Events Recap
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Wishes Wishes
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Abigail ' s Dream on the Big Screen
Photo courtesy of Alisia Faulkner.
On April 24, 2026, Make-A-Wish held its annual Waffles & Wishes event in Erie, PA.
As always, attendees enjoyed a delicious breakfast and listened to stories illustrating the impact of a wish. A heartwarming wish reveal took place when wish kid Abigail, a high school senior, was invited onstage to talk about her medical journey and her pending wish. She wished to create a documentary about her experience with chronic illness in the hopes of helping other kids feel less alone. Abigail was stunned when, on the screen behind her, a trailer began to play for her very own movie!
Waffles & Wishes would not have been possible without the incredible generosity of our Wishmaker sponsor, Siebenbuerger Club, and our signature sponsors, The Plastek Group and UPMC Health Plan, and our media sponsor, WQLN. We wish to extend a huge ' Thank You ' to Traci Teudhope of Erie News Now for emceeing the event and adding even more magic to the day.
If you want to attend amazing events like Waffles & Wishes and Light Up A Child ' s Life ®, visit our website at wish. org / greaterpawv / our-events to find out more.
2026 Campaign Schedule St. Marys
December 4 Fri.: 11 a. m.- 4 p. m.
The River 98.9 6 Franklin Center | St. Marys, PA 15857
DuBois
December 7- 11 Mon.- Thurs.: 7 a. m.- 4 p. m. Fri.: 7 a. m.- 5 p. m.
Sunny 106 12 W. Long Ave. | DuBois, PA 15801
Punxsutawney
December 14- 18 Mon.- Fri.: 9 a. m.- 5 p. m.
Punxsutawney Country Club 408 N. Main Street Punxsutawney, PA 15767
Erie
December 19; 9:30 a. m.-5:30 p. m. Millcreek Mall 5800 Peach Street | Erie, PA 16565
December 19; 7 p. m. Erie Insurance Arena Erie Otters ' Winter Wonderland game 809 French Street | Erie, PA 16501
Be sure to listen to our broadcast on STAR 104 on Dec. 19 for our prize-packed giveaways.
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