nPostednon April 29, 2015
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nTodaynis the anniversary of the beginning of the Make a Wish Foundation!
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nAnU.S. Customs Officer living near leukemia patient ChristophernGreicius, just seven years old, had an unusual wish: to be a policenofficer.
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ThenCustoms Officer worked with officers of the Arizona Department ofnPublic Safety to make Christopher’s wish come true. Christopher wasnable to wear a custom-tailored police uniform, was sworn in as thenfirst honorary DPS patrolman in Arizona’s history, and was a policenofficer for a day. He even got to ride in a police helicopter!
ThenCustoms Officer worked with officers of the Arizona Department ofnPublic Safety to make Christopher’s wish come true. Christopher wasnable to wear a custom-tailored police uniform, was sworn in as thenfirst honorary DPS patrolman in Arizona’s history, and was a policenofficer for a day. He even got to ride in a police helicopter!n
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nThatnspecial day in Christopher’s life was April 29, 1980. Just a few daysnlater, Christopher died. But the boy got a jolt of joy while he wasnstill alive, and everyone who knew him felt encouraged by thenofficers working so hard to make his wish come true.
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nThat’snhow the Make a Wish Foundation got its start. Today, in honor of thisnanniversary, spread the word about the organization, or donate money,nor even help bring the dreams of children YOU know to come true.
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Anlittle girl named known to my family was not only treated to annawesome wish, last year, courtesy of this organization, but she wasnalso given some fabulous opportunities to travel, talk to other kidsnsuffering from cancer, and be a “poster child” for the local Makena Wish chapter. Her wish was to become a chef, and she was given anpersonalized chef’s hat and coat, and she got to cook for a cafe fullnof her family and friends. She even signed autographs on copies ofnher cookbook!
Anlittle girl named known to my family was not only treated to annawesome wish, last year, courtesy of this organization, but she wasnalso given some fabulous opportunities to travel, talk to other kidsnsuffering from cancer, and be a “poster child” for the local Makena Wish chapter. Her wish was to become a chef, and she was given anpersonalized chef’s hat and coat, and she got to cook for a cafe fullnof her family and friends. She even signed autographs on copies ofnher cookbook!n
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nChecknit out here and here!
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nRemember…
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| My daughter asked a local company, the Compassionate Clown Company, to donate time, materials for face painting and balloon animals, and costumes for a special surprise party for a little girl battling cancer. |
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nYou don’t always have to have a lot of money to make a child’sndream come true. You can often find a donor or sponsor who is able tonhelp make a wish a reality. For example, if a child wants to publishna book, you can ask Shutterfly or other book-binding companies ifnthey would pitch in toward that dream; if a child wants to see thenRocky Mountains, you can contact travel companies and hotel chainsnand see if they would like some good publicity; if a child wants ansuperhero party, try calling a costume shop and asking for andiscount, or contact community or school theatre companies for help withncostuming and entertainers. n
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nZippernDay
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nAnniversarynof the publication of Roget’s Thesaurus
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nChemistnHarold Urey’s birthday
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