Media Contact:
Elaine Kauffman
(415) 982-9474, ekauffman@makewish.org
Latest Press Releases
August 27, 2010 Boy's Wish to be a Marine Biologist
August 12, 2010 Boy's Wish to Visit Yankee Stadium
August 11, 2010 Girl's Wish to be a Famous Singer
July 21, 2010 7-Year-Old's Wish to Play with the SF Giants
June 21, 2010 Boy's Wish For a Seal Experience
May 27, 2010 10-Year-Old Raises $15,000+ in Walk For Wishes
May 27, 2010 Supporters Will Walk For Wishes on June 5th
May 23, 2010 Croquet Invitational Raises $761,000 in Wine Country
April 26, 2010 Greater Bay Area Chapter Celebrates World Wish Day
April 8, 2010 Daly City Teen's Shopping Spree
April 5, 2010 Castro Valley Boy's Trip to Greece
March 18, 2010 Two Hollister Auto Dealers Grant Wish
February 27, 2010 Golden State Warriors Grant Frankie's Wish
December 9, 2009 Black Bear Diner Raises Funds for Make-A-Wish
December 2, 2009 Novato Child to Light San Rafael HS Wish Tree
November 24, 2009 Wish Child to Light Alpine Christmas Tree in Dublin
November 23, 2009 Put Frequent Flier Miles on Your Gift-Giving List
November 20, 2009 Saratoga Girl Going to Disney World
November 12, 2009 Watsonville Teen To Visit Australia
November 9, 2009 Teen's Wish to Meet Playing for Change Team
October 22, 2009 Teen's Skate 4 A Cause Raises Over $18,000
Octpber 15, 2009 Chapter and SFPD Partner on the SFPD Challenge
October 7, 2009 Marin Teen to Host Skate 4 A Cause
September 29, 2009 Dylan Johnson Bowl-A-Thon To Raise Funds in Memory of Wish Child
September 24, 2009 Teen's Wish for a Bedroom Makeover
September 22, 2009 "World's Largest Ice Cream Social" to Benefit Make-A-Wish
September 15, 2009 Chapter Honors 15 Local Heroes
September 11, 2009 Chapter Announces New Board Members
September 3, 2009 Frequent Flier Miles Help Make Wishes Come True
August 12, 2009 Concord Boy's Wish to Go to Washington, DC
August 5, 2009 Sonoma Teen's Classic Car Wish
July 17, 2009 Girl's Wish to Meet Jim Lehrer of the NewsHour
July 15, 2009 Gather for Good Tops Fundraising Goal
July 1, 2009 Henry's Wish to Visit SF and Ride Trolley #952
June 17, 2009 Boy's Wish to Visit WWII Sites in Normandy
June 17, 2009 Grassroots Effort (Gather for Good) Helps Fund 15 Wishes in Two Weeks
June 11, 2009 Fremont Girl's Wish to Fly
May 28, 2009 Girl's Shopping Spree Wish at Westfield Solano Shopping Center
May 14, 2009 The Croquet Invitational & Charity Auction on May 16
May 7, 2009 Wish Child to Witness Final Space Shuttle Launch
April 13, 2009 Boy's Wish to Experience Weightlessness
April 10, 2009 Boy's Wish to Touch Sharks
March 31, 2009 School Kids Collect Coins for Make-A-Wish
March 20, 2009 Benecia Girl Gets Wish to be on a Movie Set
March 2, 2009 Boy to Visit Solar Facility in Nevada
February 25, 2009 Teen's Car Refurbishment in San Jose
February 18, 2009 Boy's Wish to Have a French Chef Experience
February 18, 2009 8th Annual Wine and Wishes Raises Over $489,000
February 11, 2009 Teen's Wish to Go to Egypt
February 2, 2009 Sold-Out Fundraiser Testament to Donor Support of Chapter
January 14, 2009 Chapter Helps Celebrate 10,000 UAW-GM Wishes
January 13, 2009 Wish Child to Learn About Geothermal and Solar Energy
December 10, 2008 Teen's Wish for Paragliding Lessons
November 25, 2008 Wish Child to Light Holiday Tree
November 24, 2008 Chapter Receives Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
November 18, 2008 Wish Child to Visit National Renewable Energy Laboratory in CO
November 17, 2008 Frequent Flier Miles Fulfill Magical Wishes
November 12, 2008 Macy's Holiday Campaign for Make-A-Wish
November 11, 2008 Westfield Centre to Host Shopping Spree Wish
November 11, 2008 Monterey Bay Gala Raises Over $475,000
October 29, 2008 Salinas Girl to Visit to England & France
October 27, 2008 Teen's Skate-4-A-Cause Raises Over $15,000
October 23, 2008 SFPD Challenge Raises Over $29,000
October 23, 2008 Chapter Announces New Board Members
October 22, 2008 Eureka Teen to Meet WWE Wrestler "The Great Khali"
October 9, 2008 Chapter and SFPD Partner on New SFPD Challenge
October 9, 2008 Chapter Sends Fortuna Girl to Germany
September 30, 2008 9th Annual Dylan Johnson Memorial Bowl-A-Thon
September 30, 2008 Marin Boy to Host Skate-4-A-Cause
September 29, 2008 Young Professional Advisory Council Adds New Members
September 24, 2008 Fourth Stop on David's Environmental Sojourn
September 23, 2008 Cold Stone Creamery® Hosts Ice Cream Social for Make-A-Wish
September 17, 2008 Chapter Honors FY '08 "Heroes"
August 21, 2008 Boy to Meet Nobel Laureate on Wish to Help Environment
August 18, 2008 Z-Line Designs Kicks Off IndyCar Race with Check Presentation
August 15, 2008 Girl's Wish to Give Back to the Hospital That Helped Her
August 15, 2008 Antioch Boy to Throw First Pitch at Oakland A's Game
August 13, 2008 Pacifica Girl's Penguin Wish
August 7, 2008 Frequent Flier Miles Fulfill Magical Wishes
August 5, 2008 Chapter Sends Two Boys to Beijing Olympics
July 21, 2008 SF Giants Welcome Wish Families
Juy 18, 2008 Girl's Wish Inspired by Interest in Fashion
July 14, 2008 Tiburon Teen's Fish For A Wish
July 11, 2008 San Jose Girl's Wish to Go to London
June 19, 2008 Boy's Wish to be a Shark Biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
June 11, 2008 Wish Kid to Be Presenter at SF Green Business Awards
June 10, 2008 Foster City Girl's Hawaiian Wish
June 6, 2008 Novato Girl to Swim with Dolphins
June 5, 2008 Ukiah Boy's Wish to Go Deep Sea Fishing
June 5, 2008 Santa Rosa Boy to Swim with Dolphins
June 3, 2008 Noah's to Offer 99-Cent Bagel & Shmear June 6-8
May 21, 2008 Croquet Invitational Brings In Over $868,000
May 7, 2008 Boy's Mother, on Leave from Iraq, Will Join Son on His Wish
May 7, 2008 San Bruno Boy Going to Sweden
May 7, 2008 Redwood City Girl's Trip to Disney World
April 30, 2008 Eureka Girl's Wish to Go to Disney World
April 10, 2008 Two Salinas Wish Kids Going to Disney World
April 4, 2008 Make-A-Wish Foundation to Honor My Chemical Romance in San Francisco
March 20, 2008 West San Jose Girl's Wish to Visit New York City
March 19, 2008 San Jose Boy to Visit Kennedy Space Center
March 13, 2008 Brentwood Boy's Trip to Hawaii
March 3, 2008 Mountain View Girl's Wish for an Art Studio
February 27, 2008 Local Girl to be VIP Idita-Rider in Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race
February 14, 2008 Indiana Girl's Wish to be a Pastry Chef in SF
February 13, 2008 Wine and Wishes Raises Over $957,000
February 13, 2008 Hayward Girl Will Visit Hawaii
February 8, 2008 Livermore Boy to Go to Sesame Street
January 31, 2008 Pleasanton Boy's Wish to Attend the NFL Pro Bowl
January 30, 2008 Mountain View Boy's Wish for a Special Guitar
January 28, 2008 Chapter Announces New Board Members
January 10, 2008 Santa Clara Girl Wishes for Shopping Spree
December 12, 2007 Refinery Employees' Holiday Spirit Fuels Dreams for Sick Children
November 29, 2007 Los Altos Girl's Wish to Visit Turtles
November 14, 2007 Dylan Johnson Memorial Bowl-A-Thon Raises Over $16,000
November 7, 2007 Vacaville Boy Wishes for Pirate Playhouse
November 7, 2007 Marin Boy Raises $9,000 for Make-A-Wish
November 6, 2007 Chapter Celebrates 4500th Wish
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October 31, 2007 Santa Rosa Boy's Special Disney Wish
October 15, 2007 Concord Boy's Wish to Fly in Cockpit of Plane
October 10, 2007 Brentwood Boy Goes on Disney Cruise
October 3, 2007 Chapter Honors "Heroes" at Annual Meeting
September 27, 2007 New Board Members Announced
September 27, 2007 Tiburon Boy's Fishing Tournament Raises Over $35,000
September 21, 2007 Donate Frequent Flier Miles to Make-A-Wish
September 20, 2007 Castro Valley Girl Wishes for a Pug Puppy
September 11, 2007 San Jose Girl Thrilled to Be Going to Disney World
September 11, 2007 Six-Year-Old Boy Wishes for Water Play Area
September 11, 2007 Concord Boy's Wish to Go to Disney World
August 29, 2007 SHOP.COM Employees Raise Money for Make-A-Wish
August 27, 2007 Hayward Girl Going to Walt Disney World® Resorts
August 22, 2007 SF Giants Host Wish Families at AT&T Park
August 21, 2007 New Members Added to Young Professional Advisory Council
August 10, 2007 Willow Glen Elementary Raises Money to Donate Cameras
August 8, 2007 Five-Year-Old from Gilroy to Meet Thomas the Tank Engine
July 30, 2007 Petaluma Girl to Swim with Dolphins
July 30, 2007 Vacaville Girl Going to Hawaii
July 26, 2007 San Carlos Boy's Wish to Go to Camden Yards
July 18, 2007 Teen's Wish to Volunteer in Africa
July 17, 2007 Twelve-Year-Old to Embark on Mediterranean Cruise
July 2, 2007 Bay Area Chapter Hosts Several Wish Kids Here for MLB All-Star Game
June 27, 2007 Wish Child Comes to SF for Fillmore Jazz Festival
June 26, 2007 Several Businesses Help on Girl's Wish for a Bathroom Remodel
June 11, 2007 Teen's Wish for a "Healing Garden" to be Unveiled
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June 7, 2007 Vallejo Teen Travels to Florida to Experience Special Ops Training
June 6, 2007 Wish Child's Robot Unveiled at UCSF Children's Hospital
May 29, 2007 Seven Year Old Gives Wish to Help Other Young Cancer Patients
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May 22, 2007 Make-A-Wish Once Again Tops $600,000 in Local Fundraiser
February 7, 2007 6th Annual Wine and Wishes Gala Raises $650,000
October 6, 2006 Make-A-Wish Honors Financial Supporters
September 15, 2006 New Board Members Announced
September 14, 2006 Young Professional Advisory Council Established
February 9, 2006 Make-A-Wish Hits Record Setting Milestone
December 13, 2005 Make-A-Wish Child's Wish to Be Unveiled at Macy's Union Square
November 2, 2005 Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Child to be Honored as an Unsung Hero of Compassion
September 8, 2005 Make-A-Wish Awarded "Best In America" Seal of Excellence
August 30, 2005 New Board Members Announced
Ben's Game Recent Coverage
11-year-old boy honored by Dalai Lama in S.F.
November 7, 2005
Dalai Lama to honor 3 people from county
November 5, 2005
Ben's Game Archive
The Unveiling of "Ben's Wish" - a new computer game that battles cancer cells
May 4, 2004
Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation Partners with Eric Johnston...
May 7, 2004
UCSF Children's Hospital and the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation® partner with Eric Johnston of LucasArts to launch “Ben's Game” at www.makewish.org/ben
June 29, 2004
Make-A-Wish kid debuts cancer-fighting video
San Jose Mercury News (subscription), CA - June 30, 2004
When the fabled Make-A-Wish Foundation asked the now 9-year-old leukemia patient for a wish, the Greenbrae resident said he wanted to make a video game that ...
FIGHTING Cancer One Game at a Time
Gigex - USA July 12, 2004
... After six months of hard work, the duo recently placed the finishing touches on Ben's Game. "I really like video games," Ben explained. ...
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Video battle against vomit, colds, hair loss
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - Jun 29, 2004
Colds, vomit, chicken pox, fever, rashes, bleeding and hair loss. They are the stars of a new video game designed by a 9-year-old ...
Boy inspires cancer video game
BBC News, UK - Jun 28, 2004
By Janet Ball. A nine-year-old boy with leukaemia has inspired a video game to help children understand and deal with cancer. In ...
SHIPBOARD fireworks to help museum
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA 6/25/04
... Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation Silicon Valley Symphony Maestro
Theo Alcantara conducts a sunset symphony on a lawn overlooking the Pacific
Ocean at ...
DREAMS come true with help of golf tournament
Tri-Valley Herald - Pleasanton,CA,USA 6/24/04
... With the help of the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation, which
grants wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions, Zach
got his wish. ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz,CA,USA 6/13/04
... The Aptos High School Make-A-Wish Club presented a $1000 check to the
Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation at the local chapter’s meeting
this week. ...
BOY'S video game battles cancer
Globetechnology.com - Canada - 5/14/04
... His parents approached the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation with their son's unique request. The foundation, which fulfills ...
Game for a Little Therapy?
BusinessWeek - 5/13/04
... Game, a joint effort between 9-year-old leukemia patient Ben Duskin, who is ... The pair were brought together by the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation to ...
Boy's wish eases pain for others
Marin Independent-Journal, CA – 5/12/04
Biz Buzz -- May 10, 2004
Gamespy.com, CA - May 10, 2004
'Ben's Wish' makes fighting cancer a lark
Contra Costa Times, CA - May 9, 2004
Water Cooler Games - Health & Medicine Games Archives
LucasArts engineer and 9 year-old create cancer game May 09, 2004
Leukaemia Patient Helps Create Chemotherapy Game
Slashdot - May 8, 2004
Leukaemia patient gamer gets wish made true
Ferrago, UK - May 8, 2004
Ntlworld - Games News
Story filed: Saturday 8 May 2004 Leukaemia patient gets game wish LucasArts and Eric Johnson make it possible
WHP CBS21 [NEWS]
May 06, 2004 Serious game
CNN.com - Transcripts
Aired May 6, 2004 - 10:30 ET In Ben's game, the hero battle cancer cells.
Make-A-Wish Kid Debuts Cancer-Fighting Video Game
Local6.com, FL - May 5, 2004
Young cancer victim designs video game to help others fight ...
WTNH, CT - May 5, 2004
Make-A-Wish kid debuts cancer-fighting video game
USA Today - May 5, 2004
9-year-old leukemia patient teams up with programmer
SiliconValley.com, CA - May 5, 2004
9-year-old leukemia patient teams up with programmer
Pioneer Press, MN - May 5, 2004
9-year-old leukemia patient teams up with programmer
San Jose Mercury News (subscription), CA - May 5, 2004
local6.com - News - Make-A-Wish Kid Debuts Cancer-Fighting Video ...
Make-A-Wish Kid Debuts Cancer-Fighting Video Game Game Hero Kills Cancer Cells KWMG POSTED: 1:33 pm EDT May 5, 2004
News Channel 9: Kid Designs Game to Battle Cancer
Kid Designs Game to Battle CancerStory by Jonathan Brines on Wed, May 5th 2004 (6:07 PM)
Cancer Patient Helps Develop Cancer Game
WTKR - Cancer Patient Helps Develop Cancer Game (Health News, May 5th, 2004, 1:47 p.m.)
leukemia patient teams up with programmer
9-year-old leukemia patient teams up with programmer
Published in SiliconValley.com- May 5, 2004
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May 05, 2004 LucasArts gets the Nice Guy of the Week Award for making one sick boy's dream come true.
Make-A-Wish kid debuts cancer-fighting video game
San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - May 4, 2004
Make-A-Wish kid debuts cancer-fighting video game
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - May 4, 2004
Make-A-Wish kid debuts cancer-fighting video game
Monterey County Herald, CA - May 4, 2004
Make-A-Wish kid debuts cancer-fighting video game
San Jose Mercury News (subscription), CA - May 4, 2004
Video Game Brings A Boy's Wish To Life
KTVU.com, CA - May 4, 2004
abc7news.com: Make-A-Wish Kid Debuts Cancer-Fighting Videogame
... Make-A-Wish Kid Debuts Cancer-Fighting Videogame. May 4 (AP)
KCBS: Regional Wire
Make-A-Wish kid debuts cancer-fighting video gameTuesday May 04, 2004
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