(BPT) - For children facing critical illnesses and their families, the experience of having a cherished wish fulfilled can make a huge impact on their lives. Thanks to the ongoing partnership between Make-A-Wish® and Subaru through the Share the Love® Event, even more wishes are being granted for these children every year.
A Hollywood-worthy wish
kAmsFC:?8 E96 DF>>6C 367@C6 96 H2D 23@FE E@ 6?E6C 7:7E9 8C256[ ``\J62C\@=5 r9C:DE:2? H2D 5:28?@D65 H:E9 =J>A9@>2[ 3FE 9:D 56E6C>:?2E:@? 2?5 DEC6?8E9 C6>2:?65 25>:C23=6[ 2=@?8 H:E9 9:D A@D:E:G6[ 92AAJ\8@\=F4<J 2EE:EF56] s6DA:E6 F?56C8@:?8 EC62E>6?E E9C@F89@FE E96 D49@@= J62C[ 96 4@?E:?F65 E@ D9:?6 @? 9:D E@H?VD EC2G6= D@446C 2?5 32D632== E62>D[ 2?5 C646:G65 pVD @? 2== 9:D >2E9 E6DED]k^Am
kAm(96? 96 =62C?65 96 H2D 6=:8:3=6 7@C 2 H:D9 E9C@F89 9:D =@42= |2<6\p\(:D9 492AE6C[ |2<6\p\(:D9 r@??64E:4FE[ r9C:DE:2? <?6H 6I24E=J H92E E@ 49@@D6] w:D =@G6 7@C 7:=>D 2?5 E96 H2J 7:=> 492C24E6CD 42? 36 @C 5@ 2?JE9:?8 E96J H2?E :?DA:C65 9:D 49@:46i E@ A=2J 2 C@=6 :? 2 >@G:6 AC@5F4E:@?]k^Am
k5:G DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i e__AIj H:5E9i e__AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^g7a2h`a7\h2h7\c73g\h326\b`7436`hfdg5];A8Q 2=ElQr9C:DE:2?[ H62C:?8 DF?8=2DD6D[ DE2?5D H:E9 9:D 92?5D @? 9:D 9:AD :? 7C@?E @7 2 H2C5C@36 C24<]Q H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk^5:Gm
k5:G 4=2DDlQ{:DE:4=6r2AE:@?Q DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i ``AIjQmk^5:Gm
kAmk^Am
kAm(9:=6 r9C:DE:2? H2:E65 7@C 9:D H:D9 E@ 4@>6 ECF6[ q6CE6C2 $F32CF @7 w2CE7@C5 9@DE65 2 46=63C2E:@? 7:E 7@C 2 >@G:6 DE2C] r9C:DE:2? H2=<65 E96 C65 42CA6E[ H:E9 9:D 72>:=J 2?5 E96 6?E:C6 DE277 =@F5=J 4966C:?8 9:> @? 2?5 H2G:?8 7@2> DE2CD :? E96 2:C] $:EE:?8 :? 2 A6CD@?2=:K65 5:C64E@CVD 492:C[ 96 4@?7:56?E=J D92C65 9:D H:D9 H:E9 E96 8C@FA[ 56D4C:3:?8 H92E E96 6IA6C:6?46 H@F=5 >62? E@ 9:>] r9C:DE:2? H2D E96? DFCAC:D65 3J 2 5:C64E@C :?7@C>:?8 9:> E92E 7:=>:?8 7@C 9:D C@=6 :? 2 >@G:6 H@F=5 368:? :? E96 DF>>6CPk^Am
kAmQq6:?8 2E $F32CF H2D DF49 2? 2>2K:?8 2?5 7F? 6IA6C:6?46 E92E >256 >6 C625J 7@C E96 C65 42CA6E[Q r9C:DE:2? D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 6I4:E6>6?E D92C65 3J 6G6CJ@?6 :? E96 C@@> H2D :?4C65:3=6[ 2?5 E96 =:?6 E@ 86E r9C:DE:2?VD 9625D9@E 2?5 2FE@8C2A9 H2D 2=>@DE @FE E96 5@@C]k^Am
kAmQr9C:DE:2? C646:G65 2 @?46\:?\2\=:76E:>6 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 36 :? 2 >@G:6[ H9:49 92D 925 2 EC6>6?5@FD :>A24E @? @FC H9@=6 72>:=J[Q D2:5 9:D >@>[ r9C:DE:?6] Q%96 6IA6C:6?46 @7 36:?8 @? 2 >@G:6 D6E[ C6962CD:?8 =:?6D H:E9 @E96C 24E@CD 2?5 7:=>:?8 >F=E:A=6 E2<6D @7 D46?6D H2D DF49 2 DA64:2= 6IA6C:6?46 E92E 96 H:== C6>6>36C 7@C E96 C6DE @7 9:D =:76]Qk^Am
kAmtG6? 36EE6C[ r9C:DE:2?VD H:D9 6IA6C:6?46 82G6 9:> E96 4@?7:56?46 E@ ECJ @FE 7@C W2?5 86EX @?6 @7 E96 =625:?8 C@=6D :? 9:D D49@@= A=2J[ H9:49 H:== 36 A6C7@C>65 ?6IE DAC:?8]k^Am
kAmQ%92?<D E@ E9:D 6IA6C:6?46 E9C@F89 |2<6\p\(:D9[ 9:D DA64:2= E2=6?E H2D 7@DE6C65[ 2?5 H6 42?VE H2:E E@ D66 H92E 96 5@6D ?6IE[Q r9C:DE:?6 D2:5] Q%9:D H2D 2? :?4C65:3=6 6IA6C:6?46 7@C r9C:DE:2?[ 2?5 :E 3C@F89E ;@J E@ @FC 6?E:C6 72>:=J]Qk^Am
kAmr9C:DE:2? 2?5 9:D 72>:=J 2C6 8C2E67F= E@ $F32CF 2?5 :ED C6E2:=6CD 7@C >2<:?8 9:D H:D9 4@>6 ECF6[ 2?5 7@C 8C2?E:?8 >2?J >@C6 H:D96D 7@C <:5D E9C@F89 E96:C 86?6C@FD DFAA@CE] r9C:DE:2? D2:5 E92E E96 9@A6 @7 9:D H:D9 96=A65 9:> 86E E9C@F89 9:D E@F896DE 52JD[ 2?5 96 7:C>=J 36=:6G6D :EVD E96 D2>6 7@C >2?J @E96C H:D9 <:5D]k^Am
kAmQ(96? $F32CF 96=A65 >2<6 r9C:DE:2?VD H:D9 4@>6 ECF6[ :E H2D 23@FE D@ >F49 >@C6 E92? @?6 :?4C65:3=6 52J[Q 25565 r9C:DE:?6] Q%96:C DFAA@CE 2?5 6?E9FD:2D> >256 9:> 766= 86?F:?6=J 46=63C2E65 2?5 82G6 9:> 2 D6?D6 @7 4@?7:56?46 E92E H:== =2DE 2 =:76E:>6] (6V== 2=H2JD 36 8C2E67F= 7@C E96 ;@J 2?5 6?4@FC286>6?E E96J 3C@F89E E@ @FC 72>:=J]Qk^Am
kAmq6CE6C2 $F32CF @7 w2CE7@C5VD F?H2G6C:?8 A2CE?6CD9:A H:E9 |2<6\p\(:D9 r@??64E:4FE 92D 4@?E:?F65 E@ >2<6 H:D96D 4@>6 ECF6 J62C 27E6C J62C 7@C 49:=5C6? H:E9 4C:E:42= :==?6DD6D]k^Am
k5:G DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i e__AIj H:5E9i e__AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^7dd7gbeb\bc52\ced_\h_4e\be3c7d`3hc7c];A8Q 2=ElQr9C:DE:2? EFC?D 9:D 9625 2D 96 CF>>286D E9C@F89 4@DEF>6D]Q H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk^5:Gm
k5:G 4=2DDlQ{:DE:4=6r2AE:@?Q DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i ``AIjQmk^5:Gm
kAmkDEC@?8mk^Am
kAm%96 ?665 7@C 4@?E:?F65 DFAA@CEk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm(96? 72>:=:6D 2C6 562=:?8 H:E9 F?A=2??65 9@DA:E2= DE2JD 2?5 F?4@>7@CE23=6 EC62E>6?ED[ 2 H:D9 42? 8:G6 49:=5C6? 2 492?46 E@ C64=2:> 2 A:646 @7 E96:C 49:=59@@5 2?5 2 D6?D6 @7 4@?EC@=] |@DE H:D9 <:5D 8@ @? E@ @G6C4@>6 E96:C :==?6DD 2?5 =625 962=E9J =:G6D[ 2?5 E96J @7E6? 4C65:E E96:C H:D9 2D 2 EFC?:?8 A@:?E :? E96:C >65:42= ;@FC?6J[ 8:G:?8 E96> E96 DEC6?8E9 E@ 7:89E E96:C 4C:E:42= :==?6DD] #6D62C49 D9@HD E92E >2?J 5@4E@CD 36=:6G6 2 H:D9 :D 2 ?646DD2CJ A2CE @7 2 49:=5VD >65:42= EC62E>6?E[ 3642FD6 :E 42? =625 E@ 36EE6C 962=E9 @FE4@>6D 2?5 :?4C62D65 492?46D @7 DFCG:G2=]k^Am
kAm$:?46 `hg_[ |2<6\p\(:D9 92D 8C2?E65 @G6C bh_[___ H:D96D 7@C 49:=5C6? H:E9 4C:E:42= :==?6DD6D :? E96 &]$] 2?5 :ED E6CC:E@C:6D[ >2<:?8 2 9F86 :>A24E @G6C E96 A2DE cd J62CD] (:E9 96=A 7C@> 5@?@CD[ G@=F?E66CD[ 2?5 A2CE?6CD =:<6 $F32CF[ >2?J >@C6 H:D96D H:== 4@>6 ECF6 7@C 49:=5C6? E9:D 4@>:?8 J62C]k^Am
kAm%@86E96C H:E9 86?6C@FD 5@?@CD[ 4@CA@C2E6 A2CE?6CD[ DFAA@CE6CD[ DE277[ 2?5 @G6C a_[___ G@=F?E66CD 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ[ |2<6\p\(:D9 56=:G6CD 9@A6 2?5 ;@J E@ 49:=5C6? 2?5 E96:C 72>:=:6D H96? E96J ?665 :E >@DE] %@ 96=A 7FCE96C E9:D G:E2= >:DD:@?[ @G6C E96 =2DE `f J62CD[ E96 $F32CF $92C6 E96 {@G6 tG6?E[ E2<:?8 A=246 E9:D J62C 7C@> }@G] a_[ a_ad[ E9C@F89 y2?] a[ a_ae[ 92D C2:D65 @G6C Sbg >:==:@? 7@C |2<6\p\(:D9[ 96=A:?8 E@ 8C2?E >@C6 E92? b[h__ H:D96D E@ 52E6]k^Am
kAmpAAC@I:>2E6=J k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^D:E6]H:D9]@C8^5@4D^>2H0724E0D966E]A57Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmaf[___ 49:=5C6? 2C6 5:28?@D65 H:E9 2 4C:E:42= :==?6DDk^2m E92E >2<6D E96> 6=:8:3=6 7@C 2 H:D9 6249 J62C] qFE 3642FD6 @7 =:>:E65 C6D@FC46D[ :E :D D:>A=J ?@E A@DD:3=6 E@ 36 23=6 E@ 8C2?E E96> 2==] |2<6\p\(:D9 :D 4@>>:EE65 E@ 6?DFC:?8 E92E 49:=5C6? 5@?VE 92G6 E@ H2:E 6G6? @?6 F??646DD2CJ 52J 7@C E96:C H:D9 E@ 4@>6 ECF6]k^Am
k5:G DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i e__AIj H:5E9i e__AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^h72d3`f4\f2ch\c_74\g5`3\_`_653gdc`ba];A8Q 2=ElQr9C:DE:2? H:E9 9:D 92:C DEJ=65 D>:=6D :? 9:D >2<6FA 492:C]Q H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk^5:Gm
k5:G 4=2DDlQ{:DE:4=6r2AE:@?Q DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i ``AIjQmk^5:Gm
kAmkDEC@?8mk^Am
kAmw@H J@F 42? 96=Ak^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmtG6CJ 5@?2E:@?[ =2C86 @C D>2==[ 96=AD >2<6 :E A@DD:3=6 7@C 6G6? >@C6 <:5D E@ D66 E96:C H:D96D 4@>6 ECF6] {62C? 9@H J@F 42? >2<6 2 5:776C6?46 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^H:D9]@C8^DF32CFQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm(:D9]@C8^$F32CFk^2m]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.