Arizona Nonprofit Organization’s Wish Comes True
On behalf of Southern Scottsdale, it’s a privilege to welcome the new Make-A-Wish Arizona headquarters to our community. We know of no other organization that embraces our community’s values more than this highly respected statewide nonprofit group.
Make-A-Wish Arizona is scheduled to relocate their “Wish House” from Phoenix to 2901 N. 78th Street in April, directly across the street from the Bike Stop on Thomas Road.
The 10,000 square-foot office building, formerly a call center, is now undergoing renovation. The ground floor is being expanded to make room for a volunteer training center. The top floor of the two-story building is being reconfigured to accommodate the organization’s 24 full-time employees.
Make-A-Wish Arizona, the founding chapter of the worldwide organization, chose to relocate to Southern Scottsdale because of our area’s central location. “As an organization that serves the entire state,” says Hollie Costello, director of Public Relations and Marketing, “the Scottsdale location offers easy freeway access for our employees, our volunteers and our Wish Families.”
The organization’s new office building is also conveniently located between Phoenix Children’s Hospital in Phoenix and Banner Children’s Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa.
About 540 Arizona kids are diagnosed every year with life-threatening medical conditions, making them eligible to be granted a “wish” from the organization. In 2014, Make-A-Wish Arizona fulfilled 330 wishes statewide. Working from their new location in Scottsdale, the organization’s goal this year is to make 350 wishes come true.
The relocation of Make-A-Wish Arizona to Southern Scottsdale is being made possible by a generous gift from The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation.
To learn more about the organization that is celebrating its 35th anniversary and how you can help grant wishes, visit: Arizona.wish.org.
Scottsdale Gateway Alliance and all of our members give Make-A-Wish Arizona a warm welcome to our community. We are working to help other organizations recognize the benefits of locating in Southern Scottsdale so they will follow in the footsteps of Make-A-Wish Arizona.