The Importance Of The Make A Wish Foundation

What would it be like to have a life-threatening disease, and not know if you’re going to make it? Then, you found out that you could have your biggest wish come true, because of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. That’s exactly what happens to thousands of kids each year.

St. Jude Children’s hospital was established in February of 1962 with the “sole purpose of conducting basic and clinical research and treatment into catastrophic childhood diseases” (StJude.org). They have raised survival of childhood cancer from 20% to 80% since their opening through their research (Cancer.org). Even with an average of 7,800 patients a year and a 1.8 million daily operating cost, parents never pay anything for their child’s stay (StJude.org). The survival rate has raised and children are able to stay at no cost due to donations. Most of these donations come from people around the world that see St. Jude’s effective and strong advertisements. I will be analyzing three rhetoric’s ethos, logos, and pathos the hospital used to raise funds and make it effective.

Growing up with a brother that has a mental disability, I’ve become very familiar with organizations that support children with disabilities. Make-A-Wish is a well-known nonprofit organization that grants terminally ill children their dream wish. If I could choose any person to room with it would be Tommy Austin. Tommy Austin is the co-founder of Make-A-Wish and a retired U.S. Customs agent. In the spring of 1980, Austin met a child named Chris Greicius who was dying of leukemia. Chris dreamed of becoming a police officer when he grew up. Austin was determined to not only grant this wish for Chris, but to also give him something to look forward to in life besides doctor visits. With the help of other officers, Austin was able to make Chris an honorary officer just days before he breathed his last breath. This story inspired many people to grant wishes for more children like Chris, thus creating the Make-A-Wish foundation.

I think it shows that I’m very caring and compassionate because I hear stories of kids fighting cancer a lot. The parents are just swamped with bills, chemo treatments can cost up to 65,000 dollars a month. They can’t afford to buy the wish for their child. That’s why I want to help out. It also shows that I’m very selfless. An average wish cost about $5,000 Even though it doesn’t cost that much to sponsor, I want to donate a lot. I could use the money on something for myself, like to go shopping, go on a trip, or even by a car; however, I choose the option to give it to the kids because they need the money more than I do.

“Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion—most of it $1 at a time—for 170 children’s hospitals across the United States and Canada, which, in turn, use the money where it’s needed the most. These donations have gone to support research and training, purchase equipment, and pay for uncompensated care, all to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible, the Children’s Miracle Network mission statement is we increase funds and awareness for local children’s hospitals and there vision statement is together we save kids’ lives. ” (http://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org). Strategic planning plays an important role with the Children’s Miracle Network because it determines where the Children’s Miracle Network is going in the 10 years or longer also what better goals they want to accomplish such as raising more money to help sick children, building more buildings on to the hospital, purchasing better medical equipment and coming up with medications that can save these children lives. With the Children’s Miracle Network they are there to help save lives and to help children enjoy their lives as children.

Because of you, St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Discover how your contributions make this possible.We won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. Our founder believed that "no child should die in the dawn of life," and we’ve spent more than half a century focusing on our mission: Finding cures. Saving children.Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 50 years ago. Help us go even further in conquering

An orphans worst fear is abandonment and goal is safety, when your family is torn apart your worst fear has come true. So as a way to cope twelve year old Erica wished on her birthday for a perfect family, something I still wish for every year. “She’s talking to angles, she’s counting the stars / Making a wish on a passing car” Since then having a poster family is what I have always wished for with pennies in fountains, a wishbones on thanksgiving, and even on shooting stars because as an orphan that is my goal of life is to be the average family of four that everyone thinks is

The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay” (St. Jude Research Children Hospital 2017). Subsequently, their mission statement clearly identifies the organization’s reason for being; as a result, they successfully guide and inspire moral conduct. Their mission statement combined with their core values form the core ideology; “Core ideology is the central identity or character of an organization” (Johnson, C. E. 2016).

These kids who knew they were going to die were given hope, hope that could hopefully allow them to become healthier. It might seem stupid or gimmicky to older people but to these kids it’s all they got in life. Make-A-Wish grew so rapidly because of this, that they were making tens of thousands of wishes come true each year.

Chris Greicius was like any other seven year old with a dream; his dream was to be a police officer. However Chris was diagnosed with Leukemia, and was going to die. His dream to “catch the bad guys” (Make-A-Wish® America) to make the world safer motivated him through his journey. When Chris’s wish came true and has a police officer for the day, they knew they could make a difference. Then on May 3rd Chris lost his fight against Leukemia, but he was not forgotten. Instead he started up one of the best organizations to support today, Make A Wish. That summer of Chris’s passing, a group of working-class DPS officers, friends and family gathered, which marks the beginning of Make-A-Wish” (Real Make a Wish website). “By the following spring the

The city of Tuscaloosa where The Alabama Crimson Tide calls home holds a special place within Coach Saban. Coach Saban and his wife, Terry Saban, are very proactive in participation in the community. When The University of Alabama does not have a game, The Saban family is usually participating in a fund raiser or creating awareness for an organization around Tuscaloosa

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They just recently had one, and it raised enough money to grand around 200 sick kids wishes. They raised $1.3 million, and their goal for the carnival was around $2 million. Make-A-Wish offers different ‘Make-A-Wish’ programs. They have a different one for each state, and they’re just called Make-A-Wish, but then they have the state's name at the end of it. The easiest way that you can help raise money for Make-A-Wish is just to donate money on their website. You can just donate for one time, or you can become a monthly donor

A childs terminal illness and or death is an awful and unimaginable tragedy. Children who have a terminal medical condition should have their wishes granted. For instance, Make-A-Wish helps children to feel strong during a difficult time in their life. Zoe,18 has been dealing with cystic fibrosis since birth. Zoes wish was to give the 5th floor of Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital a makeover. She said "instead of succumbing to the negative energy surrounding my time away from a normal teenage life, I decided to change the space i had to spend so much time in, I felt like my spirit was lifting, and it could make other children happy." This shows that not only did the Make-A-Wish Foundation help Zoe in a time of need but as well as other