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Austin sitting in front of the Home Alone house, smiling and looking up

Austin wishes to recreate scenes from Home Alone 2

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A girl swimming with otters

Ava wishes to swim with otters

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Axle standing in front of his new playhouse. He is smiling and holding his breathing tube.

Axle wishes for a playset

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A young boy at Disney with his parents. Both parents are kissing him on the cheek.

Elliott wishes to go to a magical theme park in Florida

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a boy standing in front of a large rocket, smiling

Ezra wishes to feel the rumble of a rocket launch

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A young boy standing in front of Legoland smiling

James wishes to go to LEGOLAND® Florida Resort

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A young boy smiling in front of a fire truck

Jayce wishes to be a firefighter

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A teenage boy standing with Santa, holding presents for other children

Jude wishes to give Christmas in July to Michigan kids in the hospital

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A child wearing a pastel tie-dyed hoodie with a unicorn design and matching pants stands with hands clasped in front of a bed decorated with sheet white curtains and a purple bedspread.

Mailynn wishes for a shopping adventure.

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A young boy sitting on a bed with a bunch of stuffed animals

Sammy wishes to power-up at Super Mario World

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A young boy sitting on his slide about the slide down

Shai wishes to have monkey bars and a clubhouse

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A cute young girl wearing Mickey ears at Disney.

Zoe wishes to go to Walt Disney World® Resort

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Volunteer Stories

An adult with shoulder-length straight dark hair crouches next to a child sitting in a yellow wheelchair. The adult is wearing a royal blue Make-A-Wish t-shirt, jeans, and Minnie Mouse ears. The child is wearing a long-sleeved gray t-shirt with a multi-colored heart, jeans, and purple cowboy boots and clutching a large brown and white stuffed horse.

Volunteer Story: Hannah Newman - Make-A-Wish® Michigan

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Two adults in royal blue Make-A-Wish t-shirts and jeans stand on either side of a child in a red and gray shirt and black beanie. The background is a living room with a gray couch and wooden wall art.

Volunteer Story: Jason Mitchell - Make-A-Wish® Michigan

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A teenagee with short curly brown hair, wearing a royal blue Make-A-Wish t-shirt, gray winter jacket and black athletic pants, smiles broadly. The teenager stands between two wish-granting volunteers in Best Buy's computer department. On the left, volunteer Timerra is wearing a royal blue Make-A-Wish beanie and a long black scarf. On the right, volunteer Millie is wearing a black and white patterned tunic and holding the receipt from the purchases made at Best Buy.

Volunteer Story: Millie Thomas - Make-A-Wish® Michigan

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Wish Alumni Stories

A side-by-side comparison of two photos. The left is of wish alum Paige as a young child during illness; the right is of Paige as a college student.

Wish Alumni Story: Paige - Make-A-Wish® Michigan

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A side-by-side comparison of two photos. The left is of wish alum Dan as a young child; the right is of Dan as a recent college graduate.

Wish Alumni Story: Dan - Make-A-Wish® Michigan

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A side-by-side comparison of two photos. The left is of wish alum Emily as a young child undergoing treatment; the right is of Emily in her career as a professional photographer.

Wish Alumni Story: Emily - Make-A-Wish® Michigan

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Supporter Stories

A large group of people gather together in a bowling alley for a photo. Many of them have thrown their hands in the air. In the front of the group, two adults are kneeling and holding an oversize check, made out for sixty thousand dollars to Make-A-Wish Michigan from Arby's.

Supporter Story: Arby's - Make-A-Wish® Michigan

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Four adults stand with a teenage wish kid in front of a wall that has many signs with inspirational sayings. The group of people holds a large countdown sign with the Make-A-Wish Michigan and All Weather Seal company logos and images of basketballs and a basketball court.

Supporter Story: All Weather Seal - Make-A-Wish® Michigan

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Three adults in bright clothing stand with their arms around each other. In front of them is a large bouquet of red tulips.

Supporter Story: Ethie Haworth - Make-A-Wish® Michigan

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Impact of Make-A-Wish Michigan

Two wish kid girls running to their airplane in the terminal

The AWE of Make-A-Wish® Michigan

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Mom and wish child entering hospital across pedestrian bridge

From Hospital to Hope - Make-A-Wish® Michigan

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