World Wide Wings Makes Wishes Come True for Children in Oregon and Washington

In 2018, World Wide Wings once again made the holiday season extra special for children in Washington and Oregon. Each year, the company launches its Season of Wishes campaign to raise money for the Make-A-Wish^® Foundation in the Northwest.

From Nov. 23 to Dec. 31, World Wide Wings’ Buffalo Wild Wings^® locations worked toward a goal of raising $37,500 to grant the wishes of five children facing life-threatening illnesses. “Wishes make these fighters feel like kids again, and they get to enjoy time with their families,” said WWW Field Marketing Coordinator Holly Riggsby.

Make-A-Wish provides blue stars for World Wide Wings team members to sell to guests in order to raise the funds. BWW^® surpassed the 2018 goal, raising $39,794.65 to help spread cheer to children.

Last year, money collected through World Wide Wings’ Season of Wishes made the dreams of six children come true: 4-year-old Aaliyah, who wished to go to Disneyland; 17-year-old Jessica, who wished for a boat; Kolbe, 7, who wished for a swimming pool; 7-year-old Esmae’s wish of visiting Hawaii; Krue, 11, whose wish was to travel to the Bahamas; and Monserrat, 16, who wished to see the Mall of America. In total, the Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfilled the wishes of 260 youth.

Throughout the years, World Wide Wings has donated more than $204,500 to Make-A-Wish and looks forward to continuing the Season of Wishes tradition. “Our team did an amazing job, and I’m excited to see what wishes we are able to grant this year,” said Riggsby.