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Ted’s Wish- A Journal Sent From Tarawa

Posted on April 25, 2013 by WOL

Ted Somes, 72, is a generous and patriotic man who currently resides at Lake Port Square in Leesburg, Florida. It is his Wish of a Lifetime is to travel to the small island of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands to honor his cousin who was killed in battle during WWII. Ted was just a young [...]

World’s oldest real-life superhero at age 93

Posted on April 9, 2013 by WOL

Judith Graham from the New York Times wrote this inspiring article below about how a grandson turned his grandmother into a superhero celebrity By: Judith Graham “My grandmother, she’s not a normal person. She’s like a character when she speaks. Every day she’s playing like she’s an actress.” These are words of love, and they [...]

Senior Citizen Hits Slopes to Inspire Younger Disabled Vets

Posted on April 4, 2013 by WOL

Senior Citizen Hits Slopes to Inspire Younger Disabled Vets This article By Donna Miles from American Forces Press Service shows that even though you may have setbacks in life, they do not have to stop you from challenging yourself and others!” SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo., Bob Eiden is a 74 year old that after 16 months [...]

WOL Seeking Interns

Posted on April 1, 2013 by WOL

WOL accepts applications for both academic and non-academic internships on a rolling basis and is currently looking for 2013 Summer Interns at our Denver Office. All the info is below or in the Wish Fulfillment Intern Job Description. Wish of a LifetimeTM (WOL)’s mission is to foster respect and appreciation for seniors by granting life-enriching wishes. [...]

Erma’s Wish to Publish her Memoirs

Posted on March 25, 2013 by WOL

Erma S., 89, lives at Regency Oaks in Clearwater, Florida, and she had a lifelong dream to publish a book about her mother’s story of growing up in the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, Canada. The book is especially meaningful to Erma because her mother shared stories of growing up [...]

Jeremy’s Article in Entrepreneur Magazine

Posted on March 21, 2013 by WOL

We could not be more proud of our founder, Jeremy Bloom, for all that he has accomplished in his lifetime. Especially all that he has done since he stopped playing sports. His article from Entrepreneur Magazine is now online. If you haven’t read it yet here’s a preview. Full story here. Jeremy Bloom has had [...]

Why I like Being an Intern at WOL

Posted on March 20, 2013 by WOL

We get a few new interns in the WOL every semester of school. Since we only get a few months with these amazing students who are kind enough to donate their time, we wanted to find out why they love what they do. Here is intern Lein’s response: What I enjoy about being an intern [...]

Confession of a Wish Granter

Posted on March 14, 2013 by WOL

This past week our whole office went to the Downtown Aquarium in Denver, CO to watch Dick O. get his Wish to snorkel again. Today I asked Jeremy, the Wish Specialist who worked on this Wish, what is was like to finally be a part of Wish he planned. When I first received Dick’s wish, [...]

Become a Volunteer at Wish of a Lifetime

Posted on February 18, 2013 by WOL

Wish of a Lifetime has an exciting way for you to get involved in our mission, and make a tremendous impact on the life of a senior! You can become a “Wish-Granting Volunteer,” by finding and granting a Wish for a deserving senior in your community. It all starts with Becoming a Nominator. Learn more and take [...]

Donate Now to James’ Wish

Posted on February 6, 2013 by WOL

James Catterton, 69, wishes to travel to Tucson, AZ, to visit his brother, Martin, who he hasn’t seen in over 20 years. Unfortunately, Martin is in failing health and is unable to travel to Maryland for a visit. James worked for years as an auto mechanic for GMC/Chevrolet. He worked hard to provide for his [...]

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