When You Wish Upon a Star

Matt Baird is the kind of volunteer every organization hopes to get: dedicated and passionate, willing to do what needs to get done, and cheerful to boot. But we’re the lucky ones because Matt is not only a wonderful volunteer, he’s also an amazing person.  As a teen with cancer, Matt had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to choose whatever his heart desired through the Make-A-Wish foundation. He wished for a donation to Open Table.

Matt says he did it because he felt so supported and cared for by Open Table staff and volunteers while going through not just his cancer treatment but also the death of his sister that he just wanted to give back. He’s an amazing person, deserving of all the wonderful things the future can bring. We all should have a Matt Baird in our lives; we’re lucky to have Matt in ours.

• Read more of the story and see photos at the following local news sites:
  https://www.wickedlocal.com/picture-gallery/beacon-villager/2021/12/20/matt-baird-18-sudbury-uses-his-make-wish-wish-help-open-table/8970212002/
• https://whdh.com/news/local-teen-who-battled-cancer-pays-his-make-a-wish-forward-to-maynard-food-pantry/

Thank you to Make-A-Wish of Massachusetts and Rhode Island for making Matt’s wish come true and thus making a difference in our community!