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Sunflowers for wishes
July 17, 2024 5:23 pm
• Last Updated: July 17, 2024 8:32 pm
Ava Carter, 16, of East Windsor, with the sunflower she selected Wednesday, July 17, 2024, during a preview of the Make-A-Wish Connecticut’s Sunflower for Wishes event at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold that runs July 20 to 28. Carter at birth had transposition of the great arteries (TGA) a serious, rare heart problem in which the two main arteries leaving her heart are reversed. She has a pacemaker that was put in place at that time. (Dana Jensen/The Day). Buy Photo Reprints
One of the 300,000 sunflowers that will be harvested at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold Wednesday, July 17, 2024. The field will be open to the public for Sunflowers for Wishes to purchase flowers from Saturday, July 20 to Sunday, July 28 and all proceeds will go to Make-A-Wish Connecticut. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Cameron Wilson, 8, of Wallingford, who had leukemia, holds the sunflower he selected during Wednesday, July 17, 2024, during a preview of the Make-A-Wish Connecticut’s Sunflower for Wishes event at Buttonwood Farm that run July 20 to 28. (Dana Jensen/The Day). Buy Photo Reprints
A section of the 14 acres of sunflowers at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold Wednesday, July 17, 2024. The field will be open July 20 to 28 for Sunflowers for Wishes to benefit Make-A-Wish Connecticut.(Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Lucy Farrer, 7, of Stonington, who has a respiratory disorder, plays with her sister, Hailey, 10, during an event Wednesday, July 17, 2024, to promote the Make-A-Wish Connecticut’s Sunflower for Wishes event at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold that runs July 20 to 28. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Griswold ― A preview was held Wednesday to promote the Make-A-Wish Connecticut’s Sunflower for Wishes event at Buttonwood Farm that runs from July 20 to July 28.
The event takes place on 14 acres owned by the Button family where more than 300,000 flowers will be harvested. The money raised from the event is used to make making wishes come true for Connecticut children. Over the past 21 years, the organization has raised $1.9 million to provide 194 wishes.
Buttonwood Farm is known for its homemade ice cream that is sold at the farm.