Join Make-A-Wish® Orange County and the Inland Empire at the 3rd Annual Walk For Wishes® event on Saturday, April 27.
The event will take place at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine from 8 a.m. to noon. The walk will be the site of a huge celebration to recognize the chapter’s 30th anniversary and is held in conjunction with World Wish Day, the anniversary of the organization’s very first wish.
About Us
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Orange County and the Inland Empire is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and fulfill the wishes for children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 who confront life-threatening medical conditions.
Granting wishes helps these children find the hope they need to transform their life-threatening illnesses into life-affirming triumphs. Formed in 1983, the chapter has fulfilled the wishes of more than 3,500 children.
Walk For Wishes will honor the chapter’s anniversary by hosting a reunion for all past and present wish recipients, wish families and wish granters. The event includes a spirited, non-competitive walk through the beautiful Great Park and a World of Wishes festival featuring each type of wish experience: I wish to have, I wish to go, I wish to be, and I wish to meet.
On-site registration is $40 on the day of the walk. To register, go to: www.walkforwishes2013oc.kintera.org.
Last year, the 2nd Annual Orange County Walk For Wishes hosted more than 1,400 participants and raised nearly $200,000, helping Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire grant the wishes of 35 local children. This year, the goal for the walk is to grant at least 40 wishes with the funds raised and to create a stronger local presence within the Orange County community.
To learn more about the 3rd Annual Orange County Walk For Wishes, please visit www.wishocie.org or contact Sarah Pizzaruso at pizzaruso@wishocie.org. You can also find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/makeawishocie and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/makeawishocie, #WalkForWishesOC.
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Make-A-Wish® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Founded in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, Make-A-Wish is one of the world’s leading children’s charities, with 62 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, Make-A-Wish grants a wish every 38 minutes and has granted more than 200,000 wishes in the United States since its inception. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire, visit wishocie.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish®.
