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Share the power of a wish®

We make wishes come true.
We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is the largest wish-granting charity in the world.
Network of 25,000 volunteers across five continents.
Granted more than 153,000 wishes to children around the world since 1980.

With your help, we can do even more.
We’re getting more requests for wishes than we can grant.
Currently, chapter-wide we have over 700 pending wishes.
That means, for every wish we’re able to grant, another three children are now on a waiting list. This is unacceptable.
Our goal is to grant every wish on time.
We’re working hard to secure the support to do that.
The math is simple: more dollars = more wishes granted.
You can help by donating cash, goods or services, sponsoring a child's wish, volunteering, attending a local event, or corporate giving.

We’re making a big difference here.
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana chapter is one of the largest and fastest-growing in the U.S.
There are more children in our area than in any other Make-A-Wish chapter in the U.S.
Each year, we grant the wishes of more than 750 children, thanks to generous donors and a network of over 900 volunteers.
76% of every dollar we raise directly supports the wishes of these children.

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