August 30 (Day 183) Everyone has a wish...anyone can be a Hero.

Be a hero!

 

Wish Upon A Hero is a unique venue for any individual, organization, or company looking to make a difference in someone’s life, or the lives of countless people. Heroes come in all ages and from all walks of life. All of us, from our nation’s most powerful corporations to individual philanthropists, and those with limited financial means, can be someone’s hero.  Wish Upon A Hero has been called the "eBay of philanthropy" because it matches people with wants or needs to those willing to fulfill them: 

• A man who buys uniforms for his town’s little league team.
• A plastic surgeon brings his skill to the aid of an uninsured breast cancer survivor.
• A national appliance retailer that donates a refrigerator to a single mom with a newborn.
• A groundskeeper at Yankee stadium who helps a woman fulfill her father’s lifelong dream of throwing a single pitch across home plate.
• A group of 8th graders that rally behind a fellow student whose home was lost in a fire.
• A woman who writes to a man in Seattle to say, “I think I’m the sister you’ve been looking for since we were separated 21 years ago.”
• A female soldier stationed in Iraq who says, “yes, I will.”

 

No wish too large. No hero too small.

Wish Upon A Hero was first conceived by founder Dave Girgenti shortly after the September 11th attacks on New York City. From his home in NJ, Girgenti watched as thousands of people posted pictures of missing loved ones throughout the city. He thought there had to be a faster, more organized way to connect people in need. That was the moment in which the idea was born.  

 

Other than content that is prohibited by the website’s rules of decency, users are free to wish for virtually anything they like. Some wishes will be based on genuine need, while others might be considered quite extravagant. Wish Upon a Hero is designed to allow those posting wishes plenty of options to provide descriptions, photos and video to support their appeal for a Hero. In addition, the Wish Upon A Hero email system will allow registered users to communicate questions and answers regarding each wish. In the end, users of the Wish Upon A Hero site are encourage to use good judgment and common sense when it comes to posting and granting wishes.

So, what do you say...Feel like being someone's Hero?! You can search the wishes by state, catagory or wish type.  The wishes are varied and range from someone requesting prayer for a sick loved one, a birthday card for a relative needing encouragement, clothing for children to larger medical issues.  You decide how you can help! 



Get Involved:

Become a Hero -  Click here to register at Wish Upon A Hero.

Browse Wishes waiting to be granted.

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Source:  Wish Upon A Hero

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