Wish Upon a Star Inc

Wish Upon A Star began in 1985 when co-founders Carolyn Pfaffmann and Carl Wallace joined forces to help Jamie Petty a local child who had recently been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.

Jamie had a dream of visiting Walt Disney World in Florida so that she could meet Mickey Mouse. Thanks to the their efforts and the support of the tri-state community Jamie’s wish came true. Through this experience, Wish Upon A Star was born.

 

Based in Evansville Indiana, our mission is to provide once in a lifetime wishes to children between the ages of 3 and 18 who have been diagnosed with a life threatening or terminal illness. We limit the area of our service to Southern Indiana, Southeastern Illinois and Western Kentucky. This allows us to proudly let our supporters know their donations are helping make dreams come true for children in our area.

As an independent non-profit agency with no national affiliations, we rely solely on the support of our community to make these dreams come true. Currently, we receive donations through individual and corporate gifts, grants, foundation gifts, and in-kind goods and services. Since its humble beginning in 1985, this organization is honored to have been able to grant hundreds of wishes to Tri-State children.