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World of WishesAuthor: Make-A-Wish Southern Florida
Make-A-Wish Southern Florida invites you into our World of Wishes. This podcast will give you an insiders perspective on how wishes are granted and those that play a significant role in granting them. Serving children and families in 22 counties in Southeast and Southwest Florida, the Tampa Bay and Suncoast regions and the U.S. Virgin Islands, it is our mission to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. To learn more about how you can help make wishes come true, visit us on the web at sfla.wish.org. You can also connect with us @makeawishsfla on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Language: en-us Genres: Business, Kids & Family, Non-Profit, Parenting Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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S2 Ep3 - Linda Pauling - The Wish That Started it All – Chris Greicius and Founding of Make-A-Wish
Episode 3
Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
In this special episode, we chat down with Linda Pauling - Make‑A‑Wish co‑founder and the mother of Chris Greicius, the 7‑year‑old whose wish to be a police officer helped inspire the founding of Make‑A‑Wish. Linda shares the story with vivid detail and deep heart: how Chris became Arizona’s first and only honorary Department of Public Safety officer, and how that wish brought him pride, joy, and a renewed spark at the most difficult moment.From there, Linda takes us behind the scenes of the earliest days—when a small group rolled up their sleeves, gathered what they had, and built the foundation of what would become a global wish‑granting movement. Her reflections honor the volunteers, donors, and community partners who stepped forward—proof that hope can be organized, shared, and multipliedA brief note for listeners: the organization began in an era when stories were often told through a more terminal framework; today, Make‑A‑Wish grants life‑changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, delivering hope, strength, and joy when it’s needed most. This episode is released on April 29 in honor of World Wish Day - the anniversary of the wish that inspired it all.Learn more about how can get involved at https://wish.org/sfla!Be sure to follow us @makeawishsfla on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn!Subscribe, Rate, & Review this podcast to support future episodes that will feature wish kids and parents' past and present, volunteers, donors, referral sources and everyone who contributes to this World of Wishes!
