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EP21 - Wish Alumnus Jill Sharkey - How Her Celebrity Wish Experience Sparked Her Career

EP21 - Wish Alumnus Jill Sharkey - How Her Celebrity Wish Experience Sparked Her Career

FromWorld of Wishes


EP21 - Wish Alumnus Jill Sharkey - How Her Celebrity Wish Experience Sparked Her Career

FromWorld of Wishes

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Nov 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"It [my wish] was a push in life that I needed, being so sad and depressed of being so sick, to tell me - I have a purpose in life, I'm meant to do this just like he is, and I'm going to do it because I have somebody behind me in my corner telling me 'you got this!' and 'you're gonna make it happen.'"In episode 21 of World of Wishes, Wish Alum Jill Sharkey - who wished to meet celebrity make-up artist Gregory Arlt, spoke about going from competitive gymnastics to difficult medical challenges. She delves into how her illness affected her childhood, her wish sparked a new perspective, and ultimately led to a career where she's following her passion!To make a donation that impacts a child's life, click here!To learn more about us as a chapter, visit https://wish.org/sfla.Be sure to follow us @makeawishsfla on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn!Subscribe, rate, & review this podcast to support future episodes that will feature wish kids and parents' past and present, volunteers, donors, referral sources and everyone who contributes to this World of Wishes!See here for pictures from Jill's wish back in 2016!
Released:
Nov 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (28)

Make-A-Wish Southern Florida invites you into our “World of Wishes”. This podcast will give you an insider’s perspective on how wishes are granted and those that play a significant role in granting them. Serving children and families in 22 counties in Southeast and Southwest Florida, the Tampa Bay and Suncoast regions and the U.S. Virgin Islands, it is our mission to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. To learn more about how you can help make wishes come true, visit us on the web at sfla.wish.org. You can also connect with us @makeawishsfla on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn.