'We just went for it': Valley high school sets Make-A-Wish fundraising record
Williams Field High school collected more than $45,000 for future Arizona wishes this past school year. It was all part of the school's Wish Week.
Author: Jen Wahl
Updated: 7:54 AM MST May 20, 2021
GILBERT, Ariz. — A group of East Valley high school students are making big dreams come true for local children who are sick. They raised the bar and set records in the middle of a pandemic, collecting big-time donations for Make-A-Wish.
Williams Field High School in Gilbert, collected more than $45,000 for future Arizona wishes this past school year. It was all part of the school's Wish Week. Make-A-Wish said the fundraising effort is the most collected in a Wish Week, in the non-profit's history of working with schools.