Odyssey Theatre partners with Tysen's Mission to a Million in support of Make-A-Wish Eastern Ontario

Odyssey Theatre will be donating proceeds from its Sunday, August 2

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matinee performance of _ The Things We Do For Love _ to benefit Tysen’s Mission to a Million in support of Make-A-Wish

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Eastern Ontario.Tysen Lefebvre is a very special wish child. After his wish to meet longtime idol and celebrity Adam Sandler was granted in 2012, Tysen decided to raise $1 million dollars through his “Mission to a Million” in support of [ Make-A-Wish

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Eastern Ontario

](http://odysseytheatre.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6921714e1fe7d77b1edbc76d5&id=32820580d6&e=c5358b11f1) to help other kids have the same magical wish experience. To date he has raised more than $275,000 in support of local wishes.

“Odyssey Theatre has a long history of partnering with organizations that give back to the community,” said General Manager Dana Uzarevic. “In celebration of our 30

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anniversary season, we’re proud to align ourselves with meaningful organizations like Make-A-Wish

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to do what we can to support young visionaries like Tysen, and help him get closer to his goal.”

Katherine Toms, Coordinator of Communications and Marketing at Make-a-Wish

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Eastern Ontario said, “This is a great partnership that will help Tysen reach his goal of raising one million dollars for Make-A-Wish

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Eastern Ontario. Every dollar raised helps make a child’s wish a reality and we’re lucky to have such wonderful support from the community.”

“I’m so very happy for the support of Odyssey Theatre,” said Tysen Lefebvre (pictured above with sister-in-law Jackie Lefebvre). “I think it’s so cool that for their 30th anniversary, Odyssey chose to help me in my Mission to give 100 kids their wishes through the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Giving other kids hope to tackle their medical difficulties is such an important cause and I’m glad to see the theatre community taking part.”Specially priced tickets for the matinee performance of _ The Things We Do For Love _ on Sunday, August 2

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will be sold for $30 for adults and $15 for children under the age of 12 years. The matinee performance will begin at

 3:00 pm

, and Tysen and his volunteers will be onsite to sell his Mission merchandise before the performance and during intermission. Tickets are now on sale .