2011 the make a child smile organization has temporarily closed down due to lack of funding and staffing . macs was a wonderful and loving project as it helped cheer hundreds of chronically ill children while bringing awareness of many childhood illnesses . thank you to the thousands of supporters we had during those 13 years you will never be forgotten and will live in my heart and the heart of those kids & families that you helped smile during their worst days . thank you also for remembering the sweet angels we lost and are now looking down on us from heaven . if this is your first time here check the media info below so you can better understand what macs was all about click on links when available online website make a child smile on wikipedia video news report kolo abc channel 8 reno nv link coming soon september 1998 video news report krnv nbc channel 4 reno nv link coming soon september 1998 video news report ktvn cbs channel 2 reno nv link coming soon september 1998 radio jim prewitt s catfish for breakfast radio show dallas tx gave macs a live monthly spot on his morning show so we could introduce our featured kids of the month and ask listeners to visit the website and send cards to the kids throughout 1999 video talk show the maury povich show wishes and dreams nbc december 22nd 2000 video news report kxtv abc channel 10 sacramento ca april 2001 magazine redbook magazine may 2001 award recipient of the hearts of gold award presented by princess cruise lines october 2001 news report wptv nbc channel 5 west palm beach fl link coming soon march 2002 magazine seventeen magazine february 2006 magazine nick jr. magazine november 2006 magazine familycircle magazine october 2006 book skeeter bug loves sarah a book about a kitten who began writing to a little girl named sarah after he read about her on make a child smile march 2007 video hotnewz.tv justify your existence june 2008 video the university of southern mississippi student project february 2009 online social media buick driving good 40 ways to improve the world in under 40 minutes campaign october 2010 and last if you like to cross stitch please volunteer your time to make quilts for children who are going through life long or life threatening illnesses . visit love quilts usa formerly lovequilts.com . love quilts volunteers worked alongside macs for almost all of our existence providing a quilt to each and every child we featured on our website . they continue to make quilts today to other sick children . thank you ... and may you all have a blessed life alexandra bakker founder & president make a child smile macs note the make a child smile organization was a us based non profit incorporated in the state of nevada with only one office in florida which had no affiliation whatsoever which other organizations with similar or same name operating in other us states or countries .