Selena Gomez Grants Make-A-Wish Kids Wish
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Make-A-Wish kid Ella, 7, from Houston, Texas, was treated to a star-studded afternoon when her wish to meet her favorite artist, Selena Gomez, was granted in Los Angeles. Ella became a big fan of the pop star after receiving a Selena Gomez and The Scene CD for her birthday. A video of wish kid Ella meeting Selena Gomez will debut today on http://a.wish.org/SelenaWish.
Ella, who has battled Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia for more than two years, spent a fun-filled afternoon with Selena chatting, taking photos and playing Kinect: Disneyland Adventures on Kinect for Xbox 360. The wish kid gushed that the afternoon with Selena was the best day of her life.
"Ella and her family enjoyed every minute of her afternoon play date with Selena Gomez, said David Williams, Make-A-Wish America president and chief executive officer. I speak for Ella, her family and Make-A-Wish when I express my gratitude to Selena for taking the time out of her busy schedule to grant the wish of such a special and full of life little girl.
When youre a parent and you have a child who has cancer, it just feels like the meanness of the world is coming down and slapping you in the face, said Ellas father, Chris. When the folks from Make-A-Wish told us that she would be able to have a wish, it just felt like the whole world was righting some sort of wrong.
During May, Xbox will donate $15 for each purchase of Kinect: Disneyland Adventures made at U.S. Microsoft Store locations and microsoftstore.com to Make-A-Wish, with a minimum donation of $100,000 worldwide ($20,000 US/$80,000 UK) and maximum donation of $240,000 worldwide. For more information about Make-A-Wish and this program, visit wish.org. For more information about the Kinect: Disneyland Adventures game, visit http://a.wish.org/xboxwish.
About Make-A-Wish
Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Founded in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, Make-A-Wish is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world. With the help of generous donors and more than 30,000 volunteers worldwide, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 280,000 wishes around the world since its inception. For more information about Make-A-Wish, visit wish.org and discover how you can share the power of ! a wish.
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