Make-A-Wish bake sale, raffle set

By Doug Dickinson
Staff Writer
    HOULTON — A Make-A-Wish bake sale and raffle will take place April 29 and 30 at Marden’s and Scraps in Houlton. Two families who have previously received wishes from Make-A-Wish will be present at the event. All proceeds will go to Make-A-Wish.
    Six Mother’s Day baskets will be raffled off at the event. Each basket contains a gift certificate for one of a variety of area restaurants including Brookside, A Place to Eat, Grammys, Horn of Plenty, Blue Moose and The Taste of China.
Houlton Pioneer Times photo/Doug Dickinson
PACKED BASKET — Bev Rowe, one of the original owners of Scraps, displays one of six Mother’s Day baskets being raffled off at this weekend’s Make-A-Wish bake sale. Raffle tickets are available at Scraps or from local volunteers.
    Other contents include garden supplies, candles, flowers, Dunkin Donuts coffee mugs, car wash coins and more. All basket contents have been donated by local businesses. Each basket is valued at $100.
    Tickets for the baskets can be purchased at Scraps or from local volunteers Toni and William Hetherington, Dina Smith, Missy Trecartin and Brad Lambert. Cost is $2 each or three for $5. Each ticket provides a chance to win one of the six baskets. The baskets can be seen on display at Scraps.
    Toni Hetherington is in charge of heading up the event. She would like to personally thank all of the businesses that contributed for their overwhelming support.
    “My dad Richard Sherwood has always shared the importance of sharing the power of faith, hope and love for others’ children and God. He once shared with me ‘while we try to teach our children about life, our children are busy teaching us what life is all about,” said Hetherington.
    “Children have such strong positive uplifting spirits and faith. I find it a blessing to be able to assist the Make-A-Wish Foundation in giving to these children in their time of need.”
    Make a Wish is a non-profit program that grants wishes to children who have major life-altering diagnosis.
    The last Make-A-Wish bake sale took place two years ago and raised over $1,900 for the Maine chapter. Proceeds from the event were a major contribution to a tree house that was given to 8-year-old Leif Dahlk of Littleton.
    The bake sale and raffle will take place April 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone who would like to buy tickets or donate baked goods for the sale can contact Toni Hetherington at (207) 694-2198.