Wishes Granted

Here are just a few of the over 1,500 wishes Wishes Can Happen has granted over the past 35 years!

Addison

Addison LOVES the beach! We surprised her at wish presentation with her favorite princess, Ariel, who sang many songs for her. She chose a trip to Santa Anna Island where she could truly…

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Addison

Addison thought for a very long time about what would be the perfect wish before deciding on a Disney Cruise. Mom loved that Wishes Can Happen took care of all the planning. …

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Alecia

Alecia was thrilled to visit Sea World, Universal and Disney. A soft spoken and kind young lady, Wishes Can Happen was glad we were able to give her a special wish week!

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Alex

Alex wishes for a Disney Cruise and Vacation!

“We can’t say enough about Wishes Can Happen. You made a dream come true for Alex. You are all awesome in every way. Our time together and memories…

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Ali

Ali has bravely fought a brain tumor for four years. We were thrilled to finally grant her heart's wish to visit every theme park in Florida! She especially loved Aquatica because both her…

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Ali

Ali (left) enjoys her ice cream for breakfast at Disney!

Ice cream for breakfast? YOU BET! That’s how it goes at the Give Kids the World village where little Ali and her brothers had the best…

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Allie

Allie was so excited when her brother Jack received a wish from Wishes Can Happen -- home gym equipment! It took Allie a while to choose her wish and she eventually decided on a french…

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Ally

Ally wanted to go to Disney for her wish, taking her 2 brothers, 1 sister and mom and dad.
Ally and her family stayed at a magical place called Give Kids the World Village…

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Alyssa

Alyssa gets to be a Princess for a Day!

Alyssa being shy at her radio station interview for the upcoming Wish-A-Thon sponsored by AultCare, Mix94.1 and News-Talk 1480 WHBC.

“Early in the day Alyssa learned that she…

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Amari

Amari loves being in the water and splashing around! Due to her fragile health, the family chose to drive to a beautiful vacation resort with a water park in Gatlinburg, TN. Besides a…

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Andrew

Andrew is blind and is confined to a wheelchair, so his father and he spend amazing times together LISTENING to Tom Hamilton, Jim Rosenhaus and/or Matt Underwood call the Indians game.

His wish was to take…

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Andrew

Andrew hasn't let his disease stop him from going after his dreams! Top on his wish list was...are you ready for this...SWIMMING WITH SHARKS! Andrew and family spent a day at Discovery Cove…

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Andrew

Andrew gets his own personal ""Field Of Dreams""

This was certainly a first for Wishes Can Happen – a wish for a baseball field!

Andrew loved baseball as a little boy growing up, and that love didn’t…

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Archer

We presented Archer's wish at a place where he could get his favorite foods - Red Robin! The boys were all so excited to hear the special details of his wish trip -a first…

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Arlen

Arlen is an 18 year old who is passionate about hunting. Our wish granter, John McIntosh, has grandsons who share that love and was excited to do this wish for Aaron. We hooked…

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Ashton

At just two years old, Ashton was diagnosed with liver cancer. After enduring surgery and chemo, little Ashton couldn't wait to get home to his twin sister, Alexandra. As mom puts it, what…

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Aubree

Aubree's wish was so fun to grant! Aubree's wish reveal was the first time that she would find out that in a few short days they would be leaving to go to Disney…

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Aubree

We're so happy to put such smiles on the faces of our wish kids; but so saddened they have all gone thru so much.
Aubree was born with a serious heart defect requiring surgery…

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Ava

Ava's wish was long overdue as the world was halted by the pandemic. Finally, a year after she was originally supposed to take her trip to Give Kids The World, she got her trip! Ava…

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Ava

Ava's true heartfelt wish was Maui, but the fires happened. She chose St. Thomas as her second choice - we made it happen for the same period of time. Surprised so far away with a…

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Ben

Ben wishes for an All-Inclusive vacation with his friend!

Shortly after kicking cancer’s butt, Ben wanted to go an all-inclusive resort with his parents and best friend, Adam. All he wanted to do was hang out…

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Benjamin

After completing treatment for brain cancer, the time finally came for little Benny to take his wish! A lover of Batman and Spiderman, his superheroes met him at wish presentation at Jerzee's to tell…

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Benson (likes BENNY)

The long and the short of it . . . Benny, Carson and Elliott are letting their mom and dad tag along on Benny's special wish trip to Legoland, Disney, Universal and Sea World! …

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Blake

"We just got back from our Wish trip to Give Kids the World on Saturday. Erine planned our trip. Our son Blake, our other children, and his parents had the time of our lives. We…

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Braden

Braden didn't hesitate when asked what he wanted for his wish: "A Bass Tracker!" he exclaimed. "I love fishing and it really gets my mind off of my situation." Wishes Can Happen jumped into action…

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Brandon

Brandon first asked for a very small birthday present, but also said he'd really like to go to Disney, but knew he could only have one wish. So he decided on the very small…

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Brandon

Brandon's wish took him to Key West!

Brandon so looked forward to his special wish. Although he’s old enough to drive, he didn’t ask for a car. He just wanted to go to a beach destination…

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Brayden

Brayden may be missing a couple of front teeth, but she surely didn’t miss out on any fun when she visited all of her favorite parks in Florida!

Wishes Can Happen arranges for all of…

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Breezion

Long before COVID-19, Breezion’s mom decided that his wish had to be enjoyed in their “safe spot” – their home. Diagnosed with two different cancers, this little Superhero has fought valiantly, as often as…

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