2023-2024 Wish Your Way Connecticut

Fourth Annual New Year's Day Polar Plunge

POLAR PLUNGE FOR WISHES

Join The Surfside Hotel and Little Pub for our 4th annual New Year's Day Polar Plunge to benefit Make-A-Wish Connecticut! We're hoping that with your support, we can hit our fundraising goal of $10,000 to grant a wish for a local Connecticut child. 

This years' event will kick off at 3pm at the Surfside Hotel in Stratford. We'll have a special countdown this year, prizes for plungers, and coffee/hot chocolate afterwards.

All plungers, or other interested parties, can raise money for Make-A-Wish by donating directly on this page. 

NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY! Just show up with a towel and wearing old shoes and jump in! Don't think about it too much - JOIN THE FUN TODAY! 

FINE PRINT: This is not an organized event. It is just an invitation to join us as we jump in the water. It is understood that some recreational activities involve an element of risk or danger of accidents, and knowing these risks, participants assume those risks. 

Make-A-Wish grants thousands of unique wishes each year. A wish begins with hope. And hope begins with you.

Together, we can grant more wishes. Please donate today.

Thank you for your support!  

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Wish Your Way™ Fundraising
Fundraiser Captain:
Wish Your Way™ Fundraising
Fundraiser Captain:

GOAL REACHED!

Raised:

$11,772.30

Goal:

$10,000.00

Donors:

TOP TEAMS
A Sandy Hook Dad
$27
Agosto Family
$26
Alexander Acuna
Alvin Prusoff
$50
Alyssa Gillespie
$20
Amber Lehrman
$50
Andrea McGowan
$52
Anne & Scott
$52
Anonymous
Anonymous
$63
Anonymous
$52
Anonymous
$26
Anonymous
$26
Anonymous
$21
Anonymous
$20
Ben & Cooper
$105
Bernard Madden
$50
Brawley Family
$52
Brendan Gallagher
$10
Caddy Samerotti
$15
Carlotta Leung
$25
Carly OSullivan
$21
Casey's Irish Pub
$52
Charlene
$52
Cindy Vrabel
$26
Ciufecu Catrina
$52
Clare
Danielle D.
$26
Danielle Marchione
$52
Denise Thorne
$52
Donna Porcaro
$105
Ed Kingston
$52
Elizabeth Courbron
$30
Erik Johnson
$26
Event Donations
$443
Highway Animal Hospital
$105
Hilda, Lea and Mike
$105
Jackie Williams
Jamey, Maddie & Erin
$105
Jeff
$52
Jeffrey Kwan
$100
Jeffrey Quell
$100
Jenn
$25
Jimmy Burger
$15
John Makowski
$105
Jonathan Schneider
$105
Katie Oyster
$78
Ken Staffey
$21
Kristen Martino
$21
Kristina Da Costa
Laura Markis Johnson
$100
Libera-McNally
$52
Lloyd Friedman
Lori and Bob
$50
Lorie Gill
$105
Magdalen Mauriello
Marilyn Williams
$52
Marlene Megos
$50
Meek
$52
Merlyn Perez Najera
Michael Sember
$52
Mom and Dad
$52
Monique Root
$52
More Venmo donations for tom
$30
Mr. James P. Idiart
$52
Paul Dumouchel
$52
Paul Turner
Paula Morthanos
$262
Pete Curran
$26
Polarman
$52
Rowen Barneby
$52
Ryan Marchione
$50
Ryan Morris
$52
Scott
$105
Sean Wilke
$100
Slaybaugh Family
$105
Solomon family
$50
Sophia & Lucas Cremel
$24
Steve McDonald
$75
Surfside Hotel Matching Funds
$5,886
Tai Ho
$100
the coyles ♥️
$25
The FL Gills
$26
The Helmuths
$50
The Lucibellos
$26
The Soucy Family! Thank you!
$100
Tim Cepetelli
$25
Tommy Warshauer
$25
Tommy's Venmo donations
$370
Tony Ward & Guy Maisto
$42
Tracy Levine
$50
Victoria Delarosa
$21
Victoria Ordin
$26
Virginia D'Ambrisi
$105
Wiltsie family
YellowFinch

Team Roster

GOAL REACHED!

Raised:

$11,772.30

Goal:

$10,000.00

*Gifts made through this fundraising campaign are a gift to the entire Make-A-Wish mission. The needs shown are symbolic of the common wish elements associated with each wish and are only representative of our many wish-granting activities. Gifts made will not actually be used to purchase the item or grant the wish described. All gifts will be pooled to meet the needs of Make-A-Wish.

Team Roster

DONORS

TOP TEAMS
A Sandy Hook Dad
$27
Agosto Family
$26
Alexander Acuna
Alvin Prusoff
$50
Alyssa Gillespie
$20
Amber Lehrman
$50
Andrea McGowan
$52
Anne & Scott
$52
Anonymous
Anonymous
$63
Anonymous
$52
Anonymous
$26
Anonymous
$26
Anonymous
$21
Anonymous
$20
Ben & Cooper
$105
Bernard Madden
$50
Brawley Family
$52
Brendan Gallagher
$10
Caddy Samerotti
$15
Carlotta Leung
$25
Carly OSullivan
$21
Casey's Irish Pub
$52
Charlene
$52
Cindy Vrabel
$26
Ciufecu Catrina
$52
Clare
Danielle D.
$26
Danielle Marchione
$52
Denise Thorne
$52
Donna Porcaro
$105
Ed Kingston
$52
Elizabeth Courbron
$30
Erik Johnson
$26
Event Donations
$443
Highway Animal Hospital
$105
Hilda, Lea and Mike
$105
Jackie Williams
Jamey, Maddie & Erin
$105
Jeff
$52
Jeffrey Kwan
$100
Jeffrey Quell
$100
Jenn
$25
Jimmy Burger
$15
John Makowski
$105
Jonathan Schneider
$105
Katie Oyster
$78
Ken Staffey
$21
Kristen Martino
$21
Kristina Da Costa
Laura Markis Johnson
$100
Libera-McNally
$52
Lloyd Friedman
Lori and Bob
$50
Lorie Gill
$105
Magdalen Mauriello
Marilyn Williams
$52
Marlene Megos
$50
Meek
$52
Merlyn Perez Najera
Michael Sember
$52
Mom and Dad
$52
Monique Root
$52
More Venmo donations for tom
$30
Mr. James P. Idiart
$52
Paul Dumouchel
$52
Paul Turner
Paula Morthanos
$262
Pete Curran
$26
Polarman
$52
Rowen Barneby
$52
Ryan Marchione
$50
Ryan Morris
$52
Scott
$105
Sean Wilke
$100
Slaybaugh Family
$105
Solomon family
$50
Sophia & Lucas Cremel
$24
Steve McDonald
$75
Surfside Hotel Matching Funds
$5,886
Tai Ho
$100
the coyles ♥️
$25
The FL Gills
$26
The Helmuths
$50
The Lucibellos
$26
The Soucy Family! Thank you!
$100
Tim Cepetelli
$25
Tommy Warshauer
$25
Tommy's Venmo donations
$370
Tony Ward & Guy Maisto
$42
Tracy Levine
$50
Victoria Delarosa
$21
Victoria Ordin
$26
Virginia D'Ambrisi
$105
Wiltsie family
YellowFinch

2023-2024 Wish Your Way Connecticut

Fourth Annual New Year's Day Polar Plunge

POLAR PLUNGE FOR WISHES

Join The Surfside Hotel and Little Pub for our 4th annual New Year's Day Polar Plunge to benefit Make-A-Wish Connecticut! We're hoping that with your support, we can hit our fundraising goal of $10,000 to grant a wish for a local Connecticut child. 

This years' event will kick off at 3pm at the Surfside Hotel in Stratford. We'll have a special countdown this year, prizes for plungers, and coffee/hot chocolate afterwards.

All plungers, or other interested parties, can raise money for Make-A-Wish by donating directly on this page. 

NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY! Just show up with a towel and wearing old shoes and jump in! Don't think about it too much - JOIN THE FUN TODAY! 

FINE PRINT: This is not an organized event. It is just an invitation to join us as we jump in the water. It is understood that some recreational activities involve an element of risk or danger of accidents, and knowing these risks, participants assume those risks. 

Make-A-Wish grants thousands of unique wishes each year. A wish begins with hope. And hope begins with you.

Together, we can grant more wishes. Please donate today.

Thank you for your support!  

View More