The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1980 by Frank Shankwitz, Scott Stahl, and Linda Bergendahl-Pauling to grant the biggest wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions after they met a 7-year-old boy named Christopher who wished to be a police officer. The founders were inspired to start the organization to make wishes come true for other children after Christopher passed away from leukemia. The Make-A-Wish Foundation now grants wishes to many children annually and its impact in bringing joy to wish kids continues to spread through social media stories.

1. Make-A-Wish
Jacob Burch

2. The Make-A-Wish
Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit
organization that gives kids with life
threatening diseases their biggest wish.

3. Who Founded Make-A-Wish?
The Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded by
Frank Shankwitz, Scott Stahl, and Linda
Bergendahl-Pauling.

4. Why was it Founded?
The founders met a boy with leukemia, his name was Chris
Greicius, who is 7. He had his biggest wish which was to be
a police officer. Chris had passed away, after the experience
they wanted to make a change.

5. When was it Founded?
The Make-A-Wish Foundation began in 1980,
when they met a boy named Christopher who
wanted to be a Police Officer.

6. Wish Kids
Many wishes are granted annually and they
keep increasing.

7. Impact Today
Lately I have been hearing many Make-A-Wish
Stories in social media, I always hear how
happy they are and it makes me feel happy.