WishRide 2008


  • The Make‐A‐Wish Foundation®grants the wishes of children with life‐threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

  • Born in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish‐granting charity in the world, with 67 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, the Make‐A‐Wish Foundation grants a wish every 41 minutes and has granted more than 153,000 wishes in the U.S. since inception. For more information about the Make‐A‐Wish Foundation, visit www.wish.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish®.

  • The Central & South Texas chapter has granted more than 2,300 wishes since it was founded in 1984. Children from 40 counties in the central and southern regions of Texas benefit from the efforts of this chapter of the Make‐A‐Wish Foundation.