Our Milestone Wishes

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2024 marks our chapter's 40th birthday, and we want to shine a light on our chapter's milestone wishes that helped led us here. Take a journey through the decades and explore the impactful stories behind our chapter's history that have shaped our collective narrative of Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area. 

As we look back, we're fueled with a renewed commitment to continue this legacy for another 40 years and beyond, bringing hope and joy to wish kids one transformative wish at a time!

I wish to meet the stars of Knight Rider

J.D., wish granted in 1984

neuromuscular disorder

J.D. on his wish in 1984

I wish to meet Michael Jackson

Michael, wish granted in 1993

neuromuscular disorder

wish kid Michael

I wish to be a cowboy

Aaron, wish granted in 1997

blood disorder

Aaron during his wish to be a cowboy

I wish to go to New York to visit my uncle

Mathew, wish granted in 2002

congenital heart disease

Mathew with his uncle Lucas on Mathew's wish to go to New York

I wish to go to an MLB All-Star Game

Chris, wish granted in 2006

leukemia

wish kid Chris, 4,000th wish

I wish to meet a ballerina

Dayssi, wish granted in 2007

leukemia

Dayssi's wish to meet a real ballerina

I wish to help the environment

David, wish granted in 2008

cancer

David's wish to give back to the environment

I wish to go to San Diego to pet a dolphin

Avery, wish granted in 2012

brain tumor

Avery's wish to meet a dolphin

I wish to have a makeover

Ariel, wish granted in 2015

lymphoma

Sue and her daughter Ariel on Ariel's wish day

I wish to go to Barcelona

Francesca, wish granted in 2017

brain tumor

Francesca during her wish to go to Barcelona

I wish to go to Hawaii

Jacob, wish granted in 2022

cancer

Jacob with dad and brother in Hawaii

I wish to go to Aulani, a Disney® Resort and Spa

Alina

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cancer

Alina with Minnie Mouse at Aulani