Sep 09, 2015
David Ortiz swings a big stick, but he spoke softly with 8-year-old Obier Herrera from Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island at Fenway the other day. Herrera, a native of the Dominican Republic who lives in Fall River, was among a group of Make-A-Wish kids to tour the ballpark, watch batting practice, and hang out with Big Papi in the dugout.
Sep 08, 2015
Obier fue diagnosticado con un tumor poco común que afecta sus vias ópticas. Es un gran fanático del béisbol y lo practicaba hasta que tuvo que ponerlo en pausa por su condición. Obier pudo conocer a los jugadores de los Medias Rojas y al jugador estrella dominicano David Ortiz.
Jul 30, 2015
Cranston Herald
Mark Bouchard of Engine 3, second platoon, last week had his mustache – a facial fixture since his teenage years – shaved off by Michael Cardillo at Gent’s Barbershop in Chapel View after members of Cranston Fire Fighters Local 1363 raised the money through small donations, well exceeding their original goal.
Jul 04, 2015
The Enterprise
What started as a simple desire to fulfill a leukemia patient’s dream of being his favorite superhero turned into a full-blown international phenomenon. And it’s all chronicled in “Batkid Begins,” the tremendously heartwarming documentary that opens Friday at Kendall Square in Cambridge.
Jul 04, 2015
The Patriot Ledger
With the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 5-year-old Miles Scott, aka Batkid, lived his dream of fighting crime on the mean streets of San Francisco. On Nov. 14, 2013, police escorted two Batmobiles – black Lamborghinis with Batman decals – as the Batkid and his superhero sidekick, Batman (E.J. Johnston), rescued a damsel in distress on a cable car track, nabbed the Riddler as he robbed a downtown bank and foiled the Penguin’s plot to kidnap the San Francisco Giants mascot, Lou Seal.
Jul 04, 2015
Wicked Local Waltham
What started as a simple desire to fulfill a leukemia patient’s dream of being his favorite superhero turned into a full-blown international phenomenon. And it’s all chronicled in “Batkid Begins,” the tremendously heartwarming documentary that opens Friday at Kendall Square in Cambridge.
Jun 25, 2015
Wicked Local: Mansfield News and Enterprise
The Robinson Elementary School in Mansfield held its annual coin drive May 11-15. The students, families, and staff raised more than $3,930 for Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Jun 19, 2015
Framingham Patch
Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island granted a Framingham girl, 9 nine-year-old her wish on Thursday at Logan Airport in Boston. Zue-Hailey Torres, a McCarthy Elementary student, wished for a puppy.
Jun 19, 2015
My Fox Boston
Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island granted a local nine-year-old her wish on Thursday. Zue-Hailey Torres of Framingham wished for a puppy. Zue-Hailey has a brain tumor and said a Yorkie-poo would make her smile through hard times. FOX25 was there for the wonderful introduction at Logan Airport. Zue-Hailey named the puppy "Asher" because it means happy and blessed.
Jun 18, 2015
The MetroWest Daily News
Zuehailey “Hailey” Torres lives in Framingham, is 9 years old and goes to McCarthy Elementary School. But according to her mother, true normalcy just arrived Thursday morning, when Hailey met her new Yorkiepoo puppy at Logan Airport, a gift from Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island.