Jesse's Wish Foundation

Jesse's Wish Foundation 501(c)3 founded in memory of Jesse Spina. Helping kids with cancer and their families. His desire to help his friends he met at the hospital became his priority.

Jesse Spina started Jesse’s Wish when he was 13 years old undergoing his second year of cancer treatment for Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. He hosted blood and bone marrow drives in our local community to bring about awareness for donors to go on the national registry in order to increase his friends’ chance of finding a perfect match. Two drives were held before Jesse relapsed and was unabl

e to continue hosting drives. His efforts became his legacy. His family in conjunction with The New York Blood Center and Be The Match-The National Marrow Donor Program continued hosting the drives. Over 1200 people joined the registry at Jesse’s Wish Drives where at least 10 good matches were identified that we had learned of, yet hopefully there were many more. In 2016 an estimated combined total of 171,550 people in the United States will be diagnosed with a blood cancer, one person every three minutes! Your blood and bone marrow donation is critical! There is only a 1 in 4 chance that your family member will be a match for a bone marrow transplant. About 70%, or 7 out of 10 patients who need a transplant do not have a suitable donor in their family. The Sacred Ripple was written by Jesse's mom as a labor of love recalling how God was ever so present in the midst of Jesse’s three-year ordeal and how He worked bringing people and healing into my life after Jesse’s home going. With your help and all of the book’s proceeds, Jesse’s Wish will expand it’s effort to help children with cancer and their families by giving them encouragement and available financial support. Jesse’s Wish support may range from purchasing a gift for the child, admission ticket to parks and events for the child, purchasing gift cards for wigs or clothing, paying a household bill for the family, an insurance co-pay, specific treatment or medical expense not covered by insurance, providing groceries or a gift card to a restaurant, transportation to/from treatment, childcare or activity cost for young siblings, and lodging near the hospital if places such as The Ronald McDonald House are not available. Jesses Wish is currently bringing gift cards, toys and crafts to local hospitals and Ronald McDonald houses in the South Carolina/Georgia area, New York City RMHC and Virginia. We continue to mail donations and gift cards to Philadelphia and New Jersey children’s oncology hospitals. Jesse’s Wish is a public charity registered in New Jersey, exempt from federal income tax and can receive tax-deductible donations under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

We love the amazing staff
05/28/2026

We love the amazing staff

We are grateful to be acknowledged!
05/28/2026

We are grateful to be acknowledged!

To all the moms I know would trade places in an instant with their child who is suffering; may your day be filled with G...
05/10/2026

To all the moms I know would trade places in an instant with their child who is suffering; may your day be filled with God‘s love and peace and comfort!

Excited to come back to Greenville ! Lindsey is a sweetheart! Now off to home team barbecue since they were the ...
05/07/2026

Excited to come back to Greenville ! Lindsey is a sweetheart! Now off to home team barbecue since they were the biggest supporter for the children’s new playroom!

Excited to get back to Lindsey is such a sweetheart! Now to home team barbecue because they were the biggest contribut...
05/07/2026

Excited to get back to Lindsey is such a sweetheart! Now to home team barbecue because they were the biggest contributors to the new playroom for the kiddos!

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04/06/2026

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Easter means more to us than just a holiday.🤍

It’s the reminder that death is not the end.
That loss is not the end.
That the worst thing is never the last thing.

Because of Jesus Christ, we believe in life after death.
We believe families are forever.
We believe we will see the people we love again.

But Easter also means something else to me.

It means we believe in a Savior who understands.
Who knows what it feels like to watch your child suffer.
Who knows what it feels like to be the one in pain.
Who knows every hospital room, every late night, every prayer, every tear, every moment we felt like we couldn’t do it anymore.

He didn’t just die for us.
He understands us.

He understands the parents.
He understands the child fighting cancer.
He understands the siblings.
He understands the grief, the fear, the waiting, and the hoping.

And because of Him, we know this isn’t the end of the story.

Love is stronger than death.
Families are forever.
And because of Easter, we have hope even in the middle of the hardest things.

Happy Easter. 🤍

Had the privilege to work with CURE Childhood Cancer again. In celebration of Jesse’s birthday we provided Chick-fil-A l...
04/03/2026

Had the privilege to work with CURE Childhood Cancer again. In celebration of Jesse’s birthday we provided Chick-fil-A lunch and board games to the children who are impatient this Easter season.

Have a blessed Easter! He is risen!
03/27/2026

Have a blessed Easter! He is risen!

Blessed to have made good friends who now support our mission! Our new neighbor’s daughter crocheted the beautiful bunny...
03/27/2026

Blessed to have made good friends who now support our mission! Our new neighbor’s daughter crocheted the beautiful bunny!

When we’re only in Virginia on weekends and can’t make a delivery, what do we do? We mail 32 bags! We just love the staf...
03/19/2026

When we’re only in Virginia on weekends and can’t make a delivery, what do we do? We mail 32 bags! We just love the staff and couldn’t go without helping to make Easter joyful for these kids!

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17 Waxwing Court
Bluffton, SC
29910

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+12019781430

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