Saturday, April 5, 2025 @ 6:00 PM

Stampede Room  • Ft Worth Stockyards

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.

2018 Nonprofit of the Year 150x

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

Kristy – Hawaii 2023

Kristy Pena is a sweet mom from Frisco, TX.  Her original diagnosis of stage 3 breast cancer in 2021 quickly turned to stage 4 in fall of 2022.  Kristy has a beautiful, positive spirit and plans to fight this cancer every step of the way to keep making memories with...

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...

Christine – Puppy – August 2018

Christine is a wife and mom to a 12 year old girl. She was diagnosed with Pompey's disease which affects her muscles. She didn't have to think long about her wish. It was simple. She wanted a companion for her daughter. Sarah picked out an Australian Shepard puppy....

Kara – Bahamas – May 2018

Kara is a wife and mom to 4 children. She was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer that has spread to many places including her brain. Her life expectancy is pretty short so we were able to quickly get her wish granted thanks to an amazing donor! They left on April...

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...

Sarah Stephens – Disney Land – 2022

Sarah was diagnosed in October 2017 with stage IV metastatic breast cancer. She is a mom to her beautiful 10-year-old daughter Charlie who is her whole world. Sarah has made it a point to make sure the time they have together is nothing short of amazing. Sarah and...

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!...

Joann Lopez – Florida – 2022

In May 2022, Joann and her family were granted a wish to Destin, FL. Joann was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer. A vacation to the beach provided a sweet time to be together with family. Joann wrote to say, “Thank you Ally’s Wish for making this vacation a reality...

Doralee – Pool – June 2018

Doralee is a wife and mother of 7! She was diagnosed in 2015 with renal cell carcinoma. She lost one of her kidneys and the cancer has since spread to her lungs. We worked with Doralee for over a year trying to find the best wish for her family. She has 4 children...
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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...

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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