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GE Healthcare Donates $36K to Make-A-Wish Foundation
A Make-A-Wish kid took a tour of the GE Healthcare facilities where the company also presented the donation to the foundation.
Employees at GE Healthcare, based in Waukesha, raised $36,000 through an online auction for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin.
This is not the first time GE Healthcare has partnered with Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Katie Ahnen's wish was granted in 2010 when she received help to pay for her college education.
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Ahnen decided to go into the medical field after her childhood was impacted by a genetic disorder, reported Fox6Now. Ahnen was 4 years old when she was diagnosed with cystinosis. She underwent several treatments and even a kidney transplant.
Now a healthy college senior, Ahnen is pursing a career in phlebotomy.
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Ahnen took a tour of the GE Healthcare’s factory on Friday where the company also presented the $36,000 donation to Make-A-Wish.
Over the past two weeks, employees of GE Healthcare's MICT & AW business raised funds for Make-A-Wish by holding an online auction in addition to donating money directly to the organization.
The money raised was presented to Patti Gorsky, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin by MICT & AW president and CEO, Steve Gray.
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