Maya's Wish

Today we received a very special phone call from the Wish Fairy at the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada: Maya will be getting a wish. How did this happen? Robbie’s cousin, Peter and his wife Chrissie organize a weekend every year called Music Fest that showcases musicians from all over the Townships. They donate the proceeds of this weekend to the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada and sponsor the wish of a local child. Chrissie called us back in January to tell us that, if we were willing, they would like to sponsor Maya’s wish. Our initial reaction was one of shock as we had always believed that wishes were granted to terminally ill children. Chrissie explained that the Wish Foundation has one eligibility requirement: to have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.

Once we got past our initial shock, we started the process immediately. A quick phone call to the Wish Foundation opened Maya’s file and the Wish Fairy sent us the paperwork. We had our doctor sign the papers and everything was sent back to the foundation. Today, we got the confirmation!

What is her wish? It will most likely be a trip to Disneyworld. However, since Maya and Ella are still so young, we plan on waiting the full allotted 5 years before completing her wish, giving her both the time to make sure that really is what she wants to do and to be old enough to enjoy it fully and remember her trip too!

So Maya will be one of the Wish children at Music Fest this coming June. It will be an extra special year as the other child that is being sponsored is the son of another one of Robbie’s cousins. It will surely be a bittersweet family affair this year.

We are truly touched that Peter and Chrissie thought of us and got the ball rolling. Their generosity and kindness are inspiring and we hope that you will help them to make this event a huge success once again this year. Whether you actually attend Music Fest or donate items for the bake sale or silent auction, any help will be greatly appreciated. You can visit their website at http://www.themusicfest.org/ for more information about the weekend.

We hope to see you there!