On March 7, 2013 staff and students throughout the Batavia City School District volunteered to have their head's shaved to show support for people fighting cancer and to raise money for Anna's Wish.  In total, 20 brave men, woman, and children allowed the clippers to remove...what many have been growing for a long time! It must be noted, that some of the volunteers did not actually have to have their head shaved to achieve this feat.... mother nature has taken care of that for them! A special thanks goes out…

Many thanks go out to SUNY Geneseo and the 3rd Annual Anna's Ball on 3/3/13!!!  This event continues to be a wonderful experience for all who attend and a beautiful tribute to Anna and her spirit. The students at the college are so supportive and interested in helping others in the community.  Their selflessness is truly appreciated and the university should be very proud of what they represent. [gallery columns="4" ids="1128,1129,1130,1131,1132,1133,1134,1135"]

We attempted our biggest shopping day in the history of the charity on Sunday, December 9.  Thanks to all of the generous donors, the AW board for organizing the day, the relentless shoppers, and the tireless wrappers.... it was a HUGE success!!! [gallery link="file" columns="8" orderby="title"]

Please consider Anna's Wish when filling out your Rochester Area United Way Campaign donation form.  Anna's Wish is Donor Option #2554 and can be selected from Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties!!!  Thank you to all who donated on last year and for the United Way to offer this opportunity to Anna's Wish.  Don't forget that we will also take part of the Annual Day of Giving on 12/12/12!!!!

Check this out… the amazing folks over at Stageworks (a local theater group that performs and raises money for local charities) have chosen to support Anna’s Wish with all the proceeds from the show this year!  The production on Aug 3 & 4 will be amazing and we would like to fill the seats each and every night!  You can read about the event on Facebook or at their Stageworks website.  We would like to sincerely thank this group and everyone that supports our cause to help families dealing with cancer!

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…