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Make-a-Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.

It is the largest wish-granting organization in the world. They created the organization to fulfill the wishes of children that have life-threatening medical conditions. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has benefited the lives of many children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The organization began in 1980 when a group of caring persons helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer.

Since then, the Foundation has grown into a worldwide group that has granted more than 132,000 wishes to children in the U.S. alone. Even though they are now well-known around the, they have maintained the grassroots approach to accomplishing their mission. Their network of more than 25,000 volunteers helps the Foundation to serve children with life-threatening medical conditions. Their volunteers work as wish granters, fund raisers, special events assistants, and in other capacities as necessary. Referrals for wishes come from parents or guardians, from members of the medical community, and from the children themselves. When a wish team first visits a child, the volunteers ask one simple question: "If you could have one wish, what would it be?" Contact them volunter, donate or for more information on their programs.

3550 North Central Avenue
Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2105
Phone: (602) 279-9474
Fax: (602) 279-0855

website: www.wish.org

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