Annual Wishes Matter Newsletter | Page 14

Mountain Vista High School Is your school involved in this fun, student-lead program? Visit www.colorado.wish.org to see the complete list of schools who participate. If you are not a Kids For Wish Kids participant and would like to be, please contact Lauren Beede or Sarah Grosh at 303.750.9474. “Wish Week is an incredibly transformative experience for our kids. I work with the student council students and they are truly changed having experienced the selflessness that is involved. Bringing our entire student body together in support of such an important organization is really special.” Chi Omega - University of Denver Lauren Huddleston – Overland High School Advisor Douglas County Elementary School KIDS FOR WISH KIDS® & WISHMAKERS ON CAMPUS® Kids For Wish Kids® and Wishmakers on Campus® is a custom-tailored fundraising program that provides kids of all ages, students and youth organizations, the opportunity to engage in philanthropy and service activities to help grant the wishes of Colorado children with life-threatening medical conditions. In the 2015-16 school year, Make-A-Wish Colorado worked with over 100 groups who developed and managed their own fundraising programs. Kids For Wish Kids and Wishmakers On Campus collectively raised $680,000, making it one of the top fundraising programs in the country. Congratulations to Mountain Vista High School, who raised a record breaking $93,000! Top Ten Kids For Wish Kids Participants Smoky Hill High School Mountain Vista High School Rock Canyon High School Chaparral High School Legend High School Cherokee Trail High School Smoky Hill High School Douglas County High School Grandview High School Ponderosa High School ThunderRidge High School “Wish Week was one of the most memorable parts of high school. It was always an event in which everyone wanted