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After all, he had just recently come out of the hospital and thought maybe this visit was going to be like the hospital one.  He soon realized that A Wishing Place was a fun place and hopefully he would declare a wish that would magically come true! At Carter's declaration, Nikki and I thought we http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2012/04/disney-wish-come-true.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-5690064685580567379Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:51:00 +00002012-04-16T12:51:35.933-06:00tattoo wish Utah Big Deluxe TattooOne of the amazing things about Make-A-Wish Utah is each child is unique, making the whole process different. The first time I met 16-year-old Alexis I knew this was going to be a wish experience I would remember. Her second wish was to be an apprentice tattoo artist. So when we were told her that her first wish would come true, we decided to do the proclamation at a tattoo business. My amazinghttp://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2012/04/wish-tattoo-and-memory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-8389798683693835466Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:37:00 +00002012-04-03T17:44:19.826-06:00urban challenge utah adventure raceThe following entry is a guest entry written by Crystal Walker, winner of the 2011 Urban Challenge Utah. We have been honored by the lovely people at Make-A-Wish Utah and been asked to write a guest blog about Urban Challenge Utah. This is an exciting thing for us! We heard about Urban Challenge Utah through a friend who volunteers at Make-A-Wish Utah. She told us about it as soon as she heard http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2012/04/theyre-up-for-challenge-are-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-2174534466541657634Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:24:00 +00002012-03-16T16:24:25.923-06:00Kids For Wish Kids fundraiser teamwork leadership commitment youthIf you visit our website, you'll come across a page that talks about the Kids For Wish Kids program. There's a paragraph there that reads: Kids For Wish Kids is an extremely popular program for kids because it’s managed by kids! The program encourages leadership, teamwork, school spirit, and commitment while working towards a common goal. Kids are responsible for coming up with ideas and http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2012/03/kids-for-wish-kids-extremely-popular.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-797373237453445226Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:23:00 +00002012-02-28T20:33:30.204-07:00wish star raising Kamilla Utah smile giggle(The following was written by Joy, our Database Coordinator, who recently served as volunteer Wish Granter for three-year-old Kamilla) I’d like to share a picture with you. It isn't the best picture of the night, not by a long shot. My shutter speed was incredibly slow, and half the picture is blurry. Yet, it is without a doubt one of the most amazing pictures of Kamilla, and I hope it captureshttp://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2012/02/picture-worth-thousand-words.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-209706442621299450Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:43:00 +00002012-02-23T09:43:33.072-07:00Tim wish fighter jet Utah Hollywood cancer ewings sarcoma(AS REPORTED BY ANDREW ADAMS, KSL) HERRIMAN -- A cancer-stricken 12-year-old Herriman boy got the chance to live out a life-long dream of flying in a fighter jet, thanks in part to students a county away who had never met him. "I was having a good time up there," Tim Wright said of the adventure. "It was awesome." (To read the rest of this story, please visit KSL.com)http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2012/02/wish-to-fly-fighter-jet-comes-true.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-9216679042591204207Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:42:00 +00002012-02-09T10:42:45.575-07:00HGTV Make-A-Wish Dream Home Midway Utah WasatchHave you ever stopped to really think about what your dream home would look like? Where it would be... how big, how many garages, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc? Have you stopped to think about the finish work, the lighting and where you would buy the furnishings? If so, we have a treat just for you! During the month of February, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah is teaming up with HGTV to host tourshttp://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2012/02/working-in-dream-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-4600743898365200880Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:29:00 +00002012-01-05T17:52:10.069-07:00When Checkered Flag Productions called and said they wanted to take a monster truck to a wish kid's house I didn’t have to think twice, I knew the perfect kid for this enhancement. Alex is a 4-year-old boy who was born with a diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome but you would never guess this as you watch him run around! When Alex was referred to us his mother mentioned how much Alex http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2012/01/bigfoot-monster-truck-visits-wish-kid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CandD)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-2033355940117027879Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:38:00 +00002012-01-02T14:38:32.299-07:00Chriss Sharer retirement wish Utah memories CEO (dated Dec. 30, 2011) Dear Friends and Colleagues: I have said goodbye so many times this week and month. This is the last, and it will be brief, because my eyes are wearing out. Tomorrow morning, New Year’s Eve, I will meet with my successor, Shar Lewis, who will become the second CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah. You will find her to be a wonderful and energetic leader, who will http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2012/01/fond-farewell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-7438610719089480379Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:25:00 +00002011-12-28T16:25:46.270-07:00apples wish surprise UtahOur volunteer wish granters pull off the best surprises. Dwain and Taylynn thought of a cute (and yummy!) way to announce to their wish kid that his wish was coming true. They gave him 5 wrapped apples – one for each member of his family. They told him that he could open the apples one at a time and decide if he wanted to share with his family members. Each apple was in order to form a sentence http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/12/look-how-cute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-6368358207620580314Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:59:00 +00002011-12-22T15:07:13.012-07:00military jet wish Utah Hollywood Top GunWe were invited to take part in a GREAT assembly this morning at Fort Herriman Middle School. The volunteer Wish Granters (Kelly C. and Debbie O.) worked super hard to keep this a surprise. Krachel, our Communications Manager, arrived wearing a Make-A-Wish hoodie sweatshirt and she was greeted with a "Hey you need to cover that up so he has no idea we're here". Krachel had met a wonderful woman http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/12/your-wish-to-fly-in-military-jet-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-4211508332444622325Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:26:00 +00002011-12-21T14:26:17.867-07:00Sea World swim with dolphins Sydnee wishThirteen-year-old Sydnee just returned from her wish to swim with the dolphins. She and her twin sister had a blast visiting the Animal Kingdom and then spending two days at Sea World. (Sydnee's drawing of her wish - she tells us her most favorite thing about her wish was swimming with dolphins and the stingrays, and feeding the sea lions at Sea World)http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/12/wish-to-swim-with-dolphins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-4929061647951904221Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:48:00 +00002011-12-15T09:48:32.159-07:00North Pole Polar Express KBER 101 Heber Valley Railroad Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah Wish http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/12/north-pole-express-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-2290390120128178447Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:53:00 +00002011-12-09T15:02:39.489-07:00Santa Claus Breakfast With Santa Southern Utah wishThe waffles are warming, the tree is aglow, it's blustery outside and cars covered in snow. But that doesn't stop wish families in Southern Utah from attending the annual Breakfast With Santa hosted at Canyon View Middle School. Each year, here in the office we fight over who gets to take the trip down I-15 to celebrate the holidays with our wish families in the southern part of the state. I've http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/12/southern-utah-santa-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-7946118180517426013Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:55:00 +00002011-11-21T10:55:15.940-07:00Jimmer basketball Utah cancerWe have been able to have some amazing experiences through the trial we are going through. I wouldn’t choose to have this, not for one minute, but am SO grateful for people and organizations who have given so much so that our family and so many others can get out and enjoy activities that they otherwise would never have the opportunity to be involved in! The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been one http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/11/priceless-opportunity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-7125867423816799360Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:43:00 +00002011-11-14T11:43:41.998-07:00Disney World Space Mountain Give Kids The World Wyatt neurofibromatosisWhen Wyatt was asked what his favorite part of his wish was he stared at his mom with a look that said, “How am I supposed to answer this question?” After a little while, Wyatt replied, “Everything! But if I have to pick one thing Space Mountain was pretty cool.” Wyatt’s wish was everything he had dreamed of and more, for both him and his family. His mom said, “I don’t know how to describe our http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/11/wyatts-wish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-7530538589367121293Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:35:00 +00002011-11-10T12:35:40.405-07:00United States Coast Guard wish Utah Alabama LukeWhen 11-year-old Luke visited A Wishing Place this summer to declare his wish, he knew what he wanted to wish for. He made his wish official when he declared in the wishing room that he wished to serve in the Coast Guard. As the person who schedules and coordinates the travel wishes for Utah wish children and their families, I had no idea where to even begin. I’ve never had a wish request as http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/11/lukes-coast-guard-wish-once-guardian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-2194933334498298411Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:44:00 +00002011-11-09T13:44:15.067-07:00GOMAD 11/11/11 cancer Make-A-WishWhat comes to mind when you think of your childhood? Perhaps you think of summer days riding bikes around the neighborhood, or playing superheroes in the backyard. Maybe you were the kid who had the coolest action figures and race cars, or maybe you were the one with the best dress ups and biggest doll collection. Now imagine a childhood where all that is taken away from you by illness. Imagine http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/11/go-out-and-make-difference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-6666952237652297814Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:31:00 +00002011-11-04T17:33:02.015-06:00Walt Disney World Resort Tyler Florida sick I don't know how to thank all of you down there enough. We have the most amazing vacation in Florida. Tyler did not get sick one time down there, which is saying so much. He is usually sick quite often during the night here at home. He ran us ragged every day - so much that we fell into bed about 9:00 every night! Our son returned from a mission just two weeks before the vacation and so our http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/11/wish-more-than-medicine-for-mind-also.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-2980556698798713259Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:28:00 +00002011-10-25T14:28:21.239-06:00shopping Utah wish Abbi Shogun sushi Android Apple MacbookThe following account is told by 14-year-old Abbi's wish granter, who found that when it comes to shopping sprees, the wish kids aren't the only ones who grin from ear to ear. Okay, so shopping sprees are so fun! We had a blast and Abbi kept saying that she felt like she was "in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, only better." She and her mom had done tons of planning and had even called the http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/10/shopping-sprees-are-so-much-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-4669007178436699582Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:18:00 +00002011-10-17T11:23:34.555-06:00Women Ladies St. George cycling Tuacahn Zion spa golf shopping staheliWho doesn’t like a good girls weekend?  Time away from work, or the kids, or whatever it is that takes up a big chunk of your day. It is a time to be you and enjoy a few of the things that you like to do. Personally, it gives me a fresh start to jump back into the daily tasks of life. We all need a little refresh once in a while. Well this weekend is the one to give yourself the refresh that http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/10/girls-weekend-out-here-we-come.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-5667782953944280846Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:07:00 +00002011-10-12T11:07:08.479-06:00wish Utah Springville Megan California vacation Today we want to send a big congrats to 16-year-old Megan who wrapped up her last round of treatment at 8:00 am yesterday morning. It was last fall when Megan wasn’t feeling well, despite several trips to the doctor’s office no one could figure out what was wrong. But then some startling results were found after a blood draw; Megan’s doctors noticed her red blood cells were low. They called the http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/10/springville-high-paying-it-forward-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-5931820950946375955Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:07:00 +00002011-10-07T14:15:42.260-06:00fundraising Utah Wish100 ladies cyclingFundraising. We all think the worst when we hear this word. We don’t want to bug people, or we are afraid they will feel pressure to donate. I will admit, that is totally me. I hate asking people to donate money. I will say that it is a lot easier when it is for a foundation like the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Most people know what the Make-A-Wish Foundation is all about. I have known about it sincehttp://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/10/fundraising-fears-how-one-wish100-rider.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-7618389278831621892Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:35:00 +00002011-10-03T17:35:56.490-06:00Chuck E. Cheese Skyler ALL leukemia wish game room congratulations proclamation Utah Five-year-old Skyler has ALL leukemia. He's nearly done with treatment, but after more than a year of hospital visits and doctor appointments he's ready for a break. He really loves to play any kind of game, but he loves video games a lot. So when Skyler got ready to declare his wish, he told us he wanted to have a game room in the garage. But not just any game room. Skyler wants a Chuck E. http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/10/your-very-own-game-room.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899739345804944766.post-8885950967512859918Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:09:00 +00002011-09-29T12:26:29.234-06:00Dani kids God Chase Wish100 cycle ladies Utah St. George The only way for you to understand how I feel today is to get out and ride yourself.  My words are not going to do my ride this morning justice. My goal was 20 miles today. I live out on the east side of town. The new airport is pretty much in the middle of the desert and there is not much traffic out that way. I decided to give it a try. It is a road that leads to no where except the airport, http://makeawishfoundationofutah.blogspot.com/2011/09/thank-god-for-kids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah)1