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Non-profit organizations such as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make-A-Wish_Foundation Make-A-Wish]] specialize in giving once-in-a-lifetime experiences to children with deadly illnesses. Though vacations and expensive items are the most common wishes, a lot of children wish to meet celebrities. This can result in one-on-one meetings or even the celebrity taking them to visit the set of whatever they're working on.

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Non-profit organizations such as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make-A-Wish_Foundation Make-A-Wish]] specialize in giving once-in-a-lifetime experiences to children with deadly illnesses. Though vacations and expensive items are the most common wishes, a lot of children wish to meet celebrities. This can result in one-on-one meetings or even the celebrity taking them to visit the set of whatever they're working on.
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* In the WesternAnimation/VeggieTales episode "The League of Incredible Vegetables", a background character is the first to name-drop Junior Asparagus's alter-ego, Ricochet. Thanks to Make-A-Wish, the voice of said character came from a young cancer patient, who sadly died not long after the episode released.

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* In the WesternAnimation/VeggieTales ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' episode "The League of Incredible Vegetables", a background character is the first to name-drop Junior Asparagus's alter-ego, Ricochet. Thanks to Make-A-Wish, the voice of said character came from a young cancer patient, who sadly died not long after the episode released.
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* In the WesternAnimation/VeggieTales episode "The League of Incredible Vegetables", a background character is the first to name-drop Junior Asparagus's alter-ego, Ricochet. Thanks to Make-A-Wish, the voice of said character came from a young cancer patient, who sadly died not long after the episode released.
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Note that this is exclusively an American trope, as the Make-A-Wish Foundation only operates in the U.S., through there's similar organizations in other countries.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' episode "Wally T." is about the Titans meeting their biggest fan. The fan was voiced by William Walter Thompson (but was dubbed over in the final broadcast due to ExecutiveMeddling by SAG-AFTRA), who used his wish to voice act in a show alongside his idol Creator/TaraStrong.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' episode "Wally T." is about the Titans meeting their biggest fan. The fan was voiced by William Walter Thompson (but was dubbed over in the final broadcast product due to ExecutiveMeddling by SAG-AFTRA), [[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood union issues]]), who used his wish to voice act in a show alongside his idol Creator/TaraStrong.
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* The [[DeadlyDoctor Chirurgeon]] MiniBoss in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeonII'' was designed with a Make-A-Wish recipient named Sam, a big fan of the series.
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** [[https://youtu.be/zAiUcVU9ykc Another video]] has a child named Molly meeting Elmo and Abby Cadabby.

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