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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