to raise $5,000 to grant the boy’s wish: a shopping spree with his family to purchase a guitar and a laptop computer. The shopping spree will include a ride in a limousine and lunch for the family at the honoree’s favorite restaurant, Denny’s.
In addition to granting a child’s wish, Phi Gamma Delta members will add personal touch by granting the teen the status of an honorary brother of the fraternity. Washington said the fraternity looks forward to the annual benefit dinner.
Alicia Hood, executive director for the Central Valley chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, said that the organization grants about 70 wishes per year. It operates with no government funding and relies on donations and fund-raising events hosted by charitable groups such as the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity to grant wishes, she said. The average cost of a wish is approximately $4,000. For more information about the Central Valley chapter of the Make-A-Wish foundation, go to
http://www.valleywish.org
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