Make-A-Wish Refer a Child
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Wish Guidelines
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Northwest Ohio does
not solicit Wish Children. There are no income
restrictions for eligibility to receive a wish. Illness & life-threatening
medical conditions strike children regardless of
economic
status.
Each wish-granting
situation is a unique experience for the
child, his or her
family,
and
the Make-A-Wish
Foundation.
However, there is a general process by which a child
is referred, qualified, and granted a wish. |
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Who is Eligible for a
Wish?
Any child between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 who suffers from a life-threatening
medical condition. |
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Who can Refer a Child?
The Make-A-Wish Foundation accepts wish referrals from the following sources:
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The Child |
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The
Child's Parent(s) or Legal Guardian(s) |
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A medical
professional treating the child, such as a doctor,
nurse, social worker or child-life specialist. |
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How to Refer a Child?
You can refer a child by contacting Kimberly Ray
at the Make-A-Wish office
at (419) 244-9474 or by using our online
wish referral form. |
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Determining Eligibility
The child's treating physician
makes the final determination about whether the child is medically eligible
to receive a wish and whether the child is able to participate in the wish.
The child must be able to identify a wish and cannot have received a prior
wish from any wish-granting organization. |
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Identifying the Wish
After the doctor
confirms that the child is medically eligible, the Make-A-Wish Foundation
assigns a volunteer wish team to coordinate the wish-granting process. When
a wish team first visits with a child, the volunteers begin by asking a simple
question: "If you could have one wish, what would it be?" |
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Granting the Wish
After talking
with the child, the Make-A-Wish Foundation's "Wish Granters" set
out to create a magical wish experience for the child that will last a lifetime.
Every effort is made to include the immediate family in the child's wish.
The wish experience often touches dozens and sometimes hundreds of people
who either help coordinate or are directly involved in the wish. |
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