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LI 12-Year-Old Girl Gets Special Surprise Thanks To Make-A-Wish
The local girl who has a congenital heart condition had to rethink her wish due to COVID-19, but still got a special day this past Saturday.
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — A 12-year-old Central Islip girl with a congenital heart recently got a special wish thanks to the local Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Before the pandemic, Kelly asked to go on a Disney Cruise. However, due to coronavirus, she had to re-think her wish.
Kelly instead got a special day on Saturday, being treated a full-fledged shopping spree thanks to the organization, where she received an iPad and an iPhone along with new bunk beds and mattresses.
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In addition, Kelly got a surprise car parade made up of her school friends from Ralph G. Reed Middle School and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Suffolk County.
The organization Splashes of Hope also installed a special mural with all of her favorite things, including cats, mermaids, koala bears, and sloths dancing.
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"During this COVID pandemic period, Make-A-Wish is still committed to granting amazing wishes for all the wish kids in our community," Danielle Deery, Director of Program Services for Make-A-Wish, said.
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