How to Volunteer at the Make a Wish Foundation

The Make A Wish Foundation is dedicated to bringing joy to children suffering from life-threatening illnesses by granting their wishes. The foundation was inspired by a little boy suffering from leukemia who wanted to be a police officer. Since 1980, the Make A Wish Foundation has granted to wishes to over 135,000 children. There are several ways you can volunteer at the Make A Wish Foundation. Read on to learn more.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Volunteer at the Make A Wish Foundation

1. Volunteer as a committee member. When you join a local chapter as a committee member, you can use your unique skills to help guide the chapter towards fulfilling the goals of the Make A Wish Foundation.
2. Use your planning and execution skills to assist the foundation in organizing events and raising money.
3. Volunteer your language skills. If you are fluent in other languages, you can serve as an interpreter for families of children who speak languages other than English.
4. Volunteer your office skills. People skilled in office duties are needed to help with the administrative side of the foundation's work.
5. Donate your talents. Special skills you may have that can entertain children are also needed. For example, if you enjoy carpentry you can help build a playhouse and if you have software skills, you can help a child enjoy using a computer.
6. Help spread the word about the foundation by volunteering as a public speaker. Public speakers for Make A Wish Foundation promote the foundation in communities and public events.
7. Train as a wish granter. Wish granters work towards making wishes possible for the children. Think carefully about your availability because this volunteer position requires a lot of time.
8. Visit the Make A Wish Foundation website to find your local chapter (see Resources below).

Help the Make A Wish Foundation in Other Ways

9. Make a monetary donation. The Make A Wish Foundation is able to help many children through the generosity of givers. You can make a one-time donation or give on a monthly basis by mail or through the website.
10. Donate goods. You can donate anything from electronics to your flyer miles. Your donated frequent flyer miles can help transport children places where their wishes can be fulfilled.
11. Shop with retailers who contribute to the foundation. These retailers donate a portion of sales from certain items to the foundation. Visit the Make a Wish Foundation website to learn more (see Resources below).

Tips & Warnings

• The foundation lists the types of wishes available to adopt and the amount of money it takes to grant each one.