Wishes Take Flight with Community Support for the Holiday Season

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As the holiday season approaches, the staff at Make-A-Wish® Colorado would like to thank the community for their generous support. During the past year, the nonprofit has granted wishes to 377 Colorado children diagnosed with a critical illness and assisted on wishes for an additional 80 wish kids from other states. Each year, a strong network of corporate partners, schools, volunteers, and individual and corporate donors provide the support to ensure that Make-A-Wish Colorado can continue to grant wishes to waiting wish kids.

Wishes fall into five categories: wish to go, wish to be, wish to meet, wish to have and wish to give. By far the most popular category is a wish to go, which can transport wish kids and their families on a life-changing experience of hope and healing. Last year alone, Make-A-Wish Colorado granted 262 “wishes to go”, many of which required airline travel. The costs of these airline tickets are covered by Make-A-Wish Colorado, and the community can help by donating miles to help wish kids take flight. Donated airline miles are one of the most important gifts the nonprofit receives and can easily be made at wish.org/travel.

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Grant Wishes this Holiday Season

• Pick up your fav at any statewide Raising Cane’s location on November 14th, mention Make-A-Wish and 15% of the day’s sales will be donated.
• Make a donation to Make-A-Wish Colorado at the Lowry location of Crisp & Green from 5-8 pm on November 14th and receive a healthy entrée for free!
• Grab a bite at one of three restaurant chains in the Denver metro area and 15% of sales will be donated to Make-A-Wish on the following giveback days:
  • November 19 – Wingstop
  • November 20 – Little Caesars
  • November 21 – Dunkin’
• Make your donation beginning Nov. 1 for Colorado Gives Day, which takes place on Tuesday, December 10th!  As part of this campaign, eligible nonprofits receive a matching gift from the Incentive Fund based on the percentage of the total donations they receive. 
• Treat the family to a meal at Red Robin on December 10th and mention “Make-A-Wish.” The restaurant will donate 20% of your order to the nonprofit. In addition, Red Robin donates ten cents from every kids meal ordered year-round to Make-A-Wish.
• Sign up for the HungryFriend app, select Make-A-Wish Colorado and connect your card. Every time you order from  one of the 20,000 restaurants nationwide that participate in the Restaurant Giveback Network a portion of your bill will be donated to help fund wishes.

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Every Make-A-Wish Colorado supporter shares in the power of a wish. This is the power of imagination, the power of joy, the power of community and most importantly, the power of hope. Learn more at wish.org/Colorado and plan your support to help wishes take flight for children across our state with critical illnesses this holiday season!

Photo: Courtesy of Make-A-Wish® Colorado

Photo: Courtesy of Make-A-Wish® Colorado