MEMBER NEWS
World Wide Wings Celebrates a Wish with a Slam Dunk
T
he Make-A-Wish Foundation is known for its prolific quests
to bring joy to thousands of children suffering from lifethreatening illnesses each year. Now, Buffalo Wild Wings® has
joined its ranks by helping celebrate 13-year-old Scott Baisden’s
once-in-a-lifetime gift from the foundation. Scott was diagnosed with cancer while only in middle school. After spending
10 months in the hospital, Scott’s doctors suggested the family
reach out to the Make-A-Wish program. Scott’s wish to meet
Damian Lillard, the Portland Trail Blazers basketball star who
has been recognized as a two-time winning NBA All-Star and
the 2012-2013 NBA Rookie of the Year, came true in April 2016.
However, the merriment did not end with their introduction,
nor when Scott ate lunch with Lillard, met the entire Portland
Blazers team or even when he sat courtside with a friend to watch
a game. Scott was then treated to an exciting evening with friends
and family at Buffalo Wild Wings #3458. BWW hosted a watch
party for Scott, Saturday, May 7, at 5:15 p.m. during the Blazers’
playoff game. Scott’s entourage, a party of 13 including family and
Make-A-Wish volunteers, wore jerseys sporting their pride for
their favorite basketball teams or Make-A-Wish T-shirts to show
their appreciation to the beloved foundation.
World Wide Wings donated a $150 gift card to help cover the
party’s costs for food and drink during their celebration as well as
Blazer beads and posters. As World Wide Wings previously hosted
a Make-A-Wish party last year at the same restaurant, a volunteer
from the foundation reached out to B-Dubs® asking if they would
Scott Baisden, 13-year-old winner of a Make-A-Wish event, celebrated the exciting occasion with a playoff watch party at World
Wide Wings’ Buffalo Wild Wings #3458.
host another for one of its young winners. To further the excitement, the Blazers defeated the Golden State Warriors 120-108.
“We have been supporting the Make-A-Wish Foundation
since we opened our first B-Dubs. To date, we have raised over
$130,000, granting over 25 wishes. For many of these children,
the wishes we grant make a turning point in the fight against
their illness. Doctors, nurses and other health professionals say
that the wish experience works in concert with medicine to
make their patients feel better emotionally and even physically.
That is why wishes matter and that is why we are so passionate
to support Make-A-Wish,” said Joe Janaszek, World Wide Wings
franchisee. S
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