Make-A-Wish^® Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana

Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana relies on dozens of corporate partners to help us carry out our mission. Corporate partners play a key role in granting wishes through financial support, in-kind contributions, employee giving, and volunteerism. Corporate partners like Toyota Material Handling North America are leading the way with creative efforts to engage their employees and community in wish granting.

Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana Governing Board Member Brett Wood is President & CEO Toyota Material Handling North America. Toyota Material Handling is a longtime Make-A-Wish supporter, and every year, Brett invites a wish child out to the plant to be CEO for the Day. In 2022, before her wish to go to Hawaii was granted, wish kid Adelyn was named CEO! She arrived by limo before choosing a marketing plan, putting the finishing touches on a forklift, and meeting with employees. This special experience helped build excitement for her wish being granted and shifted the focus from her illness to something fun.