Depending on where the wish child is going, a car rental may be needed.Make-A-Wish supporters donate rooms, hotel points and/or dollars. Coordinating accommodations for the wish kid and all wish-trip participants after the flights are booked.Partnering with the family to identify wish-trip dates, as well as coordinating air travel by using either donated points, miles or cash donations.Medical wish clearance to make sure that travel is appropriate and safe for the wish child, as well as identifying if any medical equipment is required.Identifying the child and the wish by working with local volunteers, known as "wish granters.".Some common steps that go into creating a wish trip include: And that doesn't even include mention of the local and national corporate donors, individual donors and more who provide the resources to make it all happen. It Takes a Village to Make a Wish Trip HappenĪs you might imagine, it takes a village to make a wish trip happen - wish kids and their families, volunteers and Make-A-Wish employees - including Make-A-Wish America (the national office) the child's originating chapter (the chapter that serves the region where he or she lives) and the wish trip's assisting chapter (the chapter that serves where he or she is going) are all involved. Here's what goes into these trips, what it is like to take one and how you can help. About 77% of the wishes include travel, making it one of Make-A-Wish's largest expenses. TPG has been a proud partner of Make-A-Wish for more than three years, and we regularly team up with them on charitable projects (think: the epic giveaway of 1 million United Airlines miles).Īs you probably know, Make-A-Wish grants wishes for children with critical illnesses all over the country. That's the reality for every one of the thousands of Make-A-Wish trips that are granted each and every year. Now, multiply that by involving lots of additional partners and stakeholders addressing special medical needs and being mindful of time constraints around treatments, illnesses and more.
Think about how much goes into planning a big family vacation.
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