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    The Make-A-Wish Foundation was created in 1980 to help sick children’s wishes come true. First, a child has to be recommended to Make-A-Wish in order to have their wish granted. Next, the child’s physician has to test if the child is eligible to be a part of the organization. Lastly, the child chooses their wish and informs the foundation, so Make-A-Wish can create the child’s special dream for them. There are many other organizations that help others and deserve recognition, but the Make-A-Wish

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    The Make a wish foundation is a non-profit organization that grants a single wish to children with life threatening medical conditions. This foundation was founded in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. Unfortunately, many of these children spend day after day in a hospital room missing out on school, going to birthday parties, playing outside, and other activities the average child would get to participate in. Some of these children are so young it’s hard for them to understand why they are forced to be confined

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    white letters reads “Giving back to Make-A-Wish meant a lot to me” and above, a big blue box which says “DONATE.” The Make-A-Wish Foundation helps young kids with life threatening diseases to make a wish and be granted said wish, which will, hopefully, make a difference in children 's lives. The main claim that the website seems to bring out is that “any kid with life threatening diseases can make a wish and we will do everything in their power to make that wish come true. With the help of your donations

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    29 February 2017 How does Make-A-Wish help those in need? Make-A-Wish is one of the most well-known charities in the world for giving dying children one last wish and making it come true for them. I remember in middle school one of my friend’s brothers had cancer and so his parents reached out to Make-A-Wish to try and give their son a happy memory that he could cherish for the rest of his life. He wished he could ride in a monster truck so the people at Make-A-Wish had it arranged and they reached

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    Bergendahl-Pauling. Make-A-Wish is one big charity, it is not connected to a bigger charity. The charity believes in granting children’s wishes who have life-threatening medical problems/diseases. All of their money donated goes to gifts, contributions, etc. Make-A-wish grants wishes from across the nation. The first step is to be requested for a wish. To request a child, you must go to wish.org and refer them. The child must be between ages 2 ½ and 18. If they already got a wish from a different wish-granting

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    which charities will receive funds. Minerva Gaskill, owner of Acme, Inc., is currently looking for three charities to donate to. As Gaskill’s consultant, there will be three charities that will be examine, Children International, Kids Wish Network, and Make-A-Wish Foundation. Each charities will have a background, their finances analyze, and their actions in the community. Ending with the recommendation of which charity would be the best opinion. Children International This charity was organized to end

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    community” (Where Did the Phrase ‘It Takes a Whole Village to Raise a Child’ Originate?). Whether it takes one coach, a group of high school girls, or even a huge organization, anyone can help bring someone up. There are so many ways that someone could help make that certain person feel uplifted. Someone might just need to be talked to by someone, felt extra special by a coach, or making an ill child feel like the luckiest person ever. Not only can that special person or a whole community raise you, but it

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    with excitement and joy. Reagan and her family were taken on a journey through the San Diego Zoo, as requested by Reagan to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. An exclusive look at the animals in the zoo and she was off to her next adventure: Nurtured by Nature. Nurtured by Nature quickly became her favorite part of the outing,

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    The Make-A-Wish Foundation Mission Vision and Purpose Make-A-Wish is one of the leading children charities. It was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1980. They are a 501(c) (3) non-profit charitable organization. They are in the health category of the NTEE, providing health and family support. (IRS Data for Make-A-Wish International, n.d.) The non-profits mission it to “grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy”

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    “I wish to be”…”I wish to give”… “I wish to meet”... my initial reaction when visiting the Make-a-Wish website was amazement. I had not visited the site before and I was impressed by how the program is broken up into different categories of wishes made by children. I had always pictured the program as limited to Disney trips for young terminal patients. But it so much more and I was really impressed by how selfless these young patients are. I think we all would agree that the wish everyone would

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