Season of Giving

FBLA is a media partner Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles. We will be bringing you stories all season long about the children the organization assists.

First for this season is Rachael Gottes. She is 13 years old and has leukemia. Her wish is to be to be a Make-A-Wish ambassador, the face of Make-A-Wish this season. She will be in a PSA, do radio interviews and be the guest emcee during the wish celebrations. Our sources tell us she just filmed her PSA yesterday.

A girl after our own heart.

See WishLA.org

We are trying to think of something better/nerdier than watching Ghostbusters in a famous graveyard and feeding the hungry. Nothing comes to mind.

From Fed Up With Hunger:

A twenty-fifth anniversary screening of the Bill Murray classic Ghostbusters will be held at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery to benefit the Federation's Fed Up With Hunger initiative.

Sunday, October 11th
Gates open at 6:00 pm
Movie starts at 7:30 pm
Admission = 5 cans of food per person

6000 Santa Monica Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90038
Street parking is available

Get together some friends and a picnic dinner (alcohol is okay), spread out on the cemetery lawn, and join the movement to end hunger in Los Angeles. Low-seating folding chairs (no tall chairs) and blankets are a good idea, too. Reservations are not required, but seating is first come - first serve, so be sure to get there early as the best spots fill up fast!

FBLA is an online partner with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We have been bringing you stories of their events all season long.

From their release:

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles has announced its partnership with Timi & Leslie to fulfill wish child Leslie Duarte's dream to visit Honolulu, HI, where she will be given the unique opportunity to visit Sea Life Park and interact with exotic sea life and animals such as dolphins, sea lions, sea turtles and stingrays. Leslie's wish will be one of the hundreds of wishes granted to children with life threatening medical conditions throughout November and December as part of A Season of Wishes.

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FBLA is an online media partner with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We have been bringing you stories of their events all season long.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles is had their annual Wish Family Holiday Party last weekn for all of the Los Angeles Chapter Wish Children and families at the CBS Television studio.

The event had face panting, a balloon shaper, a sundae station, cookie station, arts and crafts station. Also, their were cameos by Barbie, Santa Clause, Mrs. Clause, Norky the Peneagle and Curious George. In addition to the toy raffle, every wish child was surprised at the end of the event as they were given a back-pack full of toys.

FBLA is an online media partner with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We have been bringing you stories of the wish granting all season.

On Tuesday, 9 year old Ivan Buenrostro had a Sponge Bob Square Pants party at The Grove. He will be traveling to Florida to complete his wish to swim with dolphins.

Watch the KTTV video here.

FBLA is an online media partner with the Make-A-Wish foundation. Tonight there is an event at The Grove, that is open to the public. All are welcomed. You can go and get your favorite blogger (ahem) her holiday gift and then watch the festivities.

The sixth of seven public wish celebrations during the 4th annual A Season Of Wishes holiday campaign will be held at The Grove with wish child, nine-year-old Ivan Buenrostro from Los Angeles, CA, whose wish is to go to Discovery Cove in Orlando, FL where he and his family will have the opportunity to explore and interact with dolphins, tropical birds, exotic fish, coral reefs and sting rays. Ivan's wish will be one of the hundreds of wishes granted to children with life threatening medical conditions throughout November and December as part of A Season of Wishes.

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FBLA is an online media partner with Make-A-Wish Foundation. We will be bringing you stories of wish granting all season long.

Last night was 'Wish Night with the Lakers' where Lakers Youth Foundation agreed to give $500 to Make-A-Wish for every 3-point basket the Lakers scored and provided 149 seats to Wish Families and volunteers.

There were five '3-point' baskets scored in last night's game totally $2500 for the Foundation.

Last night's recipient was 18-year-old Brian Gutierrez (pictured above), whose wish was to meet Kobe Bryant.

Yesterday we had a story about the Make-A-Wish recipient 17 year old Max Ritvo, whose wish is to be a published author.

Today because a couple of you guys wanted to read it - is his short story, Alexander and the Moon.

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FBLA is an online media partner with the Make-A-Wish foundation. We will be bringing you stories throughout the season.

Last night was 17 year old Max Ritvo's turn. Max's wish is to become a published author. So he had a reading last night at Borders at Westfield Century City and the foundation is currently working with a publishing house in order to grant Max's wish.

KTTV's video of the event is here.

Get your kleenex out all you jaded scribes...

As online media partners with the Make-a-Wish foundation we will be bringing stories about their wish granting all season long.

Last night it was teenager Meghan Lambe's turn:

The third of seven public wish celebrations during the 4th annual A Season Of Wishes holiday campaign will be held at Westfield Santa Anita with wish child 17-year-old Meghan Lambe from Palmdale, CA, whose wish is to go on a shopping spree. Meghan's wish will include a limousine ride to Westfield Santa Anita with a red carpet arrival, a makeover and a $500 for a shopping spree throughout the mall with her own personal shopper.

Watch the KTTV video here.