When Anna was an inpatient at the Golisano's Children's Hospital, one of her favorite things to do was to wake up in the morning, go outside to the playdeck and read a book or sit on mommy or daddy's lap and look around.  It was an escape from the endless beeping of machines, poking, and prodding.  She used to borrow my belt, wrap it around her IV pole and pull it down the hallway, LOVING the fact that the staff was not used to seeing  4 year old pull their…

SUNY Geneseo held the 2nd annual Anna's Ball on March 4, 2012.  The event was a huge success and was a wonderful time for everyone in attendance.  We would sincerely like to thank the organizers, the students and staff that attended, the students that performed, and the organizations and businesses that contributed to its success. Here is a little bit more information about ICG and Anna's Ball..... "In the Spring of 2010, the Inter Greek Council adopted Anna's Wish as their official philanthropy after hearing Anna’s story from her father, Jeff McKinney (Geneseo alumnus) at Relay for Life.  Throughout the year, IGC hosts various fundraising…

Anna's Wish recently partnered with Chance To Dance to create goody bags for pediatric cancer patients attending a Valentine's Day Party on Long Island.  The bags were put together by the Chance To Dance team and delivered to the hospital and hopefully brought smiles to the faces of these little warriors. [gallery link="file" columns="5" orderby="title"]

Thank you to all our wonderful donors and volunteers for making today's Shopping & Wrapping day a huge success!  We successfully gathered and packaged all of the gifts for our amazing families today.  There were so many volunteers that the wrapping went quicker than expected!  I guess next year we will have to expand across New York State so we have even more gifts to wrap! Thank you to everyone that has participated in this adventure since its inception in 2010.  Anna was proud of this concept and I am…

Year 2 of the shopping and wrapping event has concluded.  More presents, more families, more shopping, and more wrapping!  Thank you to everyone that has volunteered their time, energy, and money to make this happen.  The families have asked us to pass along their gratitude.  Thank you all for making this possible and helping to keep Anna's Wish alive! [gallery columns="6" link="file" ids="601,602,603,604,605,606,607,608,609,610,611,612,613,614,615,616,617,618,619,620,621,622,623,624,625,626,627,628,629,630,631,632,633,634,635,636,637,638,639,640,641,642,643,644,645,646,647"]

  Anna's Wish has chosen to be a part of the United Way's Roc The Day fundraising event.  On December 8, 2011, the United Way will go on a 24 hour blitz to raise money for local charities.  We are so happy to have been selected to be a part of it.  You can visit their website, follow them on Facebook/Twitter, or just keep updated the Anna's Wish. Get ready to make history!