Dylan Johnson Memorial Bowl-A-Thon To Benefit The Make-A-Wish Foundation October 10, 2009

Dylan Michael Johnson

On October 10, 2009 we will be hosting the 10th annual Memorial Bowl- A- Thon in memory of our son, Dylan Michael. This event is being held at Cloverleaf Family Bowl in Fremont, California. All proceeds from this event will go to the Greater Bay Area Make A Wish Foundation. Our son Dylan had a wish granted 10 days before he passed away at the age of two. This bowling event is only $20.00 per bowler which includes 3 games of bowling, shoe rental, and all participants receive a t-shirt. Country recording artist Kevin Sharp will be making a special appearance with an autograph session begining at 11:00 am. Check in for the bowl a thon will start at noon with bowling to begin at 1:00 pm. We will have over 120 raffle prizes, silent auction, and live auction. Last years event had 205 bowlers and raised a record $21,000 for the Make A Wish Foundation. Please join us on this fun filled day and help us share the power of a wish.

Dylan Michael Having His Wish Granted

Greater Bay Area Make A Wish Foundation

The Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded in 1984. In its first year, a total of 27 wishes were granted. Now one of the largest chapters nationwide, the Foundation has granted 5,000 wishes and grants over 300 wishes per year. While the Foundation follows the policies and guidelines of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, the Greater Bay Area chapter operates as a separate 501(c)3 organization. All funds raised by the Foundation are used to fulfill its mission in the Bay Area.

To Make A Donation To The Greater Bay Area Make A Wish Foundation

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KEVIN SHARP COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST/MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER/AUTHOR

Perhaps no one exemplifies how to share the power of a wish^® more strongly than Kevin Sharp. His experience as a wish child and now a country music sensation serve as an inspiration for other wish children facing the same physical and emotional battles that come with a life-threatening medical condition.

Kevin was referred to the Make-A-Wish Foundation as a high school senior in 1989. As an active teenager who loved singing and was planning a football career, Kevin was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer that had metastasized in his lungs, and given only a 20 percent chance to live.

Kevin's wish was to meet record composer and producer David Foster, whose music had inspired Kevin throughout his life. Foster helped boost the careers of such musical legends as Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston and Natalie Cole. The Make-A-Wish Foundation arranged for a meeting between the two - and probably no one, except Kevin, may have realized how monumental the proportions of this meeting would be for Kevin, country music, and for many wish children in the future.