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For December, WTOP is bringing you “Wish Wednesday,” where we spotlight what Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic does for families in D.C., Virginia and Maryland. I f you would like to help make a wish kid’s dream come true, please visit the foundation’s website .

When you think of popular requests to Make-A-Wish, trips to Walt Disney World in Florida and meeting celebrities like WWE superstar John Cena come to mind.

Zahara Weeks, a 16-year-old from Suitland, Maryland, spent an afternoon at WTOP with other wish kids and shared details about her wish that was granted in July.

It was a request that would have caused Chief Brody from the film “Jaws” to say, “We’re going to need a bigger

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