Avant Garde President Denny Leinhos and HR Manager Katie Jones went on air with the Smiley Morning Show 
11 Avant Garde employees volunteered for Make-A-Wish
On Thursday, December 5, Avant Garde Limousines, Coach & Transportation, based in Indianapolis, attended the 28th annual Make-A-Wish Request-A-Thon hosted by 99.5 WZPL and Dave Smiley with The Smiley Morning Show. During this time Avant Garde President Denny Leinhos along with 11 other employees volunteered their time for 2 hours to help answer phones where callers would donate money and then request a song to help 250 kids in Indiana with critical illnesses. Leinhos and HR Manager Katie Jones also spoke on air over the radio to talk about the cause and the different trips Avant Garde has helped be a part of. This event went for 36 hours and was run by nothing but volunteers. In the end, $875,989 was raised which solely goes towards supporting the Make-A-Wish mission, which is based on the belief that a wish can be an integral part of a child’s treatment, and can help them build the strength to fight their illness.
Avant Garde Limousines, Coach & Transportation presented Make-A-Wish Foundation with a check for $10,000
This is the sixth year that Avant Garde has partnered with Make-A-Wish in providing transportation for all Wish participants from rides to and from the airport for Disney World, to shopping sprees, wanting to be the Colts mascot Blue for the day, and the most recent event which was transporting 27 kids over 3 days to see Taylor Swift. So far Avant Garde has helped transport over 300 Wish participants and that number continues to increase. The average cost to fulfill a wish is $10,000 per child, and in the past Avant Garde has donated $4,000. However, this year Make-A-Wish was presented with a check for $10,000, which will help fulfill one full wish for a child. Along with the donation Avant Garde will also help support and sponsor the family that ends up being chosen to receive the Wish.
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