ProSource Continues to Support Make-A-Wish® Central and South Texas With a $30,000+ Donation

Generous Donations from a ProSource Member and Vendors Add $20,000+ Home Theater for a Wish Kid Who Loves Movies and Candy

SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Dec. 17, 2020 — ProSource, the largest audio, video, and integration buying group in the United States, proudly announced today that the organization continues to support Make-A-Wish® Central and South Texas despite the pandemic and the inability to hold the annual fundraiser. In addition to a $10,000 cash donation from the ProSource organization, the ProSource member and vendor community stepped up alongside the group to contribute an additional value of more than $20,000 in donated products and pro bono design and installation hours to create a home theater for Wish Kid Miles. The home theater system that Miles wished for was organized and installed by ProSource Power member, Macauley Technologies, LLC who worked with the homeowners and a custom home builder in the Austin, Texas, market. Under the project management direction of Bryan Arnold, Vice President of Technical Operations, they contributed their time as well as additional products to complete the installation.

The ProSource vendors responsible for the contribution of equipment include AudioQuest, Control4/SnapAV, Origin Acoustics, Screen Innovations, Sony Electronics, Sound United and, SurgeX. The Wish Reveal was hosted by Miles’ family as a surprise on Saturday, Dec. 12, with Bryan Arnold and Ian Shaw, VP of Business Development from Macauley Technologies, in attendance, joined by Jason Russell, Vice President, Residential Sales at Screen Innovations. The event unveiled not only the theater room but also featured a time-elapsed video of the project from start to finish with guest appearances by Jessica Paskon, Vice President of Finance and Operations at ProSource; Jeff Goldstein, Head Of Sales Custom Installation Channel at Sony Electronics; Kevin Zarow, Vice President – AV Specialty and Custom Integration at Sound Unite; Jason Russell; and Bryan Arnold.

“Miles is a resilient boy and he loves movies and candy,” said Miles’ father, Jason Embry. “This is a special place in his house and serves as a reminder of the journey we have been through together and the large community of people who have supported us, from those we know to those we do not know. He has developed a love for Chicago, the city where he had his surgery. We go back several times a year for checkups, and he calls it his ‘secret hideout city,’ and he loves the Chicago Bears and Cubs.”

“We are so fortunate to have an organization like ProSource support our mission of creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses and most importantly building resilience for the family as a whole,” said Kathrin Brewer, President and CEO of Make-A-Wish Central and South Texas. “They have supported our organization and families tremendously in the past, and their passion and energy making Miles’ home theater wish come true despite the pandemic underscores their commitment to making sure every child can keep wishing.”

“We are so proud of our organization and the generous donations of time and equipment from our partners to make one little boy feel so special,” said Jessica Paskon, Vice President of Finance and Operations, ProSource. “Tens of thousands of volunteers, donors, and supporters advance the Make-A-Wish vision to grant the wish of every child diagnosed with a critical illness. We are honored to play our part in supporting their dedication.”

For information on becoming a ProSource member, please contact Sherry Dantonio, Senior Director of Education and Member Recruitment, at (562) 810-1706 or by email at Sherry.Dantonio@Prosourceinfo.com. 

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About Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas
Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. We seek to bring every eligible child’s wish to life, because a wish is an integral part of a child’s treatment journey. Research shows children who have wishes granted can build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight their illness. Headquartered in Austin and San Antonio, Make-A-Wish CSTX is considered one of the top charities in the state, with 84 cents of every dollar raised going directly toward granting wishes in our area. One of the first local Make-A-Wish chapters established, Make-A-Wish CSTX continues to grant more wishes per staff and raise more in-kind contributions than almost all of the 62 US chapters. Together, generous donors, supporters, staff and more than 700 volunteers have granted over 5,000 wishes for children across our territory since 1985 and have hosted more than 1,000 others for children around the world; the chapter granted over 300 wishes last year, the most in its 35-year history. For more information about Make-A-Wish CSTX, visit us at www.cstx.wish.org.

About ProSource 

ProSource is a cooperative, member-governed, not-for-profit buying group representing more than 550 specialty retailers and custom integrators. With annual sales of more than $5 billion, ProSource is the largest specialty and consumer-electronics merchandising group in the United States, which allows it to negotiate stronger programs with manufacturers, help independent dealers stay relevant to consumers, and keep the specialty A/V channel competitive. For additional information go to www.prosourceinfo.com.

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