When 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation , nobody understood what she was talking about . But Sophia knew just how important Make - A - Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends . We were interested in finding out more , so we went along to meet Sophia and listen to what she had to say .
Sophia said that the previous year Make-A-Wish had helped her best friend, Andreas, who was seventeen years old and had been ill for a long time. "Andreas had always wanted to be a pilot, but he knew it probably wasn't possible because of his illness," explained Sophia. But, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Arizona, Andreas had a brilliant day at the Air Base in Phoenix. He flew in a helicopter and learned all about war planes." Sophia said one of the pilots had spent a lot of time with Andreas, answering his questions and explaining things to him. Andreas certainly had a day to remember, and Make-A-Wsh has helped over 144,000 children all over the world to live their dreams.
But what exactly is Make-A-Wish? Sophia told us that Make-A-Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980. "It's a charity that helps children who have got very serious, life-threatening illnesses. Make-A-Wish helps the children to feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true." Sophia explained.