January 1985: Make-A-Wish Kansas grants its first wish. Rhonda, a ten-year-old wished to go to Arizona to ride a horse in a parade with her former neighbor.
July 1997: Make-A-Wish Kansas grants its 300th wish. Diedra, a seventeen-year-old wished to have a hot tub.
October 2001: Make-A-Wish Kansas grants its 500th wish. Mark, an eleven-year-old wanted to visit Walt Disney World®.
2007: Make-A-Wish Kansas grants its 1,000th wish. Gentry, a six-year-old, wished to visit Walt Disney World®.
2010: Make-A-Wish Kansas celebrating 25 years of granting wishes to Kansas children with life-threatening medical conditions.
2015: Make-A-Wish Kansas will celebrate 30 years of granting wishes to local children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Today: To date, Make-A-Wish Kansas has granted nearly 1,400 wishes. Thanks to our generous sponsors, donors and volunteers, we continue to make dreams come true throughout the state of Kansas.