The Campaign for Every Child’s Wish

The Waitlist
Ends with You.

Our vision is clear: to eliminate the waitlist and ensure that every child receives their wish without delay.

1,150
Children waiting
500
Wishes / year
2x
Qualify for every one granted
Emory
Emory Age 11
Paisley
Paisley Age 6
Neeno
Neeno Age 7
Lawson & Calen
Lawson & Calen Waiting
Alya
Alya Age 13
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02 — From Kim Elenez

Dear Friends,

Right now, 1,150 children across North Texas are waiting for a wish that research tells us could change their medical outcome. Some have been waiting two years.

That number is not an abstraction. It’s a child named Neeno, who turned seven in a hospital room. It’s a six-year-old named Paisley who has never had a play space that felt like hers. It’s a boy named Lawson whose family drove three hours each way for treatment, and who has never once asked for anything in return.

We have everything we need to reach every one of them — the staff, the infrastructure, the relationships with physicians across 161 counties. What we don’t have yet is the funding to close the gap. That’s why I’m writing to you.

You have the power to end this wait. Not symbolically. Specifically. A gift at your level has the potential to grant [X] wishes — each one delivered during treatment, when it can change not just how a child feels, but how they fight.

The research is clear. The need is now. Not after treatment ends — but in the middle of the journey, when hope can change everything. And I believe you’re exactly the kind of person who acts when it matters most.

Kim Elenez
President & CEO, Make-A-Wish North Texas
“The research is clear. The need is now. Not after treatment ends — but in the middle of the journey, when hope can change everything.”
2.5×
fewer unplanned hospital admissions for wish recipients
Patel Study, 2017
97%
of wish children say the experience helped them look forward to the future
$34M+
in projected healthcare cost savings when wishes are granted on time
Dr. Anup Patel, Nationwide Children’s
03 — Their stories

Two Years
Is Too Long

neeno
Age 7
He had hours. A birthday party. A reason.
Read story ➽
paisley
Age 6
Every child deserves a kingdom.
Read story ➽