Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware, and Susquehanna Valley faces a record number of wishes waiting to be granted as a result of the recent need to postpone all wishes that involve travel due to the public and medical concerns of COVID-19. As more than 80% of local wishes involve travel or large gatherings, 42 wishes throughout Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware, and Susquehanna Valley were immediately impacted with additional wishes being impacted every day.
The challenging circumstances have inspired Make-A-Wish to think creatively about how to bring hope and joy to Make-A-Wish children during unpredictable and scary times. On March 20, Make-A-Wish announced Messages of Hope to give supporters and the general public a fun, easy way to help children with critical illnesses without leaving the house.
Through Messages of Hope, Make-A-Wish invites members of the public to spread hope and anticipation by writing, recording, or photographing themselves delivering messages of encouragement for children who are waiting for wishes that have been impacted by COVID-19. Leading up to its Giving Week on Wednesday, April 22, Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware, and Susquehanna Valley will begin a Wishes Are Waiting video series on its social media channels to highlight local children who are waiting for their wish to come true.
Before sharing their messages, participants are asked to consider making a donation at http://www.wishesarewaiting.com to prepare Make-A-Wish to grant the unprecedented number of pending wishes once normal operations resume. The last step is to post the messages to any social media channel along with the tag @MakeAWishPHL and the hashtag #WishesAreWaiting. Two or more friends should also be tagged and challenged because the more messages shared, the greater the impact on children and their families. Messages of Hope can also be shared directly on the organization's posts.
The announcement of Messages of Hope comes a little more than a month ahead of the chapter's first-ever Giving Week beginning on April 22. This virtual event is meant to raise funds for the more than 450 local children with critical illnesses waiting for a wish, a number that is continuing to grow with the COVID-19 outbreak. During Giving Week, some of the messages received on the official Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley social media accounts will be shared publicly.
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