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  Wishes


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! Hear a wish mom's perspective on what makes a wish so special.

Maine's Wish Kids

Since our chapter's founding in 1992, we have granted nearly 900 wishes (and counting!) to children throughout the state. We are currently granting a wish on an average of once every five days.

 

Click here for a list of all our "wish children."



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?"

I wish to go
 
 
Bobby, Age 11, Princeton: "To Disney World Resort!"

 
 Kobe, Age 9, Portland: "To WWE SummerSlam in LA!"

kimberly and family at the grammy awards
Kimberly, Age 17 (in green dress), Presque Isle: "To the Grammy Awards!"

           
I wish to meet
 

Eddie and Jeff

Eddie, 17, Skowhegan: "Jeff Gordon!"

Alicia and Zac

Alicia, 10, Scarborough: "Zac Efron!"

Kymberlee

Ryan, 5, Berwick: "My favorite band, Rascal Flatts!"

           
I wish to be
 

 
a surfer
 Alex, 12, Lewiston


an animé artist
 Preston, Age 17


a helicopter pilot
 Sammy, Age 4



I wish to have
 
Ricky
 Ricky, Age 15, Wayne: "A fund for field upgrades!"

Trinity and her brother
Trinity, 4, Buxton: "A pop-up camper!"


 Elizabeth, Age 18, Sebago: "A Therapy Room In My House!"
 
Archived Wishes

Listen to Audio Interviews
Neve gets picked up by a limo Neve, Age 6, Portland | Neve and her family went to SeaWorld in the summer of 2009. Hear her and her mom talk about the wish experience and the exciting fact that she will soon have her last cancer treatment and looks forward to a clean bill of health.

Listen to audio -- 3.5 MB
Alicia Alicia, Age 10, Scarborough | Alicia wished to meet Zac Efron.

Listen to audio -- 4.5 MB
Nicholas Alex, Age 12, Lewiston | Alex wished to be a surfer in Barbados.

Listen to audio -- 1.7 MB
Nicholas Riley, Age 6, Kennebunk | Riley wished to go to SeaWorld.

Listen to audio -- 1.6 MB

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