The Make-A-Wish Foundation Has Only One Mission

We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.

How a Wish Happens

Each child's wish begins with the same question... If you could go anywhere, meet anyone, be anything, or have anything you most wanted... what would you wish for?

Each child's wish - no matter if it's one that has been requested before (such as to visit Disney theme parks) or an uncommon wish (such as to visit a John Deere factory) - is made unique and magical. From the moment a child is referred, Make-A-Wish volunteers, staff, and supporters put heads, hearts, hands, and resources together to make that child's special wish a real dream come true!

Maine's Wish Kids

Since our chapter's founding in 1992, we have granted 650 wishes (and counting!) to children throughout the state. We are currently granted a wish on an average of once every five days.

A wish is a child's answer to the question, "If you could have anything in the world, go anywhere, be anything, or meet anyone in the world...what would you choose? What would you do?"

		to a Red Sox game  Ryan, Age 8			The Wiggles  Emma, Age 3
		snorkling in Australia  Corina, Age 16			the real Scooby-Doo  Jacob, Age 6
		to the Australian Zoo  Dakota, Age 12			Drew Bledsoe  Danny, Age 14
		on a shopping spree  Brittany, Age 17
		on a Disney cruise  Casey, Age 8
		on a Disney vacation  Eben, Age 13
		to a John Deere factory  Ethan, Age 14
		a Field of Dreams  Ben, Age 8			a photojournalist  Monique, Age 17
		a Segway  Jake, Age 15			a sports photographer  Joey, Age 15
		a "Beast" guitar  Brian, Age 12			a zookeeper  Gabrielle, Age 11
		my own computer  Fletcher, Age 6			a flight commander  Erik, Age 16
		a parrot  Violet, Age 8

Hear what Abbey has to say about her upcoming wish trip to Alaska in July. Abbey Mitchell, Age 9 Listen to audio -- 1.2 MB