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NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – If you want to have one wish, any wish, granted, what wouldn’t it be?
The glorious other people from Make-A-Wish Southern Florida have helped youngsters move to Disney World, and on cruises, however the wish it granted on Monday may be very other.
Fernandye Eugene, 20, resides with a blood dysfunction.
Her handiest wish was once for college tuition.
Make-A-Wish offered Eugene with a $10,000 take a look at to assist her pursue a significant in trade on the Miami-Dade College – North Campus.
“My parents aren’t very wealthy. I would like to be able to help them, and to be able to help myself,” Eugene mentioned. “I decided to do that rather than wishing for something like seeing a celebrity or going on a vacation, or anything like that, something that would benefit me long-term.”
“Whether you are meeting a celebrity or going to Disney World, or going on a cruise, or having tuition so you can continue your college career, each wish has impact,” mentioned Richard Kelly, Chief Operating Officer from Make-A-Wish Southern Florida. “And our wish kids and their families tell us how that impact is in memories and something they will remember forever.”
“The Make-a-Wish Foundation makes wishes. They are like a wish factory,” mentioned Madeline Pumariega, President of Miami-Dade College. “Miami-Dade College is like a dream factory. So today, we have married a wish and a dream.”
Eugene mentioned that she was once delighted that her professors, her dean, or even the Miami-Dade College President, might be there in individual to look her dream come true.
“I was shocked about all the people who came. It meant a lot to me.”
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