8th Annual 5K Logo

Saturday, October 25, 2025

We are pleased to announce our 8th 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 25, 2025!  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.

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.

BEST “Non-Profit Organization” in Denton County. We thank all of our supporters who voted for us. This recognition will help more families get to know Ally’s Wish and the ways we help families going through a difficult time.

Nominate Ally's Wish Foundation for 2026

The nominations for BODC 2026 have begun.  We would appreciate you taking the time to nominate us this year!  Please vote for us: BODC > Community & Non-profit > 8. Best Non-profit

The UPS Store - Justin Road

We are incredibly grateful for the amazing support we receive from The UPS Store on Justin Road Their commitment to our mission and ongoing encouragement play a vital role in everything we strive to accomplish at Ally’s Wish Foundation

Frost Bank 2025

We are humbled and excited to announce a new partner for 2025. Frost Bank, Flower Mound, TX, is the 2025 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 2025. 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.

Holiday Baskets

Help Us Spread Christmas Cheer to Ally’s Wish Moms! We are SO excited to partner with Frost Bank this year to bless local Ally’s Wish moms with Christmas Memory-Making Baskets — beautiful baskets filled with cozy items, family activities, and little moments of joy...

Happy Birthday in Heaven

She inspired us to grant wishes.

Women of Argyle Event

Thankful to the Women of Argyle for allowing us to come speak about Ally’s Wish! What a wonderful time and generous group!!! Thank you for helping us great wishes!!

$25K Gift over Five Years

Big news! PrideStaff Dallas chose Ally’s Wish for their 25th Anniversary gift—$5k/yr x 5 = $25k Huge thanks to Nancy, Amy & team, our board + staff for celebrating, and Fogo de Chão for the amazing lunch! More wishes. More memories.

Best of Denton County Winner!

Ally's Wish has been voted BEST "Non-Profit Organization" in Denton County, We thank all of our supporters who voted for us. This recognition will help more families get to know Ally's Wish and the ways we help families going through a difficult time.

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

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...

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...

Amy Thomas – Wyoming – 2022

Amy is a 1st grade teacher who lives in Cleburne, Texas with her 18 year old daughter and husband. In 2019 she went to the ER after a fall with back pain. She discovered she had collapsed/broken vertebrae with cancer in her bones - diagnosis stage 4 ER/PR+ HER2...

Michelle-Easter in February

In her final days, Michelle wanted to spend Easter with her young family. In February, Ally's Wish traveled to Albany, NY to make that wish happen. Such a sweet family in one last celebration of the hope that is to come.

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...

Adrienne – Canada – June 2018

Adrienne is our first mom from Canada! We touched base with Adrienne 2 years ago. It became too difficult for her to plan a wish. She was still working out treatments for her stage 4 breast cancer that was spreading. Her husband contacted us back in May and asked if...

Daniela Martinez – Alaska – 2022

Daniela Martinez is a 29-year-old mom with a 2 year old daughter. She is battling Triple Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer. Daniela was recently granted a wish of a trip to Alaska. From Daniela: We are almost done settling back in after our amazing trip. I wanted to...

Anita – Bermuda – June 2018

Anita is 43 years old with a 14 year old son. She was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer in 2016. It has spread to her ribs, spine, pelvis and now her lymph nodes. Her wish was to spend time in the sun, see the smiles on her family's faces, and take a break from...

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. ...

Nina – Yellowstone – June 2018

Nina is from Maryland and has metastatic breast cancer. Her wish was simple... Yellowstone! She wanted to see the beauty of the land. Her family enjoyed spending time together in the beautiful vistas of Yellowstone National Park. Her wish was granted in June 2018.

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