Past Events
Dishes For Wishes - 2024
September 14, 2024
Join us for our annual event in support of granting Wishes and providing Beyond The Wish programming for local children with life-threatening conditions. We are planning an exciting evening of sampling the area’s finest sweets, savories, and coffee houses. Guests can meet our Wish children, dance, bid on auction items, win prizes, and be a part of making Wishes come true!
A Wish gives children time away from hospitals and treatments. It gives children and their families something to plan and look forward to through times of uncertainty and emotional as well as financial strain. Wishes allow the family to put the burden of their child's illness on hold as they have fun and create everlasting memories.This years event will be held at Burdette Park's Discovery Lodge.
Tickets are $100 each, and a reserved table of eight is $1,000. Sponsorships are $2,500. Tickets and Sponsorships may be purchased online HERE.
Swing Into Wishes
August 23, 2024
Join us for our 6th Annual Swing Into Wishes golf event. This fun event sells out every year, so grab your spot right away. This is a GREAT opportunity to get your company in front of a lot of businessmen and women, so Sponsorships are valuable.
Learn more about teams and sponsorships HERE.
House of Hope Brick Campaign
August 15, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Leave your permanent mark on Granted's House of Hope with a personalized brick paver. This unique, one-of-a-kind facility will allow us to best serve Granted's Wish children and their families through our Beyond The Wish programming.
Bricks come in three sizes starting at $100, and can be personalized with your name or logo.
Tap HERE to sponsor a brick.
Over The Edge 4 Granted - 2024
April 27, 2024
Join us for our third annual Over The Edge 4 Granted event. Registration for participation is now open by clicking HERE!
House of Hope Groundbreaking
April 26, 2024
Join us as we officially break ground on our exciting new Roy and Amanda Jorgensen HOUSE OF HOPE.
Swing into Wishes
August 25, 2023
A huge thank you to everyone who Sponsored, volunteered, and came out to play at our 5th Annual Swing Into Wishes event!
Below are some photos captured of the amazing day. Enjoy!
https://jeffpurdue.smugmug.com/Other/GRANTED-SWING-INTO-WISHES-2023/
Over The Edge 2023
April 29, 2023
Do YOU have what it takes to go OVER THE EDGE for GRANTED? Join us for this unique urban rappelling event in support of granting Wishes and providing Beyond The Wish programming for local children fighting terminal or life-threatening conditions.
Learn more, donate, or register to go Over The Edge by clicking HERE.
Dishes For Wishes - 2023
March 04, 2023
Join us for our annual event in support of granting Wishes to local children with life-threatening conditions. We are planning an exciting evening of sampling the area’s finest sweets and savories. Guests can meet our Wish children, dance, bid on auction items, win prizes, and be a part of making Wishes come true!
A Wish gives children time away from hospitals and treatments. It gives children and their families something to plan and look forward to through times of uncertainty and emotional as well as financial strain. Wishes allow the family to put the burden of their child's illness on hold as they have fun and create everlasting memories.This years event will be held at Burdette Park's Discovery Lodge.
Tickets are $50 each, and a reserved table of eight is $500. Tickets may be purchased online HERE.
If you would like to print a pdf and mail your reservation in, you can do that HERE.
Swing Into Wishes 2022
August 26, 2022 - August 26, 2022
Our Granted Golf Outing is such a good time for all involved. Please visit: https://one.bidpal.net/grantedswingintowishes for online registration. Granted would love your support through event sponsorship, hole sponsorship, or getting a team together. There will be a games, prizes, lunch, and one person will get a shot at ONE MILLION dollars. Let's help our community children fighting life threatening illnesses through our Swing into Wishes event. This event will help many families through programming we offer Beyond the Wish. We have limited spaces for teams. Register now. tbarnes@smithbutterfield.com for further information.
Download a pdf of the invitation/registration form HERE.
THANK YOU to our Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors:
Bowen Engineering
Hucks Karing For Kids Foundation
Performance Contractors
Separation By Design
Smith & Butterfield
Silver Sponsor:
WSI
Special Thanks:
WSI for donating the top prizes
Husk Signs for the electronic signage
Donut Bank for breakfast
Tammy Tucker & Terence McGinnis for donating photography
Granted Board for Hospitality items and volunteering
Dishes For Wishes - 2022
March 26, 2022 - March 26, 2022
Join us for our seventh annual event in support of granting Wishes to local children with life-threatening conditions. We are planning an exciting evening of sampling the area’s finest sweets and savories. Guests can meet our Wish children, dance, bid on auction items, win prizes, and be a part of making Wishes come true!
A Wish gives children time away from hospitals and treatments. It gives children and their families something to plan and look forward to through times of uncertainty and emotional as well as financial strain. Wishes allow the family to put the burden of their child's illness on hold as they have fun and create everlasting memories.This years event will be held in the Auditorium at the Vanderburgh County 4H-Center.
Tickets are $40 each, and a reserved table of ten is $500. Tickets may be purchased HERE.
Wheels For Wishes
September 26, 2021
Join us for our third annual ride to fund Wishes for local children with terminal or life-threatening conditions. Having received a record number of Wish requests so far this year, Granted needs your support now, more than ever!
We are partnering with Bud's Harley Davidson to bring you this fun evening. Registration is open to vehicles of all types, so bring your motorcycle, vintage car, Jeep, Tundra, etc., and enjoy a nice ride that will be full of surprises along the route.
Following the ride, music and food will be provided.
$20 Driver, $10 Passenger
4 - 5 pm - Registration
5 - 6 pm - Ride
7 - 9 pm - Celebration
Swing Into Wishes
August 27, 2021
Join us on Friday, August 27 for our third annual Swing Into Wishes Granted Golf outing at Cambridge Golf Course. PM flights still available.
Sponsorships and Golf Team opportunities are now available. All monies raised will help to fund Wishes for local children with a terminal or life-threatening conditions.
Huge THANK YOU to this year's amazing Sponsors:
GOLD DREAMER Level Sponsors
SILVER JOY Level Sponsors
BRONZE HOPE Level Sponsors
7:00 AM Registration
7:30 AM Shotgun Start
11:30 AM Registration
12:30 PM Shotgun Start
Foursome - 18 Hole Golf Scramble
Best Ball - Shotgun Start
Register or Sponsor online here.
Download PDF of Registration Form here.
Dishes For Wishes
April 26, 2021 - May 02, 2021
Join us for our sixth annual event combining delicious foods with granting Wishes. This year's event needed to be modified for the safety of all, so we are taking it back to it's roots, and featuring all of the sweetness that our community holds.
Through the partnerships with a number of amazing bakeries, bakers, and restaurants, this week-long event will allow ticket holders to visit each venue to sample their delicious goods one time throughout the week for free! Hours and restrictions for each location will be noted on your ticket.
While you are there, you may want to purchase some additional goodies to take home! A few generous participants are organizing Give Back events in conjunction with this week, so you can support Granted in a number of ways, and also support a small local business.
A full packet of information that includes your ticket will be mailed to you prior to the event. Below is a listing of all participants this year, and what they will be offering.
We truly appreciate your support! Most everything has been shut down due to the pandemic, but the need for our services is at an all-time high. So far in 2021, we have received more Wish requests than 2020 and 2019 combined!
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
Purchase tickets HERE!
Granted Golf Scramble
August 28, 2020
Join us for a fun afternoon of golf, games, and prizes at our second annual Granted Golf Scramble. Proceeds from this event will help to grant Wishes to local children fighting life-threatening conditions.
Individual $125
Team Foursome $400
Walking For Dreams
August 16, 2020
Dishes For Wishes
March 07, 2020
Join us for an exciting evening of sampling the area’s finest sweets, savory, and spirits. Meet our Wish
children, dance, bid on amazing auction items, win prizes, and be a part of making Wishes come true!
A Wish gives children time away from hospitals and treatments. It gives children and their families
something to plan and look forward to through times of uncertainty and emotional as well as financial
strain. Wishes allow the family to put the burden of their child's illness on hold as they have fun and
create everlasting memories.
Tickets are $40 in advance, and $50 at the door. Tables of eight can be reserved for $400.
For Sponsorship or ticket information, call (812) 425-9474 or email susan@cms.grantedtristate.org.
Click the link below to download an event invitation.
Dishes For Wishes Invitation
Tickets may also be purchased throughEventbrite.
2019 Holiday Market
November 16, 2019
Join us for our third annual Vendor / Craft fair and kick-off your Holiday shopping while helping to grant Wishes at the same time! We will have a wide variety of items available, baked goods, and entertainment throughout the day.
Help us to spread the word, and be a part of truly making a difference!
We are currently accepting applications for booth rentals. Download an application here - Granted Vendor Rules and Contract or contact susan@cms.grantedtristate.org to have one sent to you.
2019 Fall Festival
October 07, 2019 - October 12, 2019
This is the most anticipated festival of the year! As one of our largest fundraisers, we look forward to serving up delicious Dewig Meats 1/2# smoked pork chop sandwiches, pumpkin bread pudding, cupAcake, and your choice of unicorn or zombie boogers!
Come see us at Booth #1
Golf Gives Back
August 30, 2019 - September 02, 2019
We are excited to be participating in this year’s Golf Gives Back event!
Use our unique barcode to attend the golf championship from August 30th-September 2nd at Victoria National. Every ticket scanned with our barcode earns money for our organization! This barcode can be used over and over! If you would like an actual card (or cards to hand out to your golfing friends), let us know at info@cms.grantedtristate.org, and we will get them to you. The more scans we get, the more money we make!
The Korn Ferry Tour Championship Presented by United Leasing & Finance donated over $262,000 to regional charities in 2018. This contribution brings the seven year total to more than $1.5 million dollars! Old National Bank Korn Ferry Tour Championship Presented by United Leasing & Finance
Download a pdf of the event ticket below:
Wings, Wheels, and Wishes
August 25, 2019
Bring your riding friends and join us for our first annual ride in support of granting Wishes to local children with life-threatening illnesses. Enjoy a leisurely ride with surprises along the way, and then gather at Wings Etc. for live music, good food and drink, and prizes.
Registration begins at 4 pm, with kickstands up at 4:30 pm. All participants will register the day of the ride.
Cost is $25 for each driver, and $10 per passenger. Each participant will receive a ticket for 5 Wings and one beer or soda at Wings Etc. following the ride. There will also be drink specials beyond what is included in the ride.
To see the Waiver that each rider will be signing, click here.
No bike? No problem! You can still be involved and support Granted. Wings, Etc. will be donating 10% of all sales during our event time back to Granted. Bring the family out to see all of the bikes, eat delicious wings, and help make a child's Wish come true!
2018 Fall Festival
October 01, 2018 - October 06, 2018
This week-long event organized by the West Side Nut Club is our largest fundraiser. Come to Booth #1 and eat delicious food while supporting a great cause!
Dewig Days
June 28, 2015
Dewig Days at Dewig Meats in Haubstadt, IN., Saturday,June 13, 2015 - You can support Wish Upon A Star, Inc. by attending Dewig Days at Dewig Meats. Sandwiches are available for purchase with all proceeds going to Wish Upon A Star, Inc. Wish Upon A Star, Inc. is also there serving up delicious ice cream for a donation. Come spend a day in the country with us and enjoy some wonderful food!
Bake Sale at Sam’s Club
June 27, 2015
Bake Sale at Sam's Club, Saturday, June 27, 2015 from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. or until goodies run out. Cakes, pies, muffins, and cookies galore! Don't miss this delicious opportunity to support Wish Upon A Star, and feed your sweet tooth at the same time. On a diet? No problem. Come by and say hello.