From Left to Right: Warde captains David Wolff, Mike Money, Jordan Irizarry, Dario Pugliano, Tim Parry of The Jim Parry Foundation, Michael Dominick of Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut.
The Fairfield Warde Gridiron Club has agreed to sponsor The Jim Parry Foundation in the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut’s Walk for Wishes Hero Parade.
The gridiron club has pledged $250 to The Jim Parry Foundation, which was founded in 2010 as a non-profit organization to both support firefighter causes and firefighters in need.
The Foundation was started by Tim Parry, a Fairfield native and the founder of the FCIAC Football Blog, in honor of his brother. Jim Parry, a retired Lieutenant in the Fairfield Fire Department, died suddenly in August at the age of 55. Parry started the foundation so that his brother’s legacy of giving back to others could continue on.
“My brother loved his fellow firefighters and would do whatever he could to help them in times of need, no questions asked,” Parry said. “He was like that with people he never met, too. He was the kind of person who would give you the shirt off his back.”
Parry decided to put a team together for the Walk for Wishes Hero Parade after he learned members of the Fairfield Firefighters Local 1426 were volunteering at the event in his brother’s honor.
“Jimmy donated New York Giants tickets to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut every year, and he never made a big deal out of it,” Parry said. “He just wanted to make a wish come true.”
When Fairfield Warde head football coach Duncan Della Volpe heard what Parry was doing, he asked the Fairfield Warde Gridiron Club if they could help the cause. Though the club supports the Mustangs by buying on-field equipment, providing pre-game team meals and supporting the team’s efforts to attend camps and clinics, the club also looks to give back to the Fairfield community.
The Walk for Wishes Hero Parade is a non-competitive three-mile walk and parade to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut. This year’s event will be held Saturday, May 14 at Jennings Beach.
“Seeing kids in the community want to get involved and give back to an organization like the Make-A-Wish Foundation is so exciting and we cannot thank people like the Fairfield Warde Gridiron Club and The Jim Parry Foundation team enough for their incredible support,” said Michael Dominick, Communications Manager, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut.
To make a donation through The Jim Parry Foundation, go to http://jimparry.org, or email Tim Parry at jimparryfoundation@gmail.com.
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