Dear Liberty Lake Community
My name is AJ Silvestri and I am asking for your support in our mission to help make other children’s wishes come true!
What is the Make-A-Wish Foundation?
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
What is the “Believe” campaign?
For each “Believe” letter received throughout the holiday season, Macy’s will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, up to $1 million dollars. Macy’s will also donate $2 for every wish received during “Believe” week, which is November 29th through December 5th.
There is NO cost to participate in this letter writing campaign.
My Mission:
I am a 16-year-old from Old Bridge, New Jersey. I suffer from Cystic Fibrosis, a progressive, life threatening disease which requires extensive daily care to preserve my health. In 2012, I had my wish granted by the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Since 2014, with the support of my community and the Old Bridge Public Schools, I have been collecting letters to support the Believe campaign. In 2019, with the help of countless adults and children throughout the country, we collected over 210,000 letters to support the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
This year, while our mission to support the Make-a-Wish Foundation remains the same, the motivation of our campaign has been solidified as we honor one of my greatest supporters, Kendall Bresocnik. Since 2015, the Bresocnik family, including their daughters Jillian and Kendall, has tirelessly supported my vision to help other critically ill children, often coordinating thousands of letters for the campaign each year, including over 8,000 letters in 2019 alone.
However, in 2020, Kendall received a devastating diagnosis of Level 3 Glioma, an inoperable brain cancer. At 7 years old, Kendall tragically lost her life within 5 weeks of her shocking diagnosis. Despite her rapidly deteriorating health, Kendall, who loved unicorns and rainbows, continued to write letters for this year’s campaign until she was unable to physically do so. Prior to her death in May of 2020, Kendall had her own Make-a-Wish dream granted- a pool for her family to enjoy in the summer months. Even in her final hours, as in all the days of her life, Kendall thought only of others, with her unparalleled grace and generous spirit.
Believe….in Unicorns.
This year, it is easier to “believe” than ever. While paper copies will still be accepted, I am encouraging our supporters to use the link below to share their holiday wishes. This customized link will allow us to keep track of how many letters we collect to help raise money so the Make-a-Wish Foundation can continue to make other children’s dreams to come true. You can submit as many wishes as you like and you can wish for whatever your heart desires- even if it is a unicorn.
May God Bless You All.
AJ Silvestri
If you want to grant wishes of some very special kids either drop a letter off at any Macy's location (in the special red mailbox labeled for Santa) or click here to email Santa!
My name is AJ Silvestri and I am asking for your support in our mission to help make other children’s wishes come true!
What is the Make-A-Wish Foundation?
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
What is the “Believe” campaign?
For each “Believe” letter received throughout the holiday season, Macy’s will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, up to $1 million dollars. Macy’s will also donate $2 for every wish received during “Believe” week, which is November 29th through December 5th.
There is NO cost to participate in this letter writing campaign.
My Mission:
I am a 16-year-old from Old Bridge, New Jersey. I suffer from Cystic Fibrosis, a progressive, life threatening disease which requires extensive daily care to preserve my health. In 2012, I had my wish granted by the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Since 2014, with the support of my community and the Old Bridge Public Schools, I have been collecting letters to support the Believe campaign. In 2019, with the help of countless adults and children throughout the country, we collected over 210,000 letters to support the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
This year, while our mission to support the Make-a-Wish Foundation remains the same, the motivation of our campaign has been solidified as we honor one of my greatest supporters, Kendall Bresocnik. Since 2015, the Bresocnik family, including their daughters Jillian and Kendall, has tirelessly supported my vision to help other critically ill children, often coordinating thousands of letters for the campaign each year, including over 8,000 letters in 2019 alone.
However, in 2020, Kendall received a devastating diagnosis of Level 3 Glioma, an inoperable brain cancer. At 7 years old, Kendall tragically lost her life within 5 weeks of her shocking diagnosis. Despite her rapidly deteriorating health, Kendall, who loved unicorns and rainbows, continued to write letters for this year’s campaign until she was unable to physically do so. Prior to her death in May of 2020, Kendall had her own Make-a-Wish dream granted- a pool for her family to enjoy in the summer months. Even in her final hours, as in all the days of her life, Kendall thought only of others, with her unparalleled grace and generous spirit.
Believe….in Unicorns.
This year, it is easier to “believe” than ever. While paper copies will still be accepted, I am encouraging our supporters to use the link below to share their holiday wishes. This customized link will allow us to keep track of how many letters we collect to help raise money so the Make-a-Wish Foundation can continue to make other children’s dreams to come true. You can submit as many wishes as you like and you can wish for whatever your heart desires- even if it is a unicorn.
May God Bless You All.
AJ Silvestri
If you want to grant wishes of some very special kids either drop a letter off at any Macy's location (in the special red mailbox labeled for Santa) or click here to email Santa!