We’re feeling extra grateful after this year’s Sweet Day of Giving! 💙 Thanks to the incredible generosity of our local Chick-fil-A Restaurants, team members, and community supporters, a combined $35,000 was raised to help grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses across our region. Thank you for showing up, giving back, and helping bring hope, strength, and joy to wish kids and their families. We’re so lucky to have partners like you in our community! 🐄✨ #SweetDayOfGiving #MakeAWish #WishesCantWait #ChickfilA
Make-A-Wish® Northeastern & Central California
Non-profit Organizations
Sacramento, California 2,180 followers
Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
About us
Make-A-Wish® grants the heartfelt wishes of children battling critical illnesses. A wish becomes a rallying point for themselves, their families, and friends. Research shows that children who have wishes granted build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight. In short, a wish delivers hope when it is needed the most. Make-A-Wish was inspired by a 7-year-old boy named Chris Greicius, who wanted to be a law enforcement officer. His wish set in motion a phenomenon that would create an unprecedented kind of charity that grants wishes to children battling critical illnesses every 34 minutes nationwide. Three years after Chris’ wish inspired the formation of the charity, the local chapter which now spans across 45 counties in Northeastern & Central California and Northern Nevada was founded in 1983. Since then, more than 8500 wishes have been granted to children in our communities. With the help of generous donors, community supporters and dedicated volunteers in all of our regions, our chapter is on track to grant more than 400 wishes this year, or one every 20 hours. The vision of Make-A-Wish is to grant the wish of every eligible child to bring hope, strength, and joy to them when they most need it and to give them a lifetime of happy memories. Wishes are more than just a nice thing to have – they are a need to have for a child battling a critical illness. Having the ability to grant wishes is truly transformational. This is what the power of a wish is all about.
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http://wish.org/canv
External link for Make-A-Wish® Northeastern & Central California
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Sacramento, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1983
- Specialties
- granting wishes, children, family support, inspiration, hope, joy, and wishes
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2800 Club Center Drive
Sacramento, California 95835, US
Employees at Make-A-Wish® Northeastern & Central California
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🔥 #ThrowbackThursday 🔥 Meet Magnum. Our 10,000th wish recipient and a truly inspiring 8-year-old who showed incredible bravery after a bone marrow transplant. His dream was to be a firefighter, and thanks to El Dorado County Fire, that wish came true in an unforgettable way. 👨🚒✨ Moments like this remind us that wishes are only possible because of caring communities who come together to make magic happen. ✨ Donate today at ncc.wish.org because wishes can’t wait. #TBT #MakeAWish #CommunityStrong #WishGranted #FireFighter #ElDoradoCountyFire #DonateToday #WishesCantWait
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Make-A-Wish® Northeastern & Central California reposted this
For International Nurses Day, we celebrate the nurses and medical providers who bring hope, strength and comfort to children with critical illnesses like Roslyn. 🩺 During her cancer treatment, Roslyn developed a close bond with her hospital care team, inspiring her heartfelt wish to bake them cakes. 🎂 “Most of the time, she would look forward to going [to the hospital],” said her dad, Eric. “She’d say, ‘I get to see my nurses!’” To nurses around the world: thank you for the compassionate care you give to wish kids like Roslyn. 💙 Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana
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Wow Sacramento! Yesterday you proved that hope grows when our community comes together. Because you showed up for Big Day of Giving, more children facing critical illnesses will experience the joy of a life‑changing wish. Thank you for believing in the power of wishes and making a real impact. 🌟 #MakeAWish #BDOG #WishMaker #WishesCantWait
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One day. 21 miles. Unlimited impact. 💙 The Trailblaze Challenge is back and sponsored by Edward Jones!! Join a community of supporters pushing their limits to help grant life‑changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Ready to challenge yourself and make a difference? Learn more and sign up for an info session today at mawncc.com/tbcinfo #MakeAWish #TrailblazeChallenge #TBC2026 #WishesCantWait #EdwardJones
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Today is the day to spark joy! Join us for the Sacramento Region Community Foundation's annual Big Day of Giving and help grant wishes for children facing critical illnesses. Every gift, big or small, brings a child’s wish closer to reality. Donate now and be part of something extraordinary at mawncc.com/BDOG 🌟 #MakeAWish #BDOG #WishMaker #WishesCantWait
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Big Day of Giving is tomorrow, and a great opportunity to become a WishMaker®! Your gift — no matter the size — helps turn hope into life‑changing wishes for kids who need it most. 💫 Visit mawncc.com/BDOG to become a WishMaker during Big Day of Giving! #MakeAWish #BDOG #WishMaker #WishesCantWait
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A sweet way to make wishes come true 💙🍪 On May 7, visit your local Chick‑fil‑A and purchase a Chocolate Chunk Cookie—100% of proceeds will support Make‑A‑Wish Northeastern & Central California and help grant life‑changing wishes. #MakeAWish #ChickfilA #WishesCantWait
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Behind every wish is a child with a story; a story of challenges, hope, and dreams. Too often, these children must wait years for their wishes to be granted. But these wishes can’t wait. With your help, we can grant more wishes and grant them faster, to ensure every eligible child receives a wish when they need it most. Explore the stories of our wishes waiting at wish.org/ncc/star-map and help us grant these wishes this Big Day of Giving by visiting mawncc.com/BDOG #MakeAWish #BDOG #WishMaker #WishesCantWait
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Make-A-Wish® Northeastern & Central California reposted this
This past holiday season, hundreds of Subaru of America retailers across the U.S. teamed up with Make-A-Wish chapters to make an extraordinary impact in their own communities. From coast to coast, Subaru showrooms became a spark of hope where local communities came together to turn wishes into unforgettable moments. 💙 Through the Subaru Share the Love® Event, neighbors, friends, and families joined forces to raise $2.5M, giving local wish kids moments of joy that will last a lifetime. Every wish granted is a reminder of the power of generosity and believing in brighter days. ✨ Learn more about Subaru’s support for Make-A-Wish:https://wish.org/subaru