Over the years, the Lost Girls have raised money selling Jason calendars to benefit various charities. One of these has been the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
I just heard a programme on BBC World Service about Frank Shankwitz, the man who started the charity. It's a fascinating interview - he was abandoned as a child, and later he nearly died in the line of duty as a policeman.
He died recently, and the BBC decided to repeat this programme. It's about 30 min:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3cszf14
"The Wish Man" (not Jason, but related)
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Re: "The Wish Man" (not Jason, but related)
Thank you for posting that link. What an amazing man.
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Re: "The Wish Man" (not Jason, but related)
Thanks Servalan.