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2022 W.I.S.H. SOCIETY HONOREES<br />
Millie Baker<br />
Meeks Cockroft Agency<br />
Shelter Insurance<br />
Insurance Agent<br />
When I was in school at Ridgeland<br />
High School, we lost a friend in our<br />
class to cancer and Make-A-Wish<br />
was able to send his family to the<br />
Augusta Nationals in his honor.<br />
I’ll never forget that. Through that<br />
experience, I was forever touched,<br />
and I desired to continue a friend’s<br />
legacy of inspiration by being an<br />
honoree for W.I.S.H. Society.<br />
A specific philanthropic achievement<br />
that I will forever be grateful for is<br />
raising over $15,000 for malnourishment<br />
supplements for But God<br />
Ministries in Haiti. I then got to help<br />
distribute them during my summer<br />
internship in Haiti. It was a massive<br />
honor that I will forever remember.<br />
Being an honoree for W.I.S.H.<br />
Society is a great honor. Having a<br />
platform to help grant wishes in my<br />
home state of Mississippi is the<br />
highest honor. I’m very grateful!<br />
Heather Bennett<br />
W.G. Yates & Sons<br />
Construction Company<br />
Corporate Counsel<br />
Make-A-Wish is a wonderful<br />
organization that has a lasting impact<br />
on people and one that I love very<br />
much. My goddaughter was gifted<br />
with a trip to Disney World several<br />
years ago. She was still healing from<br />
a life-threatening illness and her<br />
two sisters and parents were all<br />
tired, scared, and in need of JOY!<br />
Make-A-Wish brought so much<br />
joy to them.<br />
I am thrilled and excited to be given<br />
the opportunity to help give to an<br />
organization that has given so much<br />
to others and to meet and work with<br />
other like-minded women.<br />
Tameika Bennett<br />
Bennett Law Office, PLLC<br />
Owner/ Managing Partner<br />
I am truly humbled to be a W.I.S.H.<br />
Society honoree. I believe that this<br />
opportunity will help me be of service<br />
to those in need and encourage me to<br />
reach out and assist deserving people.<br />
Helping others experience joy is<br />
something that is very important to<br />
me. In this exciting and fulfilling<br />
experience as an honoree, I hope to<br />
serve others!<br />
Lorraine Boykin<br />
Currie Johnson & Myers<br />
Attorney<br />
I’ve seen firsthand the power that a<br />
wish can give to a family! I’ve worked<br />
with several children whose wish was<br />
a Disney vacation, and I’ve seen the<br />
value to these families of time away<br />
together! Instead of focusing on<br />
hospital visits and medical treatments<br />
ahead, these families had the ability<br />
to enjoy their time together and<br />
make memories that they will always<br />
cherish. I wanted to be a part of the<br />
W.I.S.H Society to help raise funds<br />
to provide even more wishes to<br />
Mississippi children through<br />
Make-A-Wish.<br />
I am thrilled to be among this<br />
group of women bringing awareness<br />
to Make-A-Wish and what this<br />
organization does for families. Every<br />
child should be able to just be a kid,<br />
and that’s what happens when a<br />
wish is granted. It gives me great joy<br />
to know that our efforts will help<br />
provide even more opportunities to<br />
Mississippi families.<br />
52 • NOVEMBER 2022
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