Kids For Wish Kids
Kids For Wish Kids® is a popular program because it is managed by kids like you.
As kids, you are responsible for forming committees, coming up with fundraising ideas and carrying them out. Teachers and parents often serve as advisors, but ownership of the group belongs solely to you and the other kids involved.
The Kids For Wish Kids program, which was established in 1993, helps to increase awareness of the Make-A-Wish® mission and involves more people in helping to grant wishes to children with critical illnesses. Kids For Wish Kids is managed by kids like you!
But Kids For Wish Kids does much more than that — it fosters the value of community service by providing you with hands-on experience in helping to grant wishes through your local Make-A-Wish chapter. It also provides a mechanism for building school spirit and creating an additional partnership between children and teachers outside of the classroom.
The opportunities available for fundraising activities through the Kids For Wish Kids program are endless — anything from a bake sale or penny war to a dance marathon or student/teacher basketball game — it's all up to your imagination.
Putting the “fun” in fundraising with the Kids For Wish Kids program.
- Kids For Wish Kids Program Toolkit:
- Fundraising ideas for elementary school-age kids:
- Fundraising ideas for middle school-age kids:
- Fundraising ideas for high school-age kids:
- Kids For Wish Kids Fundraising Form:
If you want to join in the fun and raise money to help grant wishes, please contact:
Southwest Florida Region: Collier, Hendry, Lee, Glades
Patty Moore pmoore@sfla.wish.org, 239-992-9474 ext. 221
Suncoast Region: Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, Sarasota
Taylor Marini tmarini@sfla.wish.org, 941-378-9474
Tampa Bay Region: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas
Reilley Halter rhalter@sfla.wish.org (813) 296-8075
Estero High School Wish Week
For more than nine years now, Estero High School has hosted an annual Wish Week to raise funds and awareness for Make-A-Wish. The school holds daily fundraising activities including a corn hole tournament, chili cook off, car washes, and t-shirt sales. At the end of the week the school comes together for a wish-themed pep rally to celebrate their accomplishments. They have raised over $10,000 to grant wishes in Southwest Florida.