Making Dreams Come True

By Teresa Aloi

About Make A Wish non-profit organization national grant wishes for terminally ill children a wish is granted on average every 38

minutes not all wishes are big

How They Grant Wishes step 1: referral step 2: medical eligibility step 3: the wish step 4: creating joy

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meet Luke age 6 wish granted 2010 loved gardening wished to see pineapples grow in Hawaii

Success Stories he was inspired after his trip created a team for Walks for

Wishes shared the power of a wish his ripple created waves

Success Stories meet Miles age 5 wished to be Batkid thousands participated users on twitter made the hashtag

#SFBatKid word spread quickly

Success Stories Batkid’s story

Success Stories

Success Stories

Success Stories

Works Cited “Luke’s Pineapple Wish: A Lasting Impact”. 2013. wish.org. Make –A-Wish

Foundation of America. 9/27/15. http://wish.org/wishes/wish-stories/i-wish-to-go/luke-pineapples

“Thousands Unite for a Wish”.2013. wish.org. Make –A-Wish Foundation of America. 9/27/15. http://wish.org/wishes/wish-stories/i-wish-to-be/miles-batkid

Ng, Christina. “San Francisco to Transform Into Gotham for Boy’s Batman Make-A-Wish”. November 4, 2013. abcnews.go.com. ABC New Internet Ventures. 9/27/15. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/11/san-francisco-to-transform-into-gotham-for-boys-batman-make-a-wish/