Comm Tech Project

1. Making Dreams Come
True
By Teresa Aloi

2. About Make A Wish
 non-profit organization
 national
 grant wishes for terminally ill children
 a wish is granted on average every 38
minutes
 not all wishes are big

3. How They Grant Wishes
 step 1: referral
 step 2: medical eligibility
 step 3: the wish
 step 4: creating joy

4. Social Media
 many platforms for communication
 share individual stories
 share pictures
 real time story telling
 subscribe for updates

5. Social Media
 have you had an experience with Make A Wish?
 upload personal stories
 share on social media
 spread the story with friends and family
 high volume of stories

6. Success Stories
 meet Luke age 6
 wish granted 2010
 loved gardening
 wished to see pineapples grow in Hawaii

7. Success Stories
 he was inspired after his trip
 created a team for Walks
for Wishes
 shared the power of a wish
 his ripple created waves

8. Success Stories
 meet Miles age 5
 wished to be Batkid
 thousands participated
 users on twitter made the hashtag
#SFBatKid
 word spread quickly

9. Success Stories
 Batkid’s story

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13. Works Cited
 “Luke’s Pineapple Wish: A Lasting Impact”. 2013. wish.org. Make –A-Wish
Foundation of America. 9/27/15. http://wish.org/wishes/wish-stories/i-wish-
to-go/luke-pineapples
 “Thousands Unite for a Wish”.2013. wish.org. Make –A-Wish Foundation of
America. 9/27/15. http://wish.org/wishes/wish-stories/i-wish-to-be/miles-
batkid
 Ng, Christina. “San Francisco to Transform Into Gotham for Boy’s Batman
Make-A-Wish”. November 4, 2013. abcnews.go.com. ABC New Internet
Ventures. 9/27/15. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/11/san-
francisco-to-transform-into-gotham-for-boys-batman-make-a-wish/