Make-A-Wish Foundation of America

Las Vegas: Stars, athletes and golfers team up for Jordan tourney

2013-03-25 08:15:00

Athletes and entertainers will come together April 4-7 in Las Vegas� to swing their clubs for charity at the 12th annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational. The star-studded event, in its third year in Las Vegas, will be held at the top-ranked Shadow...

Young superhero has a team behind him

2013-03-02 20:34:00

Sounds strange, I know. But I hope you never have reason to meet Dr. Noah Federman, who makes his living saving children's lives. Extraordinary guy. Take all the athletes I've met in more than 40 years and this is my hero, even though he has to admit,...

Bid Valentine's Day good riddance with activities for a party of one

2013-02-14 19:09:00

Valentine's Day has come and gone — and good riddance. You spent Thursday night blasting "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor while swigging from a bottle of Canadian Mist and looking at Facebook pictures of your ex and his new squeeze....

New York Fashion Week fall 2013: Raif menswear review

2013-02-11 21:19:00

NEW YORK -- For the first time, Raif Adelberg presented his cashmere-heavy Raif fall-winter 2013 menswear runway collection during New York Fashion Week, staging a runway show Saturday in the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center as part of Details...

Don Haidl dies at 61; key figure in O.C. sheriff corruption case

2012-12-20 00:00:00

Don Haidl, a self-made millionaire and former assistant sheriff in Orange County who became a central figure in the corruption case against the sheriff who was once his boss, died Tuesday at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. He was 61. Haidl died of...

Charity events keep spring social season hot

2013-05-20 13:06:00

Chicago socialites had a difficult decision to make Saturday, with three celebrity-hosted galas taking place at the same time around the city. But for the see-and-be-seen crowd, this was likely a good problem to have. Those who attended the 26th...

S&H Express employees plan 150-mile bike ride to benefit Make-A-Wish

2013-05-19 11:44:01

Eric Evans has ridden bicycles for seven years. The simple pleasure of being outside on two wheels is enough to propel him even in the winter months. "As long as the water in my water bottles won't freeze, I'm out there," Evans said. As director...

SURVIVING THE ODDS: Edinburg North junior tennis player Alyssa Cordon overcame rare childhood cancer

2013-05-19 00:44:01

Seventeen years ago, Edgar and Cindy Cordon thought their baby daughter's days were numbered. At 14 months old, Alyssa Cordon was diagnosed with a potentially fatal cancer. Unforgiving radiation significantly stunted her growth, costing her...

East county community briefs

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Moorpark City to take e-waste, shred paper for free The city will have a free hazardous electronic-waste, household battery and fluorescent light collection for residents and businesses from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Moorpark Public Services...

BRIEF: Make-A-Wish, evolve grant ailing teen's wish

2013-05-18 08:04:01

Bobby Garcia, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2011, is finally getting what he has always wanted -- a new bed with all the trimmings. On Tuesday, the 18-year-old will go on a shopping spree at Target in Bassett Place with the help...

North Augusta student wins Best and Brightest

2013-05-17 00:34:02

It was never the recognition or applause that pushed Daniel Pip �pen to spend his high school career volunteering and working for academic honors. His goal wasn't to be better than anyone else or earn bragging rights. So, after he was named The...

Leukemia patient wants to go to Disney World

2013-05-14 10:24:03

Coy Bostian likes baseball and school, and he got a diagnosis of leukemia about two weeks before Christmas. The Mildred fifth-grader turned 11 years old in February. He can expect about three years' worth of cancer treatments. A couple of bright spots...

Martin Short performs at the 26th annual Make-A-Wish Illinois Wish Ball at the UIC Forum May 18, 2013.

2013-05-20 14:10:07

Members of the Make-A-Wish Club at Tarbut V�Torah Community Day School have raised more than $27,000 this school year to grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions.

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose talks with Noah Stuart, 4, who was visiting the United Center in Chicago to take in the Bulls-Raptors game. Stuart, from the University Village neighborhood, was able to meet with Bulls players through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

2013-04-09 00:00:00