Senior Wishes Set To Grant Very Special Wish In Western New York

May is going to be a very special month for the non-profit Senior Wishes. After 13 years of granting wishes to seniors across Western New York, they are set to grant their 500th wish, and it will be a special group wish.

Senior Wishes To Grant 500th Wish In Western New York

Wendy Miller Backman, the executive director of Senior Wishes, announced that the non-profit's next wish will be a group wish for the seniors at Pine Apartments in Lockport and will be the 500th wish granted by the non-profit.

Senior Wishes will be providing four raised garden beds and two wine barrel planters, along with soil, gardening tools, gloves, and many different vegetable plants to make the perfect garden.

The resident will be able to go out to the patio and get fresh vegetables during the year while helping tend to the garden to keep it up and running for years to come.

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The seniors at Pine Apartments were nominated for the wish by an employee of the apartments after having several residents ask about a possible garden.

Employees of Crowley Webb chose Senior Wishes as their charity of choice for their recent employee engagement day, and their donation is set to help make this 500^th wish come true. Niagara Produce is also donating a gift card to help start the garden.

Nominate A Western New York Senior For A Wish

If you, or you know someone who would like a wish granted by Senior Wishes, you can nominate them HERE.

There are some guidelines that they must meet in order to be eligible for a wish. They include:

Must be a resident of Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Genesee,e or Wyoming Counties in New York State
Must be 65 years of age or older
U.S. Citizen
Annual income must be less than $38,000 for a household of one or $44,000 for a household of two, or a permanent resident of a care facility
Must be cognitively, emotionally, and physically capable of communicating and experiencing the wish. (You do NOT need a medical diagnosis to apply for a wish)
Unable to fulfill the wish on your own or with family assistance

You can also make a monetary donation or sign up to volunteer to help out Senior Wishes HERE.