Saturday, October 26, 2024

We are pleased to announce our 7th Annual 5K and Family Fun Day in partnership with the beautiful Flower Mound development, Lakeside DFW. Please mark your calendar and plan to join us on the course on Saturday, October 26, 2024! A day for the entire family, Ally’s Wish and Lakeside DFW are proud to invite you to join us for a fun filled morning honoring and celebrating the lives of the moms that Ally’s Wish supports. The event will include a 5K run, 1 Mile Family Fun Run and a Dress Up Contest as well as a dog costume contest, face painting and balloon animals. And for the first time, a Trunk or Treat!!!

This is what Ally’s Wish is all about. Watch the video to get to know what we do and why we do it. Thank you to our friends at Mixed Media Creations who put together this awesome video to showcase the important mission of Ally’s Wish.

We are humbled and excited to announce a new partner for 2024. Frost Bank, Flower Mound, TX, is the 2024 Corporate Sponsor of Ally’s Wish. When you’re in need of a trusted banker, think Frost Bank. We envision more success, more outreach, and most importantly, more wishes granted for terminally ill moms with young families in 2024. Frost Bank is the perfect partner to help us achieve these goals. With the support of Frost Bank and generous friends like you, we can bring a little joy to families who are going through the unthinkable situation.

You Can Make a Mom's Wish Come True

Ally’s Wish, Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in North Texas devoted to granting the last wish to young, terminally ill mothers with children. Inspired by the late Allyson Hendrickson, Ally’s Wish provides a memory for the family that will last a lifetime. Wishes are granted in the form of services, gifts, transportation, lodging, or any other wish the mother may have.

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Terran enjoyed a life-long dream of swimming with the dolphins in Hawaii.

From DisneyWorld vacations to birthday parties on the beach, Ally’s Wish is committed to providing beautiful, lasting memories that moms can leave with their families for many years to come.

Meet Our Moms

Jacquelyn Vranicar – Beach Vacation 2024

Jacquelyn Vranicar is a Minnesota mom of four beautiful children; three boys 14, 12 & 8, and a 5 year old girl. She was diagnosed de novo stage IV metastatic breast cancer in 2020 at 38 years young. Jacquelyn has been married to her college sweetheart for 17...

Marisol Sena – Hawaii – 2022

Marisol is a mom of two boys from Texas. Her original diagnosis was stage 1 breast cancer in 2014 at the age of 45. After surgeries and treatments, she was cancer free for 4 years! In October 2018, Marisol found out her cancer had spread and it was now stage 4. ...

Jacquelyn – Cruise – 2019

Our cruise was absolutely amazing! We loved every part of it and even got to meet another Ally's Wish participant! I know we will cherish the memories we made and we are so grateful for Ally's Wish for making the trip possible. With gratitude, Jacquelyn [gallery...

Cory Kreitzer – Florida – 2021

Cory was mom to a busy family of 5, her husband David, 16 year old daughter, Maddy, 12 year old son, Evan, and 6 year old daughter Charlotte. Her kids were her motivation. She wanted her kids to remember a happy childhood, not one that is filled with worry and fear....

Loretta Brammer – Disney – October 2022

Loretta is a 39 year old single mom of 3 who lives in Oregon. Her precious girls are ages 10, 11 & 12. Loretta was 1 year shy of earning her Masters Degree to be a Special Education teacher when cancer entered her life in 2019. She had to withdraw from school and...

Betsy McGinnis – Grand Canyon

Betsy is a Texas mom with 3 beautiful children! She was initially diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in 2022, just after her 40th birthday. Just one year later, in 2023 she learned her cancer had advanced to stage IV and was very aggressive. Ally’s Wish was...

Kristiana – Hawaii – June 2018

At the age of 39, Kristiana was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. She is a single mom with 2 girls. She knew that she probably only had one vacation left, but knew she couldn't make it happen on her own. Ally's Wish sent her to the beautiful island of Hawaii!...

Amanda – Exploring Mountains 2023

Amanda was first diagnosed with breast cancer at 33 years old. She lives in Idaho with her husband and two amazing children In 2023, Amanda and her family were granted a wish of a trip to Colorado to spend time together in the mountains. Amanda said she was exhausted...

Sue Coltman – Disney World – 2022

Sue Coltman's wished was sponsored in December 2022 and will be granted in 2023. From Sue: "I cried when I read your email and am still crying as I try to type this. It means so much to me to have been selected so quickly and I am extremely grateful and honored. This...

Teresa Fitzgerald – Orchard – Hawaii

The wish of Teresa: "The wish I’ve been dreaming of is to plant an orchard for my family that will help sustain them and hopefully their future children for many many years to come. We live on the slopes of Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii, planting and orchard...

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“I am 33 fighting stage 4 breast cancer. Ally’s Wish granted my family a trip to California. We get to take our boys to Disneyland and go on a whale-spotting cruise. They had everything lined up in a week’s time and we just can’t wait. It’s organizations like this that help make memories for loved ones. At this point it’s not about me, it’s about my family. This is for their memory banks. I’m sure other families that they have granted wishes for would agree that they are kind and truly a blessing in such a dark time. Thank you all for your hard work and generosity!”

~ Jenny