Voyage Home Loans and Angelwish, an international non-profit organization that empowers busy people to grant the wishes of children infected and/or affected with HIV/AIDS, have partnered to sponsor a giving spree to benefit Angelwish kids.

The giving spree will take place at the G. Willikers Toy Emporium at 8:00 AM on Saturday, March 6. Local Sacramento children will be purchasing $3,200 worth of toys, books, games, and other gifts for the Angelwish children and their families. The event was made possible through the generous contributions of Voyage employees, whose donations were matched by the company.

"Angelwish is thrilled to be working with the employees of Voyage in engaging the next generation of philanthropists in helping children living with HIV/AIDS," said Shimmy Mehta, Founder/CEO of Angelwish. "The legacy of their donation will have an extremely positive impact on the children picking the toys as well as the ones receiving them.”

Voyage and Angelwish teamed up to coordinate an essay contest for a group of interested Sacramento area children, where they were asked to, “describe the perfect day for you and a sick friend. What would you do? Where would you go?” The winning essay writer and about 20 Sacramento children will shop for gifts to donate to the Angelwish children.

FOX 40 Live Reporter Bethany Crouch and several players from the Sac City Rollers participated as judges in the contest, including Purdy Girl, Rosie GiveittoHer, Trippin' Billie, Pity da Foo, London Britches, and Passion Bye-Ya.

Voyage employees said they were inspired by Angelwish’s mission to give children living with HIV/AIDS and their families the opportunity to celebrate their childhood and they are excited to be part of such a great cause.

“We are very proud that our team has embraced this event. Ryan Lucia and our employees have dedicated both their time and money to such a great cause,” said Josh Harmatz, CEO Voyage Home Loans. “We were excited to partner up with Angelwish; they are a tremendous organization and we are looking forward to even bigger future events. We just hope that our efforts will set a positive example for the mortgage industry to reach out to their respective communities."

About Voyage Home Loans

Voyage Home Loans strives to offer the best loan services available, while working hard to make a difference in local and national communities and the environment through community and charity outreach. Last year, the company was honored to receive an A+ Employees’ Choice Award, from the Sacramento Business Journal, in the small business category. This year, the company hopes to increase its participation, involvement and partnerships with various non-profits, not-for-profits, and individual causes to at least four events a month throughout 2010.

http://www.voyagehomeloans.com/

About Angelwish

Angelwish, a nonprofit organization dedicated to brightening the lives of children with HIV/AIDS, plays a vital role in allowing children to experience childhood. Founded in 1999, Angelwish works with more than 130 HIV/AIDS care centers around the world and harnesses the power of online donations to provide gifts to children. In doing so, Angelwish makes it efficient and effective for a donor to help a child and their family in need. Unlike other methods of donating, 100% of an individual donation made to Angelwish goes directly to the child with HIV or AIDS waiting for a gift.

http://www.angelwish.org/

For more information, contact info@voyagemtg.com