Slug: CTY makeawish16p Date 11/15/2009 The Blade/ Amy E. Voigt Location: Holland, Ohio CAPTION: Abigail Heywood (cq e not a), left and her sister Samantha Heywood, right, from Maumee, joke around while sitting on Santa's lap (Frank Alcorn) during the annual holiday party for the Make-A-Wish Foundation at Springfield High School on November 15, 2009. The event brought together over 450 Make-A-Wish children and family members (including 112 Wish Children) from throughout the 21-county area of Northwest Ohio to celebrate the holiday season.
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Tammy Gresko, above, helps her daughter, Anastassia Gresko, right, a Make-A-Wish child, and son Anthony Gresko, center, make sparkling stars during he foundation's annual holiday party. More than 100 Wish children and their families from throughout the 21-county area of northwest Ohio gathered Sunday at Springfield High School in Holland for crafts, games, food, and gifts.
Abigail Heywood, left, and her sister Samantha Heywood joke around with Santa (Frank Alcorn) during the Make- A-Wish holiday party. The mission of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northwest Ohio is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.