AUBURN – The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine is hosting its eighth annual Walk for Wishes on Thursday, May 29, at Festival Plaza. Registration and entertainment will begin at 5 p.m. and the walk will begin at 6.

More than 130 children in Androscoggin County alone have received, or are in the process of receiving, their greatest wish. Recently the foundation has granted wishes for visits to Walt Disney World Resort, swimming with dolphins and the installation of an above-ground pool.

All Walk for Wishes participants will play a part in creating the magic for more children in Androscoggin County who are battling life-threatening medical conditions.

Prizes will be awarded to individuals and teams who collect more than $200 in pledges. Adults who raise at least $100 and youths under 18 who raise at least $50 will receive a free “Walk For Wishes” T-shirt. All walkers will receive a “share the power of a wish” wrist band.

To register for the walk, call (866) 704-WALK, or visit www.maine.wish.org. All participants, whether walking individually or on a team, will be able to register online and collect their pledges online.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine has granted more than 700 wishes since its founding in 1992. The foundation expects to grant the greatest wish of 75 seriously ill Maine children in 2008, which is an average of one wish every five days somewhere in Maine.