URBAN LANDMARK THE VESSEL TO
CLIMB FOR A CAUSE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
>> WE ARE HERE AT THE BRAND NEW
VESSEL.
>> I'M UP FOR IT.
>> WE ARE RAISING MONEY FOR
MAKE-A-WISH WEEK.
>> WE BROUGHT FRIENDS TO JOIN
US.
>> THE VESSEL, A PIECE OF
INTERACTIVE ART WORK MADE UP OF
154 INTERCONNECTING FLIGHTS OF
STAIRS.
ALMOST 2,500 STEPS
>> ONE, TWO, THREE.
LET'S GO, Y'ALL!
[ CHEERS ]
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
OKAY.
>> WHICH WAY?
>> IF YOU WANT YOU CAN GO THIS
WAY.
>> I'M GOING FOR THE STAIRS.
>> LET'S DO IT.
♪
>> WE'RE ONLY FLOOR ONE.
>> ALL THE MAKE-A-WISH FANS KEPT
US CLIMBING.
>> HEY, GUYS.
>> PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE POWER
OF A WISH, THE EMOTIONAL
BENEFITS, PHYSICAL BENEFITS A
WISH HAS ON CREATING A BETTER
CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.
PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THE POWER
THE WISH HAS ON US
>> EACH YEAR, MAKE-A-WISH GRANTS
15,000 WISHES TO CHILDREN AROUND
THE COUNTRY.
>> THEY ARE POINTING WHICH WAY
TO GO.
>> THIS WAY!
>> I WENT TO FIJI TO SEE THE
SHOW "SURVIVOR" THAT LIFTED MY
SPIRITS SO MUCH.
>> MORE THAN JUST A TRIP FOR
YOU.
>> IT WAS EVERYTHING.
>> HER ORIGINAL WISH WAS TO
VISIT THE "TODAY" SHOW.
>> WHAT?
>> YOUR WISH IS GRANTED.
>> APPROXIMATELY 75% OF WISHES
INVOLVE TRAVEL.
>> MAKE-A-WISH!
>> TWO CORPORATE SPONSORS
STEPPED UP FOR THE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION AS WELL.
>> HI!
>> HEY, GUYS.
YOU GUYS SUPPORT MAKE-A-WISH,
RIGHT?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> WE AT AVIS SUPPORT THE
EFFORTS OF MAKE-A-WISH.
WE ARE HERE TO GRANT A DONATION
OF $10,000.
>> YEAH!
[ CHEERS ]
>> THAT'S FABULOUS.
>> WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO BE
HERE ON BEHALF OF AMERICAN
AIRLINES.
WE WANT TO TELL YOU IT'S A
PLEASURE TO BEQUEATH TO YOU
TODAY A CHECK FOR $2,500,000
ADVANTAGE MILES
>> THAT COULD FLY A LOT OF
FAMILIES.
>> IT ENABLES 25 FAMILIES TO
HAVE A DREAM TRIP THEY OTHERWISE
WOULD NOT EVER SEE.
>> AMAZING.
>> ALL OF THE MONEY WE RAISE
TODAY WILL GRANT WISHES FOR
CHILDREN BATTLING CRITICAL
ILLNESSES.
>> TELL US ABOUT YOUR WISH.
>> MY WISH WAS TO SEE THE
ROCKETTES.
>> WAS IT COOL?
>> IT WAS.
IT WAS REALLY COOL
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
>> IT WAS AMAZING.
AT FIRST WE WERE GOING TO DO A
SIMPLE TRIP TO ROME.
I NEVER HAD BEEN OUT OF THE
COUNTRY BEFORE.
I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
AS WE DID MORE RESEARCH WE SAW
THAT YOU COULD MEET THE POPE.
I WAS LIKE, WELL, WHY NOT GO FOR
IT?
I HAVE A PICTURE FROM WHEN I MET
THE POPE.
>> I SPENT A WEEK IN ATHENS,
GREECE.
>> ARE YOU SERIOUS?
WOW.
WHY WAS THAT YOUR WISH?
>> EVER SINCE 3rd GRADE I HAVE
BEEN OBSESSED WITH GREEK
MYTHOLOGY.
I WANTED TO GO TO WHERE IT ALL
STARTED
>> HOW AWESOME.
DID THE WISH LIVE UP TO YOUR
EXPECTATIONS?
>> MORE THAN.
IT WAS AMAZING
>> ON AVERAGE A WISH IS GRANTED
EVERY 34 MINUTES.
ONCE WE MADE IT TO THE TOP,
HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK, THE HOME
OF THE VESSEL HAD A SPECIAL
DONATION FOR MAKE-A-WISH
>> WE RAISED $25,000 FOR
MAKE-A-WISH!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU!
>> WHERE THERE'S A WISH, THERE'S
A WAY.
>> MAKE-A-WISH!
>> THAT'S SO GREAT.
>> IT WAS THE BEST DAY.
SO WE ENDED UP RAISING $35,000
AND 2.5 MILLION AIRLINE MILES.
WE MET INCREDIBLE PEOPLE ALONG
THE WAY INCLUDING OLIVIA AND HER
MOM, DIANE.
OLIVIA, YOUR ORIGINAL WISH WAS
TO BE ON THE "TODAY" SHOW
>> WISH GRANTED, BABY.
>> YES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
>> HAVE YOU HAD A GOOD DAY?
>> IT'S MORE THAN I HAVE EVER
DREAMED OF.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS
>> STAY HEALTHY, SWEETIE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU CAN HELP, TOO, IF YOU
WANT TO DONATE.
GO TO
CROWDRISE.COM/TODAY/WISHWEEK.
YOU CAN TEXT