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Charity of the Month: Make a Wish Foundation

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

-Make a Wish Foundation was established in 1980 with the purpose of granting wishes to those children with Make a Wishlife-threatening medical conditions

-The first wish was made by 7-year-old Christopher James Greicius, who wanted to be a police officer. Christopher who was diagnosed with leukemia, had his wish granted on April 29, 1980 when he flew in a Department of Public Safety helicopter, was sworn in as the first honorary DPS patrolman in Arizona state history, and even had a DPS uniform made especially for him

-The first “official” wish granted through the Foundation was made for Frank “Bopsy” Salazar, who wanted to go to Disney World

Visit http://www.wish.org/ to find out everything you need to know about the Make a Wish Foundation.

Here are a few facts provided by the website:

Eligibility

-Must be between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18

years old

-Must be referred

-Must have a life-threatening medical condition acknowledged by a physician

-Must not have received a wish before through Make a Wish or any other organization

Statistics

-Every 40 minutes a wish is granted

-25% of wishes are to visit Disney World, making it the #1 wish

-As of March 2009, the average cost of a wish was $7,362

-In 2009, the Foundation granted more wishes than it did in any previous year; that of 13,465 children

-Over 75% of donations go towards granting a child’s wish

Ways to Get Involved

-Donate

-Monetary

-Treasures

-Frequent Flier Miles

-Shop to Help

-Adopt a Wish

-Volunteer

Road Scholar Transport Awareness Program

As part of its 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, Road Scholar created a Make-A-Wish trailer in order to help spread awareness for the Foundation. The blue trailer features a young Make-a-Wish participant surrounded by stars showing that when you wish upon a star, dreams really do come true.

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It’s the Season of Miracles Thanks to Make-A-Wish

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

While we struggle with last minute Christmas shopping, Make-A-Wish is giving children something that cannot be bought in a store…their dream come true.

So was the cause with Gabriel Hinton, Kyana Willis, Krystal, and Jordan who received the best Christmas wish they could ever ask for.

According to sandsprisleader.com, six-year-old Gabriel Hinton, suffering from hypoplastic left heart syndrome, was able to travel to Disney World, Universal Studies, and Sea World last month and fulfill any little boy’s wish…to meet his favorite superheroes.  Gabriel was able to get autographs from Marvel Comics Super Heroes, along with his picture with the group.

Kyana Willis had a similar dream.  She wanted to meet all the characters living in Walt Disney World, including Mickey Mouse.  The nine-year-old who has Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia was able to have her dream fulfilled with the help of West Florence High School, whose previous and current students donated to the cause, allowing Kyana to hop on a plane today and enter the land of where magic begins (http://www2.scnow.com/news/2010/dec/14/nine-year-old-battling-cancer-gets-wish-granted-ar-1223304/).

Fifteen-year-old Krystal, who is missing three chambers in her heart, hoped to visit Disney World as well, but she isn’t exactly excited about meeting the characters.  Her dream is to be a princess.  Krystal’s dream will become reality soon as she travels to Disney World dressed as a princess for a photo shoot (http://www.kpvi.com/story.php?id=34009&n=15206).

So what about Jordan?  Did he get to go to Disney World like the others?

No.  Instead, seventeen-year-old Jordan who has Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, traveled to last week’s Dallas Cowboy’s football game where he not only watched the game, but got to meet the players as well (http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?S=13671891).

Help support a great cause by shipping with Road Scholar Transport.  Road Scholar Transport is helping spread awareness with our Make-A-Wish trailer, but we need your help to keep the freight moving.  Request a quote today at http://www.roadscholar.com/freightquote.html.

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Text a Wish This Christmas

Monday, December 6th, 2010

You sign up for daily horoscope texts, text your vote for your favorite singer on American Idol, and enter text contests all the time.

Let’s face it, many of us would be lost without the internet on our phone, the ability to text, or to be able to snap a picture at a moment’s notice.  So why not put your phone to use this holiday season?

The Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia Make-A-Wish Foundation chapters have launched a text campaign, the first for their foundation.

The campaign is determined to gain new supporters by giving them a different/more convenient way to donate.

It only takes a couple of seconds, just text WISH to 90999.  You can donate five times per phone, contributing $5 per text, deducted from your phone bill or prepaid account.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants children (2 ½-18 years old) with life-threatening conditions their wish, whether it is a trip to Disney World, meeting their favorite celebrity, or even just a toy they want.

Visit http://www.roadscholarawareness.org/our-charities/make-a-wish-foundation/ to learn more about the Make-A-Wish Foundation and to view Road Scholar Transport’s Make-A-Wish awareness trailer.

Make-A-Wish trailer

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