Oilers Raise $6,000 for Make-A-Wish
The University of Findlay raised $6,000 for the Make-A-Wish campaign last year, the tenth highest total among all NCAA Division II schools.
Since NCAA DII student-athletes on the national Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) began its alliance with Make-A-Wish in 2003, the division has raised nearly $3.5 million for the nonprofit organization. The money has been used to fund more than 470 wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions. Last year alone, student-athletes raised enough to help grant about 70 wishes.
As a whole during the 2013-14 campaign, NCAA Division II schools raised $567,778 for the Make-A-Wish program, a record-setting total. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) finished fourth in the nation in total money raised at $30,422.54.
“For 11 years, NCAA Division II student-athletes have taken the skills that have allowed them to succeed in athletic competitions, such as teamwork and self-determination, and channeled them toward helping us grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions,” said David Williams, CEO and president of Make-A-Wish America. “This record donation – along with the more than $3 million raised for Make-A-Wish in previous years – will forever change the lives of the wish kids who have had their one true wish granted thanks in part to the efforts of NCAA Division II student athletes throughout the country.”