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    The True Story of ‘Wish Man’: the Make-A-Wish Founder Frank Shankwitz

    November 28, 2019

    Frank Shankwitz is known as the “Wish Man.” Since co-founding the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Shankwitz has helped make hundreds of thousands of kids' wishes come true. The foundation focuses on granting the wishes of kids battling illnesses, and over the years, has helped young patients meet their favorite celebrities and be princesses, pop stars and action heroes for the day. Now the story of Shankwitz's extraordinary life is the subject of a new movie, "Wish Man."

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