![Wish kid Joanna sitting on a bench in a park in New York City with stuffed animals designed to look like her imaginary friends](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_16x9_preview/public/2024-07/imaginary%20friends%20-%20ai%20expand.png?h=e491aab5&itok=8_oePlC8)
I wish to go to New York City to meet my imaginary friends
Joanna, 4
respiratory disorder
This summer, wish kids need you. Give the gift of a life-changing wish.
I wish to be a pilot
Kael
14
blood disorder
![Wish kid Kael standing in an airplane hanger with his arms crossed wearing a pilot uniform](/sites/default/files/styles/promo_image_default_1x/public/2024-07/Kael_14_blood%20disorder_Fly_03.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=nfb4q5_8)
This August, give a child world of hope with a life-changing wish trip.
Travel wishes need YOU. With more than 80% of wishes require travel, Make-A-Wish needs more than 2.8 billion airline miles and points to cover travel wishes each year.
wishes were granted last week because of donors like you
of doctors say wishes help relieve a family from traumatic stress
of alumni say their wish was a turning point in their treatment
I wish to meet Katie Ledecky
Laura
10
cancer
![Wish kid Laura at wish experience with Katie Ledecky](/sites/default/files/styles/promo_image_default_1x/public/2024-07/WishDay5.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=ZQjKv0lV)
Watch Athletes Transform Lives on ESPN® "My Wish"
Experience an in-depth journey into the lives of wish kids as their wishes to meet their sports heroes come true as seen on ESPN's "My Wish" on SportsCenter.
I wish to have a puppy
Nyla
7
leukemia
![Wish kid Nya holding puppy](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_large_default_1x/public/2023-09/hero.png?h=44c81ccd&itok=PaxIQUnE)
A spark of hope can change everything.
Research shows that wishes have proven physical and emotional benefits that can give a child better health outcomes and increase their chances for survival.