A foundation in memory of Wesley Belisle
For the fourth year in a row, Wesley’s Way Foundation has purchased and delivered toys to support the Salvation Army’s Toy Shop for families who need help this holiday season.
The foundation was able to donate 156 toys this year!
From all of us at Wesley’s Way, we hope this helps many children have a great holiday season this year.
Wesley’s Way Foundation is helping to bring some joy this holiday season to children in the Outer Banks as part of our Wesley’s Wheels initiative. We were able to purchase and donate an assortment of gifts to be distributed by the Outer Banks Woman’s Club as part of their Angel Gift program for 2021.
Gifts include the following:
We hope these gifts help make a great holiday season for these children in the Outer Banks!
Our second motorcycle / bicycle fundraiser was held virtually from October 1st through October 31st. We had 60+ participants enjoy lovely fall weather while helping us raise money for our foundation.
Thanks to all who participated and made this event a great success!
On October 28th, a fundraiser was held online where 20 teams participated in trivia hosted by Travis and Aaron Blais to benefit Wesley’s Way Foundation.
It was a close game as the different rounds were won by different teams throughout the night. In the end, Laurin Johnson was declared the winner for finishing on top for two of the rounds.
Congratulations Laurin, and thank you to all that participated!
Wesley’s Way is proud to help those in our community, especially women and children in need. For the second year in a row, we are helping Emily’s Place and Marguerite’s Place with a donation of supplies to each organization.
Donations to Emily’s Place (Manchester, NH)
Includes diapers, wipes, pull-ups, laundry detergent, paper towels, soap, garbage bags, towels, vacuum, cutlery, toaster, mop bucket, notebooks, crayons, and so much more!
Donations to Marguerite’s Place (Nashua, NH)
Includes 3 vacuums, paper towels, pull-ups, exercise mats, garbage bags, and a whole stack of storage bins!
Wesley’s Way Foundation is proud to announce a donation to the Beach Food Pantry in Kitty Hawk, NC.
This donation marks the fourth straight year that Wesley’s Way has partnered with the Beach Food Pantry.
The Beach Food Pantry does amazing work for the Outer Banks, and this donation will allow them to continue feeding members of their community throughout the fall.
Wesley’s Way Foundation has chosen once again to help purchase backpacks and school supplies for NH children through the Boys & Girls Club’s “Pack a Pack” drive for 2021.
With a goal of improving literacy and education, Wesley’s Way is proud to support this drive as it helps improve the lives of school children throughout NH.
Our 2nd Annual 5k fundraiser was held from June 12 through June 26. We had 335 people from 21 states participate, which was an amazing turnout. A big thanks to all that participated this year, and we hope to have you back next year!
Wesley’s playground has been completed at Green Acres Elementary School in Manchester, NH!
The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Saturday, June 19th, which means the playground is now open for all to play on. We hope all the children at Green Acres and in the city of Manchester get to enjoy the playground. We are sure that is what Wesley would want!
Words cannot express the gratitude we have for everyone that helped make this playground a reality! We could not have done this without Bill Lavin and the Where Angels Play Foundation, the Angels Army, Manchester Parks & Recreation, Jersey Mike’s Subs, the firemen, policemen, and other volunteers, foreman Xavier Murphy, Scarlett Lewis, Christine Brennan, Mayor Joyce Craig, Green Acres Principal Michael Beaulac, the teachers, parents, and staff, and of course the children of Green Acres School!
Thank to you all that have donated to Wesley’s Way Foundation over the past two years to help us make this playground a reality. That includes anyone who donated to our foundation directly, through our various fundraisers, by participating in our 5k events or our Century Bike Ride, and of course the the many companies who sponsored all these special events. There are so many people, businesses, and groups to thank, we cannot possibly list them all.
Just know that we are so deeply touched, honored, and thankful for everyone that helped us to keep Wesley’s memory alive in this special way.
Derek & Lindsey Belisle
Videos, Articles, and Image Gallery
Writer Carol Robidoux and photographer Jeffrey Hastings put together a great article and video about the opening of the playground.
Below are videos of the groundbreaking ceremony on June 17th and the opening ceremony on June 19th.
Note: The opening ceremony below is best viewed on a computer due to the video’s size.
Here are links to some articles written about Wesley’s playground.
WMUR news clip of the playground build from June 18, 2021
WMUR news clip about 5k fundraiser from June 12, 2020
Paul Feely’s Union Leader Article on October 20, 2019.
Image Gallery
Wesley’s Way has donated and delivered pool floats, including noodles and kickboards, to Camp Allen in preparation for swimmers attending the camp in the upcoming summer season.
Check back soon – more details will be provided in the coming days.