Wishes Granted
Hospital stays and medical treatments will deprive many of our wish children of their life at home with their family and at school with their friends. Their wish will allow them to be swept away by what that one magical experience will hold in store for them and the memories that will last a lifetime. Last year we granted 410 wishes and we are striving to reach more children again this year to bring hope, strength and joy back into children’s lives who have experienced the pain, sadness and anxiety of a life-threatening illness.
All you have to do is read these wish stories to share the power of a wish®.
Local Wish Stories
“I wish to go to the Walt Disney World Resort”
Kaydin-Miles, Age 3
"As I write this, tears are running down my face. They treated us like royalty, my family felt like we had hit the lottery!" Read More
“I wish to go to Curacao”
Ian, Age 18
“Ian is still in treatment and it has been an extremely long and difficult road for him. Make-A-Wish gave him something awesome to focus on while he was so ill." Read More
“I wish to go to the Atlantis Resort”
Danny, Age 17
“The smiles I saw on Danny’s face were priceless. It was a long time since he has been able to smile like that, and once we got to the Bahamas, the smiles came easy for him." Read More
“I wish to go to Hawaii”
Zack, Age 15
"Thoughts of his illness and the numerous hospital stays he endured were far from his mind. This trip really marked a turning point for Zack.” Read More
“I wish to go to Disney World!”
Anthony, Age 8
"Anthony enjoyed his 8th birthday with his family and I know the memory of being in Disney World and Give Kids the World will always be with our family." Read More
“I wish to go to Italy!”
Katie, Age 20
“As I was going through treatments for leukemia, my Make-A-Wish trip was truly something that kept me going." Read More
