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Our Student-Athlete Advisory Committee started this fundraiser to help grant wishes for children with critical illnesses. Community engagement is a core value of NCAA Division II, and the passion for giving back runs deep for our student-athletes. That’s why we support Make-A-Wish® to help grant wishes to children with critical illnesses. 

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.

Each year, New Haven SAAC organizes several events to support Make-A-Wish Connecticut, such as the Pizza Challenge, Charger Ball, Dollar Donation Day, and Chargers Got Talent.  In 2020 and 2021, we were honored by the Make-A-Wish Foundation for raising the most money in the Northeast-10 conference.  Wish kids never stop fighting and these wishes give them the opportunity to experience a childhood full of hope and joy. 

We are fundraising 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. Please help by donating today. 

Thank you in advance for your support!

GO CHARGERS!