Showing posts with label make a wish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label make a wish. Show all posts

Make-A-Wish Offices

6:01 AM – by 0
Wayne and Ryan had the opportunity to design the office space for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan. Check out these photos of the finished office from their recent open house!





Madie's Castle Wish Comes True

10:00 AM – by 0
Visbeen Associates' tag line for the past few years has been "let us turn your dreams into your reality..." but nothing is quite as rewarding as being able to turn the dreams for a play castle into reality for a 10-year-old leukemia survivor. David Lorenz, Visbeen Associates' senior designer, headed up the design of Madie Flores' dream castle as a part of her wish granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Lorenz had the opportunity to meet with Madie personally for a design session to brainstorm ideas. After drawing out detailed plans for the elaborate play house, Lorenz enlisted the help of friend and handyman, Aaron Edwards, to construct it. Edwards built the play house in pieces at his home in Grand Rapids and reassembled it with the help of dozens of volunteers in Flores' backyard in St. Joseph last week. Now Madie can enjoy a fairytale ending to the summer in her castle play house fit for a king.


VAI Working drawings for the castle design


Madie celebrating the completion of her castle play house!


10-year-0ld Madie Flores


Under Construction


Helpers putting the finishing touches on the play house in Madie's backyard


Harry Miller holding VAI's drawings in front of the under construction play house




For more information and images of this special project, read press coverage of this story:
Make-A-Wish Foundation Blog
Grand Rapids Press article: Grand Rapids Builder is Crafting Dream Castle for Young Cancer Survivor
WMNU Story: Leukemia Survivor Gets Castle Built In Her Own Backyard


Wish Granted

5:38 AM – by 0
Today I'm repeating part of a post from April where I featured Lily's Wish. Lily has osteosarcoma, a cancer affecting her bones, and was matched with Wayne Visbeen through theMake-A-Wish Foundation. Wayne sat with Lily back in January and designed her playhouse with her (she had a lot of ideas!) I just saw a photo of the finished house & thought you would like to see it too! Please continue to keep Lily & her family in your thoughts and prayers.




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