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Idelyld Park Resident to Receive Wish for Restored Jeep

Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Oregon to surprise 19-year-old during Graffiti Weekend car show on Wednesday with help from community

Roseburg, Ore. – Daniel’s wish to restore his 1948 CJ2A Jeep will become a reality on July 4 at 6 p.m. at Sherm’s Thunderbird Market, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Oregon.  Several local businesses assisted in making this wish a reality for Daniel, such as Horizon Auto Group, Auto Color Services/Absolute Motorsports, American Pride, and Doc’s Towing.  The 19-year-old is eligible for this wish because he has osteosarcoma, the most common type of bone cancer, and he was referred to the organization before his 18th birthday.

Daniel, who knows he will eventually see his Jeep unveiled with a major makeover, will be surprised with this gift on Wednesday at 6 p.m. while attending the kickoff of Graffiti Weekend in Roseburg (Sherm’s Thunderbird Market parking lot – 2553 N. E. Stewart Parkway).  Daniel thinks he is going to the car show, which is coordinated by the Douglas County Muscle Car Club, with his family just to check out the latest car trends and the kickoff of the weekend’s festivities.  While making his rounds throughout the lot, he will stop to look at the Jeep as if it’s one of the vehicles on display.  Local Make-A-Wish® volunteers Andrea and Ann Bernhardt, along with Daniels’ family members, will surprise the Jeep enthusiast with his wish-come-true at that time.  The wish celebration will continue with delicious food from the barbeque at the event.

Local businesses chipped in to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfill Daniel’s wish.  Horizon Auto Group donated a portion of its services for the auto body restoration, American Pride donated the arma coating for the vehicle, Auto Color Services/Absolute Motorsports contributed materials, and Doc’s Towing donated the transportation of the Jeep to the body center.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.  Born in 1980 when a group of caring individuals helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 69 chapters in the U.S. and its territories.  With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants more than 12,600 wishes a year and has granted more than 148,000 wishes in the U.S. since inception.

The local chapter serves children, ages 2 ½ to 18, just like Daniel, living throughout Oregon and Clark County, Washington.  For more information about the organization, please visit www.orwish.org or call the chapter office at 800-934-WISH to discover how you can share the power of a wish®.

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