Wish kid Joshua with a capybara | Wish kid Eero on his wish to be a paleontologist | Wish kid Bridget with Mickey Mouse

Best Wishes Spring/Summer 2025

The Road to 10,000

Best Wishes is our magazine for friends and supporters of Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area.

In this issue, we celebrate the road to granting our chapter's 10,000th wish, look ahead to the next 10,000 wishes, and honor all of the incredible supporters, volunteers, and wish kids who helped us reach this tremendous milestone. 

Wish Features

Eero on his wish to be a paleontologist in Montana.

Unearthing Joy: Eero Becomes a Paleontologist

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Wish kid Joshua with a capybara

Capybara Courage: Joshua meets a kindred spirit

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Wish kid Bridget with her family during her wish reveal.

Fairytales can come true: Bridget’s Disney adventure

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Sarah Bechtel alumni photo

Shooting for the Stars in St. Louis

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Community Spotlights

Volunteer wish granters Dana Smith and Debi Hanselman during a wish reveal

Debi Hanselman and Dana Smith: Sisters Wish It Forward

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Interior designer and Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area volunteer Jan Whittingham in wish kid Kyra's new room.

Jan Whittingham: When wishes require wallpaper

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Brenda Yamashita at our 2025 Evening of Wishes: Rediscover Wonder

Brenda Yamashita: Forty years of wonderful things

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Jon, Jenna, Max, Kim, and Sam Gavenman

The Gavenman Family: Moving forward, giving back

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Calpine features their Adopt-A-Wish plaques as a “Wall of Heroes” proudly displayed in their office.

Calpine Russell City Energy Center: The power of caring

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Katey Bacigalupi Row, Pam Bacigalupi, John Bacigalupi, Ashley Herzberg, and Nicole Bacigalupi Dericco at Bacigalupi Vineyards’ Designate Tasting Event in 2023.

Bacigalupi Vineyards: Growing grapes and granting wishes

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Best Wishes, Spring/Summer 2025

Chief Executive Officer
Betsy Biern

Executive Editor
Linda Anderberg

Managing Editor
Corey Black

Graphic Design
Akira Mariano

Contributors
Linda Anderberg, Corey Black, Deborah Kirk,
Tracie Muñoz, Kimberly Olson

Professional photos by
Arnold Suliguin, Drew Altizer Photography, 
Divine Diaz, Raphaela Alge