Why We Love the Make-A-Wish Foundation
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Why We Love the Make-A-Wish Foundation
March 18/2020

We have had the pleasure of teaming up with our local Make-A-Wish chapters of both Iowa and Nebraska for many years now! Over the years, we have been able to experience firsthand the smiles and the laughter of children in our local Omaha and surrounding area who may have not had a reason to smile for quite some time. Being able to bring a smile to a child who is facing a life-threatening illness is a once in a lifetime experience that we’ve been able to partake in many times over again.

What is Make-A-Wish
Make-A-Wish grants the wish of a child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition in the United States on average, every 38 minutes. They believe that a wish experience can be a game-changer. It inspires them to grant wishes that change the lives of the kids all over the U.S. To qualify these children in need must be referred by a medical professional.  The child must have a progressive, degenerative or malignant condition that has placed the child’s life in jeopardy and must be between 2 ½ years – 18 years old.

Make-A-Wish Nebraska grants apprx 150-200 wishes per year to children in our local community!

How Aqua Palace is involved
Children and their families discuss together what their ultimate wish would be to have granted. Many children want to visit Hawaii, Disneyworld, or meet their favorite celebrity. Some children are looking for relief that only a hot tub or a pool can bring them. Many of these life-threatening illnesses can be lessened by the impact of water therapy, whether cold or hot water. This is where Aqua Palace comes in! Together with Make-A-Wish IA and NE, we get the plans together and turn their wish into a dream come true! We provide the hot tub and or pool that suites the childs needs the best, arrange delivery, install the unit, and get it ready for the main event – relaxation! We have been with the Make-A-Wish Foundation since 1998 and over those 15 years we have helped to put a lot of smiles on children’s faces in our local community! Some of these children have not been able to find a reason to smile since their diagnosis – between the treatments, the dr visits, the shots, the iv’s, and the pain they have been unable to find anything to smile about. We feel it is just as beneficial to put smiles back on these children’s faces as it is for them to get into hot or cold water to relax their muscles and ease the pain of their condition.

All of our employees at one time or another have been involved in either the granting of the wish, the delivery and installation of the product or banquets commemorating those brave children who continue to persevere thru these unimaginable illnesses. We have all been touched time and time again with the love and compassion that this organization contributes to the well being of our local community and its members. The images of the children’s smiles when they see their wish has been granted will be instilled in our minds forever and always help to bring a smile to our face, just like it did theirs!

By supporting our local business, you continue to allow us to serve these wonderful children of our community who want nothing more than to be illness free and happy! Thank you for your continued support so we are able to continue our partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation!

Call Aqua Palace Today (712) 329-4180!
Want more information? Contact us. Aqua Palace is family owned and operated, offering above ground and in ground pools, hot tubs, spas and saunas specializing in pool design, installation and repair to local (Omaha and Council Bluffs) and long distance residents (within the US). We are the only Marquis dealer in the Omaha Metro Area with the largest showroom east of the continental divide. Not located in Omaha? No worries, check out our online store for pool and spa chemicals, supplies and accessories.