Make-A-Wish Adapts During Pandemic

Make-A-Wish foundation shares what changes are being made during the pandemic, while an 11-year old Ridgecrest girl still waits for a wish.

WISHES GRANTED BY THEMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION.23ABC'S ALEX DORTY SPOKE TO THEORGANIZATION ...AND ONE YOUNG GIRL WAITING FORHER WISH TO COME TRUE."THE WORLD AT MAKE-A-WISH HASCERTAINLY CHANGED, CHANGED INTHE SENSE OF FUNDING BEING DOWNAND OURWISHES BEING PAUSED."ALEX:PRESIDENT AND CEO OF MAKE-A-WISH EXPRESSED THE CHALLENGESTHE ORGANIZATION IS FACINGDURING THE COVID-19PANDEMIC, SAYING THEIR ABILITYTO GRANT WISHES HAS BEEN DOWN."WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THATTYPICALLY WEGRANT ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED WISHESA YEAR, WE'LL PROBABLY BE ATABOUT HALF OF THAT BECAUSE OFTHESE TRAVEL WISHES."ALEX:MAKE-A-WISH HAS CONTINUED TOCOME UP WITH CREATIVE WAYSTO CONTINUE GRANTING WISHES INLIGHT OF THE CURRENT EVENTS."BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP THATSOCIALDISTANCING"(VO:B-ROLL: CAR PARADE)"WE CALL IT THE HOPE PATROL ANDTHEYACTUALLY HELP US TO DELIVER THEWISHES TO A CHILD'S DOORSTEP, TOTHEIRDRIVE-WAY, THEY MAY YELL FROMTHE SIDEWALK AND WE COORDINATETHATWITH THE FAMILY, SO THAT CHILDCAN STILL COME OUT ON THEIRDOORSTEP ANDREALLY EXPERIENCE THATEXCITEMENT OF RECEIVING THEIRWISH."ALEX:RIDGECREST NATIVE, KYLIE HILL,WHO BATTLES A RARECANCER IS STILL WAITING ON HERWISH, THAT HER FATHER SAYS ISMUCH NEEDED."SHE HAS THREE OLDER BROTHERSANDSHE'S THE ONLY GIRL IN THEHOUSE, SO SHE NEEDS HER OWNSPACE."ALEX:KYLIE ALSO SHARED WISDOM THATSHE WISHES OTHER KIDS BATTLINGHEALTH PROBLEMS WILL TAKE AWAY"MAKE SURE NOT TO LIKE SAY THATTHISISN'T TURNING OUT GOOD, AND LIKEMAKE SURE TO STAY POSITIVE."ALEX:ADVICE NOT TO BE TAKEN FORGRANTED...ALEX DAUGHERTY,23ABC, CONNECTING YOU.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP THEMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION YOUCAN VISIT CENTRALCA.WISH.

ORG ORCALL 559-558-8062.COMING UP NEXT... THE KERNMARGARITA CHAMPION WASMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION YOU CANVISIT CENTRAL C-A -WISH - DOT ORG OR CALL 559-558-8062.COMING UP NEXT... THE KERN