"When a wish is granted, hope, joy, and strength are created for the child and also the family. The hope that is given to a family and to a child is indescribable." Those are the words of Anne Cuba, CEO of Make-A-Wish Central and Northern Florida, after the organization received a $30,000 donation from the DeVos Family Foundation, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
The donation is part of the foundation's 30 Grants for 30 Years Initiative, which aims to donate $3 million to 30 area nonprofit organizations over the next 18 months.
"There are tremendous things happening in the Orlando community every day," says Dan DeVos, chairman of the foundation.
"We wanted to mark this 30-year milestone by coming alongside nonprofits in the community to assist them in their important work."
Make-A-Wish Central and Northern Florida has granted more than 236 wishes in the past year alone, and Cuba says the funding will help the organization "to continue our mission of granting wishes in our community to keep hope going."
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