STS 4 | Giving Back

From Negative To Positive: Giving Back And Making A Difference With Frank Shankwitz

  We can’t control what life is going to throw at us, but we can control how we react about them. If we allow negative things to get the best of us, then we limit what we could give to the world. Proving this to be true, Jen Du Plessis invites over the one and only Frank Shankwitz. Frank is best known as the creator, co-founder, and first president/CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation—an extraordinary charity that grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. Learning from an early age that giving back doesn’t have to be just about financial generosity, Frank has constantly relied on his other strengths to be of help to others. He always turns a negative into a positive and now has become the Wish Man, providing hope to many people and creating a positive impact on the world. Frank shares with us his story and how he put…