The Legend Continues Program

Legend has it that in the 13th Century, in the area of Yorkshire England, Robin of Loxley, better known as Robin Hood, made a name for himself by lightening the purses of the wealthy to benefit the needy.

Today, the legend continues. We’ll provide you with a legendary meal before we lighten your purse and invite you to participate in selecting a worthy organization. Loxley’s will donate 10% of all food proceeds to the featured organization you choose. Being part of a legend has never been so easy or so much fun.

We encourage charities and organizations to participate in this program by becoming one of our featured charities. Click here to apply.

Make-A-Wish® Philadelphia and Susquehanna Valley

Mission and History

Make-A-Wish® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Founded in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, Make-A-Wish is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 62 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, Make-A-Wish grants a wish every 38 minutes and has granted over 218,000 wishes in the U.S. since inception.

Wish Granting

Since 1986, Make-A-Wish® Philadelphia and Susquehanna Valley has granted over 4,470 wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses between the ages of 2 ½ and 18. Our chapter serves the following 10 counties: Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, Perry and Philadelphia. Make-A-Wish becomes aware of a child’s wish through referrals made by parents and guardians or medical professionals, such as doctors, nurses, social workers, and child-life specialists. Most wishes fall within one of the four categories: “I want to have…” “I want to go…” “I want to be…” “I want to meet…”

Funding

Of the Make-A-Wish® Philadelphia and Susquehanna Valley’s revenue, 86% is dedicated to our wish-granting efforts. Make-A-Wish is a 501(c)(3) corporation, making contributions tax deductible. For the 7th year in a row, the chapter received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator (www.charitynavigator.org), America’s largest independent evaluator of charities. As reported by Charity Navigator, the chapter ranks the highest among all Make-A-Wish chapters in the country. For more information, or a copy of our financial report, please call us toll free at 1-877-ONE-WISH or 717-295-6684.

HOPE International believes that when it comes to fighting poverty, charity isn't enough. We empower families to provide for themselves, investing in the dreams of the poor through biblically based business training, savings services and loans as small as $100. HOPE and its partners work in 16 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Eastern Eurpoe and Latin America, addressing both physical and spiritual poverty and helping clients identify the skills God has given them to break the chains of poverty.

For more information, please visit HopeInternational.org.

Hempfield recCenter believes that everyone should have access to fitness, wellness classes and programs. Through its 'Everyone Belongs' campaign, the nonprofit organization offers financial assistance to individuals and families to participate in its many activities. Your contribution to the campaign ensures no child is ever turned away from a dance class or camp, no adult is left out of a wellness program that will allow them to live their healthiest life and no family misses out on the togetherness of a summer spent by the pool.

Relay For Life is the signature fundraiser cancer walk for the American Cancer Society. Relay is staffed and coordinated by volunteers in more than 5,200 communities and 20 countries who give their time and effort because they believe it is time to take action against cancer. Relay For Life is a team fundraising cancer walk event where team members take turns walking around a track or designated path. Each event is 6-24 hours in length and each team is asked to have a member on the track at all times to signify that cancer never sleeps. Cancer patients don't stop because they're tired, and for one night, neither do we.