August 2007 Paige Stibgen, Our First Wish Recipient
Paige was our first wish recipient. Her wish was August 12 & 13. 2007 Paige had AML just like Cal and passed away on Nov. 7. Her mother Joanna wrote this message about Paige's wish...
"When you have a child with incurable cancer and they want to go to the circus; you take them. It doesn't matter where it is!!! So, we found the circus in San Diego and on the plane we went. The Cal Sutter All-Star Foundation not only provided funding for the day; they took care of all the details. And of course, you can't be in San Diego and not hit Sea World. The Foundation went above and beyond, making Paige's day a day she would never forget!!! We had an interaction with the dolphins, a penguin tour and dinner with "Shamu". During dinner the staff came and told us the Foundation had set up a surprise for us. The staff took us to a 15 minute private one-on-one time with "Shamu"!! The smile on Paige's face was priceless!! That trip ended up being Paige's last big fling and she talked about it a lot. When it was time to decorate her 6th grade locker; she did it with all her pictures from Sea World. I will forever be grateful for the opportunities the Foundation gave us and for making Paige's life a little brighter!!" - Joanna Stibgen
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007
by Tom Sutter