PRESS RELEASE:
June 16, 2008, – For IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Cass Forkin 215-534-0402 or Cassy@TwilightWish.org

3rd Annual Nick DiMaria Memorial Golf Outing

Hits a Hole-In-One for Twilight Wish Foundation

Bucks County, PA – The Nick DiMaria Foundation recently held their 3rd annual golf outing, this year benefiting Twilight Wish Foundation. The golf outing was held Friday, June 6, 2008, at the Bucks County Country Club in Jamison, PA. Over 150 participants enjoyed a day on the links with dinner, prizes, and a silent auction afterwards.

The Nick DiMaria Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization founded in memory of Nick DiMaria by his children and a group of their friends. The Nick DiMaria Foundation identifies specific charitable causes in the community that the Foundation can assist through fundraising efforts and continue to take care of the underserved in the spirit of Mr. DiMaria. This year $25,000 was raised, with all proceeds going directly to Twilight Wish Foundation. Gene Petrucci, Associate Executive Director, presented Barbara DiMaria with a framed tile made especially for Twilight Wish by local Bucks County artist, Khara Flint.

The funds raised from the event will be used to grant outstanding local wishes for seniors. Two of those wishes include:

• Leo, 87, uses a walker, and his wife, Dorothy, is wheelchair- bound. The Warminster couple’s ground floor condo is a good distance away from the parking lot and only accessible across muddy grounds, making it difficult for both of them to get around and be independent. Their wish is for a paved walkway from their condo to the parking lot.
• Henrietta, 85, of Northeast Philadelphia, still lives in the house she was born in in 1922. The house badly needs repairs, including replacing the threadbare carpeting and badly stained and peeling wallpaper.

Twilight Wish Foundation is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, charitable organization that grants wishes to deserving, economically-disadvantaged senior citizens who cannot make their own wishes come true. Founded five years ago, Twilight Wish has granted 969 individual wishes and recognized another 1080 seniors in celebratory events. Wishes range from simple, such as having dinner with a friend, to the more ambitious, meeting a favorite baseball player or a ballroom dance with a handsome man. All too often, many wishes are for basic needs such as hearing aids, lift chairs, or dental work. Twilight Wish would not be able to continue its mission of enriching the lives of disadvantaged seniors by bringing them comfort and joy, without the help of volunteers, corporate and community involvement and donations. For more information on Twilight Wish Foundation, please visit the website at www.twilightwish.org or call 1-215-230-8777.

Caption photo #1: Twilight Wish Foundation Associate Executive Director, Gene Petrucci, presents Barbara DiMaria with a framed tile made especially for Twilight Wish by local Bucks County artist, Khara Flint.

Caption #2: Cass Forkin, Executive Director of Twilight Wish, and Gene Petrucci, Associate Executive Director, accept the check from the Nick DiMaria Foundation.