http://www.taylor3wishclub.org Thank you so much on behalf of the children of Taylor to our generous donors who have contributed to our cause. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:28:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The kids started coming in around 1:30, edging up to the three tables we'd set up by the Target entrance to find their last name and be checked in. When we handed them the cards, they either took them shyly and smiled or grinned hugely and raced off to begin ... http://www.taylor3wishclub.org/2010/01/successful-shopping-sprees/ Written by Adam Belz, published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on 1/4/10 CEDAR RAPIDS — Caitlyn Hicks got to buy herself some late Christmas presents on Sunday thanks to the Taylor 3 Wish Club. “I got a jacket, a Webkinz, and some bracelets, and some cards,” Caitlyn, 10, said. Her brother Quinton, 12, ... http://www.taylor3wishclub.org/2010/01/wishes-come-true-for-cedar-rapids-kids-from-taylor/ With the holiday season of 2009 here, the Taylor 3 Wish Club is using all of its surplus funds after the wish grantings to take 50 of the wish kids on a shopping spree at the Blairsferry Road Target. The children will arrive with their parents/guardians at 2pm on January ... http://www.taylor3wishclub.org/2009/12/shopping-sprees-announced/ Brian Christoffersen doesn’t have to describe how Taylor Elementary School families feel about the new school year. He sees it. “It’s more than what they say — it’s how they act, what they feel,” said Christoffersen, Taylor’s principal. “They’re excited.” Taylor opens its doors for the 2009-10 school year today after last June’s ... http://www.taylor3wishclub.org/2009/09/taylor-school-reopens/ We'd like to thank everyone who has supported us thus far-- it's been a great experience. Keep it up! The other day we drove out to a trailer park to give the cutest little girl packages from her sponsor. She had the biggest smile. We also visited a family of ... http://www.taylor3wishclub.org/2009/04/updates/ Last week, the Taylor 3 Wish Club achieved its biggest wish-granting yet; the reuniting of four children - Mishan, Devante, Jaylnn, and Taylor - with their mother, who lives in Wisconsin with their step siblings, who they had not been able to see recently because of financial difficulties. Working with ... http://www.taylor3wishclub.org/2009/01/children-and-mother-reunited/ This past Thursday, the 18th, Spencer, Bailey, Kestrel, Katie and I all went to deliver wishes! We had a great time and made so many children smile. Although it took about 4 and a half hours to navigate around Cedar Rapids and Marion, it was a fun first-time experience for ... http://www.taylor3wishclub.org/2008/12/wish-delivery-escapades/ F AIRFAX, Nov 14, 2008 -- If Care Bears could fight, there would have been some purple and pink stuffed animal fur flying in the Moeller household last night. Nine-year-old Alicia, the daughter of Dee Moeller, collects the stuffed animals. She stacks a group of them at the foot of her bed. ... http://www.taylor3wishclub.org/2008/12/taylor-made-wishes/ The Taylor 3 Wish Club is now giving generous individuals the opportunity to sponsor a Taylor child. Whether in the holiday spirit as their own personal 'Santa' or simply as a generous patron, individuals can now sign up to grant one to all of a child's wishes. Simply click 'sponsor ... http://www.taylor3wishclub.org/2008/12/a-new-way-to-help-sponsor-a-child/ The Taylor 3 Wish Club is ecstatic to announce that as of yesterday, the first wishes have officially been granted to a family of three siblings- Maddie, Alicia, and Lance. The gifts were presented to the children today at their residence in Fairfax, Iowa, as a surprise. We were able ... http://www.taylor3wishclub.org/2008/11/first-wishes-granted/