11-11-11: Make A Wish For Make-A-Wish

Sandy Hook resident Lia Levitt is organizing a special event, The 11-11 Wishes Come True Soirée, that will offer the opportunity to try food from a number of local restaurants and take a chance on a number of silent auction items while also helping to raise funs for The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut.

The event will be Friday, November 11, 7 to 11:15 pm, at Roberto’s Restaurant, 505 Main Street in Monroe.

In addition to the host restaurant, Ms Levitt has secured promises to participate from The Inn at Newtown, The Meat House, Mona Lisa Restaurant, demitasse café, The Villa Restaurant, and PUB 25 Grille, all of Newtown; and The Cookhouse of New Milford.

“This is going to be a way for people to come in and taste what this community has to offer,” she said. “Here’s your chance to try a number of different restaurants in the area, all at one time.

“It’s also one way to approach some holiday shopping,” she said of the silent auction, which already includes items from Adam Broderick Salon & Spa, Figs Wood Fired Bistro, Caron Designs, Dragonfly Designs, Ergo Chef, Goin’ with The Flow Massage, Illustrated Interiors, Leal Designs, McLaughlin Vineyard, Pizza Palace, Ricci’s Salon, Sabrina Style, and Trader Joe’s.

There will also be time for dancing off dinner, thanks to music provided by Everlasting Entertainment of Connecticut.

The idea for the event comes from a family tradition of Ms Levitt’s, who says she often finds herself stopping to make a wish each time the clock strikes 11:11.

“My 11:11 wish-making thing has been going on for as long as I can remember,” said Ms Levitt. “My sister and I would look at each other at the radio in the car, or a clock radio, on any day, and make a point of making our wish. Now any time I see that time, any time people are around, I mention it out loud.”

The soiree will conclude around 11:15 because Ms Levitt would like everyone to be together to make a wish that evening.

“I love the idea of so many people being together to make a wish,” she continued. “Whether this is something that you already know about and do, or it’s something that is new to you, everyone will be making a wish together. This is epic, really.”

Tickets are $55 per person, which includes catered appetizers and desserts from local restaurants, dinner by Roberto’s, and even wine. (Wine for the event has been donated by Barefoot Wine, but a full cash bar will also be operating.)

Full tables, which seat eight to ten people, can also be purchased for $500.

While everyone is making their wish shortly after 11 that evening, they can take heart in knowing that all funds raised through ticket sales and the evening’s silent auction will be donated to The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut.

Those who are unable to attend the soirée are invited to make a donation which, like all proceeds from the November 11 event, will be donated directly to Make-A-Wish. Tax-deductible donations can be done online at http://friends.wish.org/054-000/page/Lia-Levitt/11-11-Wishes-Come-True-Soirée-.htm. Ms Levitt’s goal is to raise $8,500 which is, according to Make-A-Wish of Connecticut, the average cost of a wish granted to children between the ages of 2½ and 18 with life-threatening (not just terminal) illnesses.

Ms Levitt expects to have more businesses offering items before the night of the event. Updates are posted regularly on the website mentioned above as well as on the event’s Facebook page (11-11 Wishes Come True Soirée ).

Tickets for The 11-11 Wishes Come True Soirée can be purchased via e-mail at wisheventtickets@yahoo.com. They can also be purchased at the office of Church Hill Physical Therapy & Sports Rehabilitation, 30 Church Hill Road; The Newtown Bee, 5 Church Hill Road; or Monroe Physical Therapy & Sports Rehabilitation, 401 Monroe Turnpike (within Village Square Medical Offices).

“It’s going to be a great way to end the week and start the weekend,” promises Ms Levitt.

For additional information contact Ms Levitt at 203-947-5271.