Serving the eight counties of Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester, the Chapter's mission is to ensure that every child residing in the Hudson Valley who qualifies for Make-A-Wish services is granted his or her fondest wish. While wishes are referred and completed on an ongoing basis, an average of 140 wishes are in progress at any given time.

A volunteer Board of Directors and staff of nine, together with volunteers, donors and medical professionals from throughout the region, make wish granting possible. Among the Hudson Valley Chapter's recently completed wishes are: building a backyard treehouse; a new puppy; lunch with Ian Thorp; meeting Michael Jordan; a new laptop; a swim with the dolphins; whale watching, a trip to Disney World by train and a professionally installed recording studio.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of America provides the Hudson Valley Chapter with technical assistance, training, national coordination and support; however, all funds required to grant wishes are raised entirely within the Hudson Valley.

For more information, call the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Hudson Valley at 914.478.9474 or 1.800.844.8232, or e-mail us at hudson@hudson.wish.org.