Become a Wish Celebration Volunteeer

Wish Celebration Volunteers work in pairs, partnering to establish a meaningful connection with the wish child and family to build hope and anticipation leading up to the child’s wish. Once a child’s wish is discovered, you will help your wish child by planning wish celebrations for two wish children per year.

The average assignment requires 1-2 hours each month, over the course of 1-6 months. Time investment typically includes coordinating with and getting to know the wish child and family, coordinating with your partner, and planning and carrying out meetings, boosts, send-offs, and celebrations.

Start Your Volunteer Journey

  1. Watch the Volunteer Orientation (14 minutes)
  2. After watching the recorded orientation, complete the volunteer application.
  3. Complete a Criminal Background Check – Once we receive your completed application, you will receive information about the required background check through FirstAdvantage. As standard procedure, all volunteers and staff members are required to complete a background for the safety of our wish children and families.
  4. Register for Wish Celebration Training (75 minutes) - When your background check is approved (1-3 days), you will receive a welcome message from us. In this email, you will find links to register for training and resources to become a wish celebration volunteer.
Make-A-Wish volunteers smile with wish child

Wish celebration volunteers often bring community groups together to create special experiences for wish children.

Zaria's Wish - cake cutting

Volunteers create wish celebrations unique to each child.

wish granting volunteers smile with wish child Sofia

Wish celebration volunteers are integral to locally granted wishes, like this shopping spree wish.

Wish granting volunteers

Planning a wish party can be fun and rewarding, resulting in wonderful memories for a wish family and new friends among volunteers.