THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 3, 2022 Page 9 Malden Catholic’s Make-A-Wish Club grants the 4th wish GARDEN | FROM PAGE 1 in 4 years – donates $12,500 to Make-A-Wish® Massachusetts and Rhode Island to provide a parrot for RJ child’s wish to life because a wish is an integral part of a child’s treatment journey. Research shows children who have wishes granted can build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight their illness. Since 1987, the organization has granted more than 8,500 wishes for children in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Pictured from left to right: Eilish O’Brien, Make-A-Wish® Massachusetts and Rhode Island Community Partnerships Manager Hillary Muntz, MC Make-A-Wish® Club President Eavan Flood, Mayor Gary Christenson, MC President John Thornburg, MC Director of Mission Integration Brother Thomas Puccio and Malden City Council President Craig Spadafora. R J, 10, of Malden, is full of love for his family and for animals. When he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, one of the activities that helped distract him from the discomfort and stress of his illness was watching animal videos. He has especially loved exotic birds and watching trainers work with them. Inspired by this love, he wished for his very own parrot. The anticipation of his wish coming true helped RJ keep a positive attitude as he regained strength following his treatment. Recently, the Make-A-Wish Club at Malden Catholic (MC) presented a check for $12,500 to Make-A-Wish® Massachusetts and Rhode Island to provide RJ with a new parrot, which he named Zeus. This is the fourth wish that the club has granted in four consecutive years. Malden Mayor Gary Christenson, Malden City Council President Craig Spadafora and Make-A-Wish® Massachusetts and Rhode Island Community Partnerships Manager Hillary Muntz were on-site for MALDEN: TODAY | FROM PAGE 6 really good choice! • Congratulations to Malden Catholic senior four-year starting point guard Tony Felder Jr. for not only copping All-Scholastic honors from The Globe but also maintaining straight As! Quite a young man. • Fear not! I will have more on the Eddie Trabucco bench rededication later. “This is the end, beautiful friend, this is the end, my only friend, the end” – don’t forget to join in on the festivities and enjoy a fun family event at “The Final Game” at Malden’s best open green, Devir Park. Takes place on Sunday, June 5 beginning at 4 in the afternoon. See many of your boyhood idols from the the ceremony along with the MC Make-A-Wish® Club members. When Zeus was old enough to travel, RJ and his family were escorted by limousine to pick up the young bird at the airport and bring him home. RJ is proud to care for Zeus and is especially excited about teaching him to talk. He and his grandma are working together to train the bird. So far, Zeus can say “Thank you,” and RJ has a growing list of other words he plans to teach him. According to RJ, “Zeus is literally the best animal I could ever have.” Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=r3QLqY_TYoo Over the last four years, MC Make-A-Wish Club members and parents have joined together to raise money through a variety of events, candy grams and product sales to provide four wishes to children in need. “This served as a reminder that with a community working together, we can provide renewed hope and uplifting joy when it is needed most,” stated MC President John Thornburg. Malden Merchants/Augustine’s A’s Inter-City League Championship years. A special guest will be singing our National Anthem and will be the master of ceremonies for the event. There’ll be music and refreshments for the kids. The organizers will be paying tribute to many former players, including those that have passed on. Also, a few of the players will be telling their favorite old baseball stories from those memorable years. Come see guys like Steve Ring, Joe DiSarcina, John and Andy Brickley, Dave Polcari and Davie Caiazzo along with many more. Mayor Gary Christenson will be in attendance as well as a few other honored guests. Should be a great event. Enjoy Devir Park as we once remembered it. About Make-A-Wish® Massachusetts and Rhode Island Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Massachusetts & Rhode Island (massri.wish.org) creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. They seek to bring every eligible and he actively participated in the Bell System Divestiture that established Nynex, later to become Verizon. 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