In June and July, eight of our volunteers celebrated major milestones with our chapter! Thank you for your dedication and years of service to Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area and our wish kids! ⭐💙 Interested in becoming a volunteer? Learn how: https://lnkd.in/gqV8eQ9 📸1: Milestone volunteer, wish mom, and Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area Advisory Director Sherrill Sleeter with her son, Tom, whose wish was granted in 2006 📸2: Milestone volunteer Susan Woolf with wish kid Zachary #FeelGoodFriday
Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area
Non-profit Organizations
Oakland, CA 3,055 followers
Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
About us
Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Since 1980, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 500,000 wishes worldwide with the help of more than 43,000 volunteers across 50 countries on five continents. The Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area chapter was founded in 1984 and has granted more than 9,000 wishes in its 40-year history. The chapter covers 17 Northern California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Marin, Monterey, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Siskiyou, Solano and Sonoma. Research shows children who have wishes granted build the physical and emotional strength needed to fight a critical illness. This can improve their quality of life and produce better health outcomes. Wishes can’t happen without community support, so thank you for supporting and sharing our mission so every eligible child can have their wish granted.
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https://wish.org/greaterbay
External link for Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Oakland, CA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1984
- Specialties
- wish granting, non profit, charity, life-threatening medical conditions, critical illnesses, and fundraising
Employees at Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area
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1333 Broadway
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Oakland, CA 94612, US
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We’re excited to continue our work creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses in our community with help from #NeighborhoodGrants from #TheStarbucksFoundation. This grant will help bring hope and joy to more wish kids and their families.
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Five-year-old Sarah has loved horses since her first ride at 2 years old, but her leukemia diagnosis has prevented her from returning to the stables. When she learned she’d receive a wish, it brought a renewed sense of hope for her and her family. A chance to reignite her passion for horses, Sarah wished to be a horse trainer! 🐎 On her wish day, Sarah arrived in riding boots and western gear and was named an honorary trainer—spending the day feeding, learning about, and riding horses with her family. “She was so sick for a while and to take her to do something where she doesn’t have to think about when she’s going to the doctor next and to just be a kid … I’m so thankful.” – Caitlin, Sarah’s mom 💙 ☀️ This summer, you can help create unforgettable wish experiences for children like Sarah: https://lnkd.in/gVEnzcUn Make-A-Wish America | Make-A-Wish Hawaii #WishWednesday #SummerOfWishes
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Grab your coworkers and walk for a great cause. Build a team, raise funds, and join us August 15 in Los Gatos for Walk for Wishes. It's a fun, family-friendly day featuring food trucks, activities, and a community coming together to support local children with critical illnesses. Register today: https://lnkd.in/gwS8bR8k
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Over 364,000 miles and counting! ✈️💫 Thanks to our early campaign supporters and generous donors, we've already raised more than 364,000 miles toward our goal of two million miles for our Summer of Wishes Airline Miles Drive. Let's keep the momentum going! From now until August 31, you can help send wish kids on life-changing adventures by donating your unused airline miles. Plus, there's still time to double your impact through our 2x launch match. Donate miles today: https://lnkd.in/e-styyKm
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“My daughter beat cancer, and [her wish] was like a celebration of she made it. We made it.” – Jennifer, Jonie’s mom 💙 Jonie’s big sister spotted a rarity in her eye, which led to a devastating cancer diagnosis, six months of chemotherapy and Jonie’s eye being removed. Her wish to see every animal she loves became a light of hope and joy for Jonie’s family as she recovered. “I [have] seen half of them, but then I really wanted to see all of them—and some don’t live around here,” Jonie said. On her wish, Jonie fed peanuts to a gorilla and met a friendly llama and giraffes. But the highlight was a surprise unicorn photoshoot. “I loved it!” Jonie said. 🦄 This summer, you can help give more children facing critical illnesses renewed hope for brighter days ahead. ☀️ Give now: https://lnkd.in/gVEnzcUn Make-A-Wish America | Make-A-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana #TestimonialTuesday
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Thank you to our generous friends at Jewelers For Children and Padis Jewelry for helping make Adela’s wish to go to Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas to swim with mermaids come true! 🌴🧜 For 27 years, Jewelers for Children has been a dedicated national sponsor of Make-A-Wish, helping grant life-changing wishes like Adela's for wish kids across the country. 💙 #FeelGoodFriday
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Are you registered for the 2026 Walk for Wishes? 👟💙 Join us on August 15 at Vasona Lake County Park, a facility of Santa Clara County Parks, in Los Gatos. Sign up for free, build a team, and fundraise to help make life-changing wishes come true! 💫 🎉 Plus, earn exclusive Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area prizes for each fundraising milestone you reach, starting with a commemorative Walk for Wishes t-shirt when you raise $100. Raise $1,000 or more and receive a $150 swag credit to use on any item in the Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area Store! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eJV3Xa4x
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