A Message from Scott Rosenzweig

Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada opened its doors in 1996 with one mission in mind, to grant the wish of every eligible child in our region. Twenty-five years later, we’re still focused on that same mission. And while we would welcome the day that we have to go out of business due to children no longer suffering from life-threatening illnesses, that day has yet to come. Therefore, we’ll continue to be the prescription for hope and provide that to our families.

They say it takes a village to raise a child. We here at Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada know it takes a community to grant a child’s wish. These pages are filled with some of our community partners who give their generous support, helping to take an idea from a child’s mind and heart and helping our staff bring the child’s heartfelt wish to reality.

In 2019, wish kid Delilah wished to create a makeup line for cancer patients. To ensure that we got her vision right, we reached out to our community partners who came together without hesitation to make it happen. We see this type of community support all the time; from organizations that help construct backyard playhouses to ones that create teams for our annual Walk for Wishes event. We are constantly in awe of the community that shows up to help us overdeliver for our wish kids.

As we look back on the last 25 years of granting wishes here in Southern Nevada, one thing continues to be clear, we can’t and don’t do this alone. This special book features not only the organizations who have been by our side throughout the duration of our existence as a chapter, but also the ones who are new supporters of our mission. It takes all of you to create the special moments captured in this booklet. You are helping wishes come true for these kids, and I can’t thank you enough for your support.

Please enjoy, as I did, reliving these wishes or learning about them for the first time. Please know how humbled we all are to have you by our side.

Wishfully Yours,

Scott Rosenzweig President & CEO