I went to a glam gala in LA and cried all night heres why

I entered the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Greater LA gala expecting the usual: schmoozing, some hors d’oeuvres and a glass of sparkling wine. Instead, I left with mascara running down my face, and a number burned into my brain — $10,000.That’s what it costs to grant a single “wish” to a terminally ill child. About 500 wishes a year are granted via the LA metro area alone.  The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story For those counting at home, that’s a lot of clams.Five million of them, to be precise. The foundation owes its origins to the story of Chris Greicius, a 7-year-old in Phoenix battling leukemia who wanted to be a police officer.

The local department answered the call, and soon chapters of the new foundation, inspired by the story, were founded all over the country, and later the world. Of course, the LA chapter channels the city’s glitz and glamour, hosting its gala among the dazzling towers of Century City.The first wish-granter I encountered was Bill Fishel, a former board chair of the organization.He came with his beautiful wife, a philanthropist, and three young sons, each decked out in tuxedos. I asked him which child’s story stayed with him the longest.

The answer signaled the heartstrings that’d be pulling all night.“The ones we didn’t grant,” Fishel said, “that we couldn’t get to in time.It breaks your heart.”He was referring to ‘rush wishes,’ the calls that come in when a child’s time is running out, and the organization has to move fast. California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!P...