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The Wish Process
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Step One—The Wish Referral
Out of respect for the privacy of the children and families the Make-A-Wish Foundation® serves, a child can be referred for a wish by one of the following three sources:
- A medical professional treating the child (doctor, nurse, social worker, or child-life specialist)
- The child's parents or legal guardians
- The potential wish child
Autumn chose Disney and WOW did it make her smile
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Step Two—Determining the Child's Eligibility
Children over the age of 2˝ and under the age of 18 at the time of referral, who have been determined by a physician to have a life-threatening medical condition, may be eligible for a wish. The child's physician makes the final determination of whether a child is medically eligible to receive a wish. Also, the child cannot have previously received a wish from another wish-granting organization.
Dakota met Mickey and look they both have big ears
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Step Three—Choosing a Wish
After the physician confirms that the child is medically eligible to receive a wish, the child's local Make-A-Wish® chapter assigns a volunteer wish team to create a magical wish experience for the child. During the wish team's visit, they ask the child what his or her one favorite wish is.
Ashley swings on her new playset and loves being outside
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Step Four—Making a Wish Come True
After the child has determined his or her wish, the child's wish granters and local Make-A-Wish® professionals work to create it. Every effort is made to involve each member of the child's immediate family in the wish experience. Quite often, the impact of a wish experience will touch the lives of dozens, sometimes hundreds, of people who help to fulfill a child's wish.
Austin loved Disney, but really enjoyed the water
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To our supporters, we extend our most sincere thank you. If your support is making a donation, meeting that special wish child on our behalf, working diligently on a fund raising committee, or placing a label and stamp on an envelope - we could not do work we do without YOU.
We all have the power to grant a wish!
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