Making Dreams Come
True
By Teresa Aloi
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
How They Grant Wishes
 step 1: referral
 step 2: medical eligibility
 step 3: the wish
 step 4: creating joy
Social Media
 many platforms for communication
 share individual stories
 share pictures
 real time story telling
 subscribe for updates
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
Success Stories
 meet Luke age 6
 wish granted 2010
 loved gardening
 wished to see pineapples grow in Hawaii
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
Success Stories
 meet Miles age 5
 wished to be Batkid
 thousands participated
 users on twitter made the hashtag
#SFBatKid
 word spread quickly
Success Stories
 Batkid’s story
Success Stories
Success Stories
Success Stories
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/

Make a wish presentation

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    About Make AWish  non-profit organization  national  grant wishes for terminally ill children  a wish is granted on average every 38 minutes  not all wishes are big
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    How They GrantWishes  step 1: referral  step 2: medical eligibility  step 3: the wish  step 4: creating joy
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    Social Media  manyplatforms for communication  share individual stories  share pictures  real time story telling  subscribe for updates
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    Social Media  haveyou 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
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    Success Stories  meetLuke age 6  wish granted 2010  loved gardening  wished to see pineapples grow in Hawaii
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    Success Stories  hewas inspired after his trip  created a team for Walks for Wishes  shared the power of a wish  his ripple created waves
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    Success Stories  meetMiles age 5  wished to be Batkid  thousands participated  users on twitter made the hashtag #SFBatKid  word spread quickly
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    Works Cited  “Luke’sPineapple 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/