Zone three: the office spaces ("wish central”)

The Foundation's offices lie to the north of the central lobby. This is where the urgent and emotionally challenging work of wish granting takes place daily.

Foundation offices

Our offices are housed in A Wishing Place, with office space for our staff, work space for volunteers, a reception area, a conference room, and workroom. The garden level of the building provides space for future office expansion, as well as for storage, filing and archives. A Wishing Place now gathers all our work into one primary location, bringing our staff and board closer to the Foundation's daily mission, providing enhanced opportunities for observing volunteer programs in action, and developing stronger training and programming. It also allows us to invite friends and donors to assist in the presentation of a wish when appropriate, and provide a mission-centered place for donor events and recognition as well.

Lobby/public displays

A Wishing Place is not only for our wish children and families, but for everyone in the community to come and experience the magic of wishes. We have created a public wishing feature to invite the public to come "make a wish” with a special wish coin in our pond outside. Children are also welcome to stop in on their birthdays to make a wish there, or anyone facing a benchmark moment in life can drop in to express a heartfelt aspiration. There are also several public displays which show the personality and spirit of a variety of wishes ranging from traveling, to meeting a favorite celebrity, to writing a book. Here, the public can get an emotional feel for past wishes granted and begin to see a small glimpse of how these wishes inspire and motivate children all over Utah.