The Florida Chapter of the Wish Upon A Hero Foundation has 18 Wish Upon A Hero Necklaces. Make a donation of $8 to the Florida Chapter to receive this one of a kind item. You can also use it for a keychain, zipper pulls, luggage tags and more. BUT don't wait there are only 18 of them.

If there is an overwhelming demand we will order more. Email Cheryl to have your WUAH necklace sent to you.

We recently created a new program to raise funds and in-kind donations to grant musical instruments wishes for children. The program is called Strike A Chord. Music can be an important part of a child's education. Developing a child's musical ability should not be hindered by the cost factors associated with an instruments.

A few members who were inspired by the Heroes on Wish Upon A Hero wanted to contribute to the Strike A Chord Program by writing and producing an original song call "HERO IN YOU". Please listen to this amazing song. Everyone who makes a donation to the Strike A Chord program will be emailed an mp3 version of the donated song.

Don't panic...you're still a STAR! We have updated the STAR system for members to easily identify the different types of user accounts on Wish Upon A Hero. All individuals that orginially had a silver or gold color star have been converted to a Red Star. Now Sliver Stars represent business accounts and all Gold Stars are reserved for organizations. We try to certify as many people a day but the process is time consuming so please be patient... you'll have your star in no time!

Click the full story link below to read all the details on the new star rating system.

You may be wondering...what is Competitive Fundraising? Since Wish Upon A Hero makes giving so much fun, why not make fundraising just as exciting! Each month all the chapters will compete to see who can raise the most money. The Foundation will match the first $20 raise. So if your chapter raises $20, then you will have $40 to grant a wish with.

The chapter that raises the most money each month will get $100 bonus toward granting wishes. On your mark, get set, GO FUNDRAISE!

We currently have 17 Chapters established on the Wish Upon A Hero Foundation. You can CLICK HERE to join a local chapter. If you don't see your state or country listed, then CLICK HERE and we will get your chapter built for next months Competitive Fundraising Competition.

The Wish Upon A Hero Foundation is proud to announce our first (and best) Honorary member for the Board of Directors. Drum roll please!

Catherine Ryan Hyde, author of the novel Pay it Forward is now a part of the WISH community. Her book has been translated into 20 languages for publication in more than 30 countries. It has been chosen among the Best Books for Young Adults 2001 by the American Library Association. The movie, Pay It Forward, was released in 2000, starring Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt. She is founder and president of the Pay It Forward Foundation. As a professional public speaker she has addressed the National Conference on Education, twice spoken at Cornell University, met with Americorps members at the White House and shared a dais with Bill Clinton.

We have always referred to the Wish Upon A Hero website as a cross between Random Acts of Kindness and Pay it Forward. It only seemed logical to have the visionary behind the Pay it Forward concept as an honorary board member. Thanks Catherine for inspiring so many people to help others!

Each week the Wish Upon A Hero Foundation uses donation money to grant wishes. Last night LIVE on WishTV we made rhondaking82's wish for her 3 year old son come true. Her son lost his ear earlier this year due to a dog attack. He already needed to wear glasses but without an ear he would need to wear special wrap around sports glasses. Between medical bills, house bills and the Holiday's she needed a hero to get her through. The Walk On Hero Program, directed by Joshua Richards, came to her rescue by donating the  money needed for the glasses. The money was raised from the donated AirTran voucher tickets that were given away. Congratulations Nataliesnana who's entry number was drawn. We look forward to seeing pictures of Rhonda's son in his new glasses.

The winner of the $100 Gift Card was sharibaby84. The Pay it Forward $25 Wish Grantors were: midge, boosmommy, mommyof11, jkneelee, and mommy2fivekidz.