Make-a-Wish Iowa granted 200 wishes for families, helping 87 visit Walt Disney World, 22 go to Hawaii, one see an NBA game, one drive a McLaren, and one meet The Rock.
Make-A-Wish Iowa grants life-changing wishes to children from all 99 counties in Iowa battling critical illnesses.
“We had a record-breaking year granting wishes for 200 Iowa children,” outgoing board chairman JoDee Stensland wrote in the annual report for the year ending Aug. 31.
“Although we granted more wishes than ever before, over 300 children are still waiting for their life-changing wish to come true. These children are eagerly anticipating their moment of joy—a chance to take a break from medical care and experience something they’ve always dreamed of.”
The foundation advises five ways to get involved:
Become a volunteer wish granter
Attend a fundraising event
Set up a recurring monthly donation
Get your kids involved with Kids for Wish Kids
Include Make-A-Wish Iowa in your estate planning. Learn more at
wishreportiowa.org
The agency had 195 new wish kid referrals, and 10 emergency wishes.
It partnered with the Make-A-Wish Nebraska chapter to grant 22 Iowa wishes.
Wishes
8 travel trailers
8 shopping sprees
6 gaming set-ups
3 online shopping sprees
3 gaming computers
1 backyard makeover
1 car makeover
1 hot tub
1 bedroom makeover
1 golf cart
1 fishing boat
1 bathroom makeover
1 music equipment
1 sweet 16 birthday party
1 basement makeover
1 jet ski
1 visit from best friend
1 all-terrain wheelchair
1 accessible equipment for a bedroom
Trips
87 Walt Disney World Resort
22 Hawaii
10 theme parks
5 Bahamas
3 Disneyland
2 Legoland
2 deep sea fishing
2 surfing in Hawaii
2 Super Nintendo World Orlando
1 Nike headquarters to design a shoe
1 Colorado
1 San Diego
1 North Carolina
1 Florida Keys
1 NBA All-Star Game
1 reptile zoo in California
1 Nickelodeon Studios and get slimed
1 Great Wolf Lodge in Minn.
1 Dig Town in Branson, Mo.
1 Broadway show in New York City
1 Jurassic Park to see dinosaurs
1 New York City at Christmas time
1 Skytop Lodge, Penn.
1 on a cargo ship on the Great Lakes
1 Kennedy Space Center and Orlando theme parks
Others
1 to drive a McLaren
1 for my elementary school’s library to receive a makeover
1 favorite NFL football team and attend game
1 U.S. women’s soccer team
1 astronaut and see a rocket launch at Kennedy Space Center
1 YouTubers Sam and Colby
1 Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson