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.
Community Spotlights
Sisters Wish It Forward
Jan Whittingham: When wishes require wallpaper
Brenda Yamashita: Forty years of wonderful things
The Gavenman Family: Moving forward, giving back
Calpine Russell City Energy Center: The power of caring
Bacigalupi Vineyards: Growing grapes and granting wishes
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