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Even if you cannot donate, please email me your
wishes of hope for the coming year so I can share them here!
Wishes from Mom Stieglitz
1) I wish that all people will have resources to live a healthy lifestyle.
2) I wish that all people will be treated equal in the hearts, minds, and actions of others.
3) I wish for a speedy end to the coronavirus pandemic.
4) I wish for no more food waste.
5) I wish for environmental protection so we can continue to enjoy the wonders of nature.
6) I wish you lots of learning.
7) I wish you lots of laughter.
8) I wish you brotherly love.
9) I wish you a spectacular year filled with curiosity, growth, and happiness for my sweet 9-year-old boy!
Wishes from The Wender Family
1) In addition to raising money for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, we wish that you will also go in person to volunteer there, now that you’re old enough. Our twin boys are 12.5, and they go with friends a few times each year to unload boxes and sort items. It’s not only a huge mitzvah, but it’s also a ton of fun!
2) We hope you’ll also find ways to volunteer with other organizations now that you’re turning 9. There are so many great ways that kids can help our community.
3) As you turn 9, we wish you'll keep being a good role model to your little brother. Remember that he looks up to you!
4) We also wish that you’ll respect and be nice to your parents. (We’ve seen that as kids get a little older, they sometimes forget how important that is.)
5) As COVID-19 is still here, we wish that you and all of your friends and family will stay healthy. Keep washing your hands!
6) You exceeded your $999 goal very quickly! Wish #6 is that you'll continue fundraising for and donating to causes that are important to you.
7) Your birthday project is proof that an almost-9-year-old kid can make a huge impact. So we really wish that you’ll keep speaking up! Our world feels pretty broken right now and we need more kids like you to give us hope for the future.
8) Speaking of hope for the future, our second-to-last wish is for World Peace. That’s a really big wish, isn’t it?
9) Our last wish is that on June 23, when you blow out the candles on your birthday cake, whatever YOU wish for will come true!
From Ms. Wootten
I’m honored and proud to know [you] because [you're] such a charitable and kind hearted young man.
From Coach Bennett
[Rhys's] generosity and selflessness is going to help so many people and their families. He's truly an amazing young man and I’m so proud of him as well.
Wishes from Mimi & Poppy
1) We wish the world would become a more peaceful and loving community.
2) We wish every one would thoughtfully vote for candidates who will help our cities, states, and country move toward the benefit of our citizens and the world.
3) We wish that those suffering with illness will be brought back to good health.
4) We wish no one else will contract terrible diseases and hope all the medical teams will remain safe.
5) We wish the earth can be healed and that people work toward less pollution and better care of our earth.
6) We wish diet and exercise were as easy as they are vital to a good life.
7) We wish our family and friends will continue to make valuable contributions to the world.
8) We wish that our grandchildren will all grow up to be healthy and wonderful citizens of the world.
9) We wish that Poppy and Mimi can see you and your cousins grow up and meet your children.
A Wish from The Taylor Family
Our wish to you Rhys is that you continue to care for others and show kindness and generosity like you are doing now towards those less fortunate for the rest of your life.
Wishes from Cousin Rebecca
1) May you trust joy. Filling up your bucket allows to you fill others’.
2) May you always have a voice. Your singing, guitar playing, martial arts, and other talents are how you share your talents with the world.
3) May you know that you belong to the world, and it belongs to you. The responsibility to making change is mutual, and you are leading by example.
4) May you know the difference between being smart and being wise and apply yourself to being both. Your birthday celebration is perfect example!
5) May you use your powers for good....you are on a roll!
6) May you see all the colors of the rainbow.
7) May you taste all the zest of life.
8) May you grow your prowess at Scrabble!
9) May you have FUN!!!
From Ms. Mary Ann
I hope you have the happiest of birthdays, knowing that you did something to help so many people - what a beautiful gesture and giving to those in need is the greatest gift of all.
From Mrs. Nelson
I am SOOOO proud of Rhys! He is an AMAZING kid! ...it brings tears of joy to my eyes to see someone so inspiring doing so much good during a time when there is so much in the world that can bring us down. Kudos to you all.