National
Conference Raises More Than $60,000 for Make-A-Wish®
Dreams really do come true at Disney®. And that was the case at this year’s CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. National Conference as they surpassed their $60,000 fundraising goal for our signature charity, Make-A-Wish.
From Oct. 14-21, our Home Based
division held their land/sea National Conference themed “Creating Magical
Memories” at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort and on the Disney Dream. There
were more than 760 attendees at the annual event. The money was raised
through a silent auction, 50-50 raffle and generous donations. One anonymous
donor gave $25,000 while Celebrity and
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines also gave donations.
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| Conference participants gearing up for the 5K on Castaway Cay to raise money for Make-A-Wish |
During the
General Session on Monday, October 15, WTH employee, Allison Daly shared a heartfelt story of how Make-A-Wish helped bring joy to her family over the past couple of
years. Allison’s daughter, Caroline, was diagnosed more than two years ago
with Leukemia. Today, Caroline is in the final stages of her treatment and
is doing well.
“Knowing that the money raised at this year’s National Conference will be able to grant even more wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions is so gratifying,” said Dwain Wall, Senior Vice President of our Home Based division. “It is such a great feeling to see our franchisees and independent agents rally behind our company’s signature charity.”
One of the
raffle items was a quilt made out of T-shirts from past National Conferences.
Judy Raikes with CruiseOne, the winner of the quilt, so graciously donated the
quilt back to the company where it will be proudly displayed in the Ft.
Lauderdale office.
Last year’s
conference raised $53,000, which helped Make-A-Wish grant 21 wishes.
A huge thank
you to Make-A-Wish representative Ashley Gartland and everyone
involved in the CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. National Conference fundraising
efforts for Make-A-Wish.
