Twin Falls Optimist Club

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) - Twin Falls Optimist Club supports "Walk for Wishes" and raises top dollars!!

Hundreds of community members gathered on a chilly Saturday morning for the Twin Falls Walk for Wishes "It is so gratifying to be able to help them in any way shape or form," said Robin Stanhope, the top individual fundraiser and Chair for the Twin Falls Optimist Club Team, for this years event. Walk for Wishes is a fundraising event for Make a Wish Idaho.

Groups fund-raised by collecting donations, they then gathered to walk the canyon rim trial together. Stanhope said it's all about helping improve the lives of the children suffering with life threatening and debilitating illnesses. "It's about what we can do for them to make their life happy and to help take a little bit of the burden away from the families," she said. A seven person executive committee worked hard for months planning this event and said they were happy with the turnout.

"It is amazing to see not only the people that show up to support the make a wish foundation, but also to see the wish families come out," said walk chair Stacey Miller.

Some of the wish families shared their stories, and sponsors shared why the foundation means so much to them. The wishes provided by make a wish are funded 100 percent by community donations "People's participation is what makes these wishes come true," said President and C.E.O of Make a Wish Idaho Sarah Shinn.

This year the Twin Falls event earned 37 thousand dollars, enough to fund more than 5 wishes. According to Shinn, Make a Wish Idaho will make 93 wishes come true this year.

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