Posted
on April 29, 2015
Today
is the anniversary of the beginning of the Make a Wish Foundation!
A
U.S. Customs Officer living near leukemia patient Christopher
Greicius, just seven years old, had an unusual wish: to be a police
officer.
The
Customs Officer worked with officers of the Arizona Department of
Public Safety to make Christopher's wish come true. Christopher was
able to wear a custom-tailored police uniform, was sworn in as the
first honorary DPS patrolman in Arizona's history, and was a police
officer for a day. He even got to ride in a police helicopter!
That
special day in Christopher's life was April 29, 1980. Just a few days
later, Christopher died. But the boy got a jolt of joy while he was
still alive, and everyone who knew him felt encouraged by the
officers working so hard to make his wish come true.
That's
how the Make a Wish Foundation got its start. Today, in honor of this
anniversary, spread the word about the organization, or donate money,
or even help bring the dreams of children YOU know to come true.
A
little girl named known to my family was not only treated to an
awesome wish, last year, courtesy of this organization, but she was
also given some fabulous opportunities to travel, talk to other kids
suffering from cancer, and be a “poster child” for the local Make
a Wish chapter. Her wish was to become a chef, and she was given a
personalized chef's hat and coat, and she got to cook for a cafe full
of her family and friends. She even signed autographs on copies of
her cookbook!
Remember...
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| My daughter asked a local company, the Compassionate Clown Company, to donate time, materials for face painting and balloon animals, and costumes for a special surprise party for a little girl battling cancer. |
You don't always have to have a lot of money to make a child's
dream come true. You can often find a donor or sponsor who is able to
help make a wish a reality. For example, if a child wants to publish
a book, you can ask Shutterfly or other book-binding companies if
they would pitch in toward that dream; if a child wants to see the
Rocky Mountains, you can contact travel companies and hotel chains
and see if they would like some good publicity; if a child wants a
superhero party, try calling a costume shop and asking for a
discount, or contact community or school theatre companies for help with
costuming and entertainers.
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