Each year the Lenoir-Rhyne Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (LR SAAC) participates in a NCAA Division II effort to raise funds aimed at supporting the Make-A-Wish foundation and grant wishes for children with critical illnesses. Community engagement is a core value of both NCAA Division II and LR SAAC and the passion for giving back runs deep for our Bears.
Wish kids are some of the bravest and sweetest kids you'll ever know. They wish to work in a pickle factory, become a superhero, go snorkeling, give their baseball team new uniforms, and push all of the buttons in a tall building's elevator. Their innocence and unexpected wisdom stays with you.
A wish come true helps children feel stronger, more energetic, more willing and able to battle their critical illnesses. For many, the wish marks a turning point in the fight against their illnesses. Doctors, nurses and other health professionals say, the wish experience works in concert with medicine to make their patients feel better emotionally and even physically. That is why wishes matter.
We need your help. Wish kids never stop fighting and these wishes give them the opportunity to experience a childhood full of hope and joy. Join us as we fundraise to create more birthdays, more smiles, more bright futures and more wishes come true – so more courageous kids and their families can know the happiness, relief and renewal a wish can bring.
Thank you for your support and GO BEARS!