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Make-A-Wish Foundation : News & Events : Local Events

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Walk for Wishes

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Donation Total as of today $101,265
What is the Make-A-Wish Foundation®?
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organization that fulfills the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human spirit with hope, strength and joy. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of America was founded in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. It all began because of the simple dream of a boy named Chris. A small group of people helped this very ill little boy achieve his wish - to be a state trooper for a day. Since then, Make-A-Wish has grown into the largest and most professional wish granting organization in the world with 67 chapters in the U.S. To date, the Foundation has granted more than 173,000 wishes worldwide.

In 1983, the chapter now recognized as the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, was founded in Northeast Ohio, becoming the eleventh chapter formed by the organization. This chapter includes five regional offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville and Indianapolis, with two satellite offices in Lexington and Youngstown. The largest chapter in the country, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana has granted more than 7,300 wishes.

Who is eligible for a wish?
Any child over the age of 2 ½ and under the age of 18, diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition, may qualify for a wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation regardless of the family's race, gender, creed, socio-economic or cultural background.

What do children wish for?
As each individual child is special and unique, so are their wishes. The majority of wishes fall into four categories:

I wish to go…I wish to be…I wish to meet…I wish to have…

With their imagination guiding the process, the Make-A-Wish Foundation strives to give every child the power to decide his or her own wish come true. Some examples of recently granted wishes include: magical journeys to Disney World…computers…going to the Super Bowl…swimming with dolphins…a playhouse!

If I donate money to this chapter, does it stay local?
Absolutely! All money donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana is used to fulfill the wishes of children from this area. Currently almost 80 percent of each dollar goes directly toward fulfilling wishes.

How many wishes are granted each year?
Our chapter fulfilled the magical wishes of more than 760 children suffering from a life-threatening medical condition last year. Since our chapter’s inception, more than 7,300 wishes have been granted, and we hope to grant 800 wishes this year!

For more information about the Make-A-Foundation or to get more involved in the Foundation, contact Executive Director Kelly Kleinschmidt at (216) 241-3670 or KellyK@makeawishohio.org

We did it !!!

We are absolutely THRILLED with the amount donated for Walk for Wishes !It's nice to know so many of you care about this truly amazing cause. We as a family are very happy that we can be apart of this too ! It's kinda are way of paying back the good deed they did for my boys. Dylan , Jacob and Owen are so happy that we are able to help other children's wishes come true too ! So far after com binding the $215.00 raised by all of you and the $ 50.00 Jay and I are donating , we have a Grand total of $260.00 !! That's FABULOUS !! So once again I thank all of you for a job WELL done , especially during these hard economic times. Thank's again for showing your support and caring !
Sincerely ,
The Halverson's

Wooo~Hooooo

Thanks to my wonderful cousins Bev and Penni we reached the $165.00 mark !!!
My new goal is to reach $200.00 by the 27 of June !!!
Thank you ALL for your generous donations !!!

Thank You !!!

A great big THANK YOU goes out to ALL of you who donated to Walk for Wishes !!!
As a mother of two wish children I know how wonderful it is to see the look on their faces when their wish comes true !! Now , together we get to make wishes come true for other wonderful and courageous children. Make a Wish lets these children be kids again!! I know from experience the thought of what they should wish for would bring such excitement to them and take their minds off of what was really happening. So, again Thank You so much from the bottom of my heart !
Darlene and family

Walk for Wishes

Charlotte ,John & Alina , Tom & Ruthanne ~
Thank you for your very generous donation , it is through the support and commitment of family and friends like you that we are able to make wishes come true.
xoxo
~Darlene

Walk for Wishes

Recently, I was invited to make a difference in the lives of children facing unthinkable challenges by forming a walk team for the17th Annual Medical Mutual of Ohio® & Make-A-Wish Foundation® Walk for Wishes. On Saturday, June 27, 2009, I will join hundreds of walkers to raise much needed funds for Northeast Ohio wish children.

Last year, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana was able to grant the wishes of 28 local children with the money raised at the Walk for Wishes event. Please join me in helping the Make-A-Wish Foundation by supporting my fundraising efforts. Each dollar raised helps to grant the wishes of these special children. Donate securely online and help share the power of a wish!

Thank you for your generous support of this worthwhile cause.

P.S. Be sure to check our progress on the Team Web site!

Darlenehttp://makeawishohio.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=305876&u=305876-256402943&e=2430512230