Lighting The City Blue for World Wish Day In Milwaukee

WAUWATOSA, WI—With the help of the businesses and organizations across Milwaukee will be lighting their facilities in royal blue, Make-A-Wish’s signature color, on Thursday evening, according to a news release.

Every year, Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, the organization that grants life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, joins Make-A-Wish chapters and international affiliates around the globe in celebrating World Wish Day on Thursday, the anniversary of the wish that inspired the founding of Make-A-Wish in 1980, the release said.

Participating organizations include:

• Schlitz Park
• Milwaukee Downtown
• BID #21 office
• The War Memorial Center
• The Wisconsin Center District
• Discovery World
• Milwaukee’s Mitchell Park Domes
• MKE Mitchell International Airport
• Milwaukee County Historical Society
• The Gas Light Building
• US Bank Center

The theme of this year’s World Wish Day is “Don’t Wait for Hope. Create it.” It stems from the fact that wish families have been some of the hardest hit by the pandemic. Feelings of fear and isolation have become commonplace for everyone, but they are often felt deepest by the most vulnerable members of the population, including children with critical illnesses.

“In these times, hope is essential, and Make-A-Wish Wisconsin knows the importance of being able to deliver that hope when it’s needed most,” said Patti Gorsky, President & CEO of Make-A-Wish Wisconsin. “There are many things this year that have felt out of our control, but giving now to grant wishes is something we can all choose to do that can have a life-changing impact on wish kids and their families.”

Learn more and help at wish.org/wisconsin.