Destination Joy is a campaign to increase awareness of Make-A-Wish's mission. In the next four years 100,000 children will be diagnosed with a life threatening medical condition. Make-A-Wish needs the help of everyone to make sure that those 100,000 children get their wish.
There are seven ways that YOU can help out:1) Donate Cash
2) Donate Treasures i.e. frequent flyer miles, hotel points etc.
3) Donate Time & Talents (I will tell you next week how I am donating my Jazzercise talents to the cause)
4) Get involved locally (click here to find out more)
5) Get a Wish Star (available at Cold Stone Creamery)
6) Bid in the Online Auction
7) Shop to help (click here to find out more)
I was in Chicago for the official Destination Joy kickoff where I shared the message of Destination Joy with the media. The event culminated in
Union Station around a wish for Christopher. Christopher's wish was to conduct a train. The awesome element beyond the fact that Christopher's wish was granted, was that Christopher conducted a train named after another wish kid, Ollie. Ollie's wish to conduct a train was granted several years ago. So enamored with Ollie, METRA (Chicago's transit authority) named the train after Ollie.
While I was there, I also met a wish kid, named Anna from Oklahoma. Like me, Anna was an ambassador for the Destination Joy campaign. To hear Anna talk about what getting her wish meant to her and her family was so touching--it allowed her to be a kid again and her parents had the opportunity to relax for a moment. I encourage you all to get involved with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. You will be happy you did!
- RXW
Check out this television ad reenacting a young boy's wish to be super hero Beetle Boy.
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