If you don’t know the name Frank Shankwitz, you’ll know the organisation he founded: The Make-A-Wish Foundation. 

Frank tells his story of how Make-A-Wish got started, his own troubled childhood, his time in England (where he was an Honour Guard at Winston Churchill’s funeral), and how everyone has the power to make a difference.

Contents

• 1m 47s: The story behind Make-A-Wish
• 6m 25s: If I can do it, anyone can do it
• 8m 28s: Make-A-Wish: the ultimate side hustle
• 11m 33s: The Base Honour Guard at Churchill’s funeral 
• 13m 32s: Working on the Atlas Missile Programme
• 16m 30s: An incredibly rough childhood
• 20m 17s: Good things that come from bad ones
• 21m 05s: Being awarded the President’s Service Award
• 22m 20s: The importance of family
• 25m 41s: Wishman: A feature film about my life
• 29m 04s: I’m a Wish Child!
• 32m 33s: What would 10 year old Frank’s wish be?
• 33m 54s: Creating positives from a bad start
• 35m 42s: Working on a TV show
• 38m 47s: Frank’s parenting advice

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