'Make-A-Wish' Request Not Valid
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Area businesses should disregard a letter circulating through Kosciusko County regarding the Children's Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The letter tells of a 7-year-old boy suffering from terminal cancer who wishes to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most business cards collected. It asks the businessperson to send the boy a card, care of Make-A-Wish, and to send letters to at least 10 others asking them to do the same.
Dr. Marilyn Whitney, who received one of the letters, says the request is an urban legend that is at least 15 years old. The spelling of the boy's name has changed over the years, Whitney said, and the boy has, in fact, recovered from his illness.
The legend is also circulating on the Internet.
She also said those who have unknowingly participated by sending letters should trace the letter back as far as they can to undo the damage it created. [[In-content Ad]]
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Area businesses should disregard a letter circulating through Kosciusko County regarding the Children's Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The letter tells of a 7-year-old boy suffering from terminal cancer who wishes to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most business cards collected. It asks the businessperson to send the boy a card, care of Make-A-Wish, and to send letters to at least 10 others asking them to do the same.
Dr. Marilyn Whitney, who received one of the letters, says the request is an urban legend that is at least 15 years old. The spelling of the boy's name has changed over the years, Whitney said, and the boy has, in fact, recovered from his illness.
The legend is also circulating on the Internet.
She also said those who have unknowingly participated by sending letters should trace the letter back as far as they can to undo the damage it created. [[In-content Ad]]