World Wish Month Celebration
7-Year-Old Lafayette Wish Kid Finn to Receive Send-off to Disney World on April 18
LAFAYETTE, LA (April 12, 2024) - Disney classics fan and Wish Kid, Finn, age 7, from Lafayette, will receive the celebration of a lifetime with the help of Make-A-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana and wish sponsor, Halliburton.
Finn, who is battling cancer, will receive a send-off to Disney World in Orlando, Florida on Thursday, April 18 during his wish celebration. Finn and his family will have a chance to meet his favorite classic characters Mickey and Chewbacca, explore Animal Kingdom, ride roller coasters, and watch fireworks over Cinderella’s castle.
“Halliburton is delighted to help make Finn’s wish to visit the Disney theme parks come true,” said Lisa Modica, vice president, Global Labor and Employment Law and president of the Halliburton Charitable Foundation. “Finn and his family are experiencing a difficult time, and this is one simple way we can support the family and help them make meaningful memories through the Make-A-Wish foundation.”
Halliburton and Make-A-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana look forward to sending Finn off in style for his trip ahead, which will take place in May, 13 days after his wish celebration. Finn remained strong and resilient during his battle with cancer and now his wish celebration will be one of the main kickoffs for World Wish Month.
During the month of April, “WishMakers, like Halliburton, will continue to help bring to life the impact of a wish to eligible children across the Texas Gulf Coast and State of Louisiana. “WishMakers” - is a term for anyone who steps up to take action for wish kids. Much like the very first wish granted on April 29, 1980, wishes have the power to bring entire communities together to rally around a child in need.
“Wishes are essential to showing children with critical illnesses that they have a community of caring supporters who wholeheartedly want to give them a piece of their childhood back with a wish,” said Shelly Millwee, President and CEO of Make-A-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana. “Finn’s wish celebration is a powerful way to bring an entire community together to rally around his dream, and what a dream it is to celebrate the end of his treatments at one of the magical places on Earth.”