About The Make-A-Wish Foundation
Please note that the following information is from the Make-A-Wish Foundation website and the Make-A-Wish® Middle Tennessee website.
Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has enriched the lives of children with life threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation's missions reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded in 1980 after a little boy named Chris Greicius realized his heartfelt wish to become a police officer. Since its humble beginnings, the organization has blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon, reaching more than 193,000 children around the world and granting one wish every 40 minutes.
As the Foundation continues to mature, its mission will remain steadfast. Wish children of the past, present and future will have an opportunity to share the power of a wish.
Fun Facts:
Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has enriched the lives of children with life threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation's missions reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded in 1980 after a little boy named Chris Greicius realized his heartfelt wish to become a police officer. Since its humble beginnings, the organization has blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon, reaching more than 193,000 children around the world and granting one wish every 40 minutes.
As the Foundation continues to mature, its mission will remain steadfast. Wish children of the past, present and future will have an opportunity to share the power of a wish.
Fun Facts:
- The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee serves 38 counties in the Middle Tennessee area, granting between 80 and 100 wished each year.
- The staff at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee consists of only 4 full-time and 2 part-time employees. We rely on volunteers to help make wishes come true.
- More than 100 Middle Tennessee volunteers are wish grantors, trained to help grant wishes of deserving children.
- 100% of the funds raised by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee stay in Middle Tennessee.
- The average cost of a wish is about $6,000. Donors can Adopt-A-Wish to designate that 100% of the funds donated goes toward the adopted wish.
- More than 850 wishes have been granted in Middle Tennessee since the chapter was founded in 2000.