Elon’s Vital Signs a cappella group hosted its 11th annual Make-A-Wish benefit concert and raised over $10,000 for local kids.
The concert welcomed over 300 audience members, and was founded by Vital Signs alum Nick Cook ’15 to honor his sister Bella. Bella is a Leukemia survivor who was granted a wish by the foundation.
All proceeds from this event went directly to the Make-A-Wish foundation of Central and Western North Carolina, which was able to grant a record-breaking 430 wishes in 2023. To emphasize the impact that funds raised have on local communities, the concert invites a local wish kid to be honored each year.
This year’s concert honored Hannah Kloesz, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when she was 6 years old. Kloesz’ wish was to see Hamilton on Broadway.
President of Vital Signs Aidan Coy expressed the importance of having wish kids attend the event and being able to see the impact that the fundraising from the event does.
“We have a wish family, just to sort of keep that spark alive and see where all the money that we’re raising goes,” Coy said.