{"id":60677,"date":"2016-03-30T23:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T03:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=60677"},"modified":"2016-03-30T23:00:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T03:00:46","slug":"missouri-child-to-visit-peg-perego-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2016\/03\/30\/missouri-child-to-visit-peg-perego-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri child to visit Peg Perego plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/Make-A-Wish_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Make A Wish logo.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>News release from<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>City of Fort Wayne and Make-A-Wish\u00c2\u00ae Set to Welcome Missouri Child Whose Wish is to Visit Peg Perego Plant<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Battling a congenital heart condition, seven-year-old Jackson&#8217;s dream is to see where his favorite Peg Perego children&#8217;s riding vehicles are made<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(March 30, 2016) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d On April 6, locally-based Peg Perego, Visit Fort Wayne, and Make-A-Wish\u00c2\u00ae Ohio, Kentucky &amp; Indiana will roll out the red carpet for seven-year-old Jackson, of Glendale, Mo., whose heartfelt wish is to see where his favorite ride-on Gator vehicles are made. Jackson has been diagnosed with Shone&#8217;s Complex, a congenital heart condition that limits his ability to play and run outdoors. He spends the majority of his day driving play trucks in imaginary construction zones he&#8217;s created throughout his home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the first wish kid to visit Peg Perego, Jackson will experience a truly special day, including a behind-the-scenes look at our assembly, shipping and customer service facilities,&#8221; said Nicolas Perego of Peg Perego. &#8220;Additionally, Jackson will spend time on the assembly line creating a Gator vehicle from start-to-finish. He&#8217;ll be a full-fledged assembly line manager for the day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Peg Perego manufactures a series of children&#8217;s ride-on vehichles in their Fort Wayne plant, including  John Deere tractors, Case IH Tractorsand Polaris ATVs.<\/p>\n<p>While in Fort Wayne, Jackson also will have an opportunity to meet Mayor Tom Henry, attend a Fort Wayne Komets ice hockey game and visit the Fort Wayne Firefighters&#8217; Museum and Science Central.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jackson&#8217;s experience illustrates how a granted wish has the power to rally an entire community together to create lasting memories for a child,&#8221; said Doug Kelly, President &amp; CEO of Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky &amp; Indiana. &#8220;We&#8217;re incredibly grateful for the support of Peg Perego, Visit Fort Wayne and all of the local partners who are working together to make Jackson feel at home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jackson&#8217;s wish is also being coordinated by his home chapter of Make-A-Wish Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on ways to help grant wishes like Jackson&#8217;s, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/indiana.wish.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">indiana.wish.org<\/a>, call 1-877-206-9474 and follow Make-A-Wish on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @makeawishohkyin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Make-A-Wish\u00c2\u00ae Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana<\/strong><br \/>\nMake-A-Wish\u00c2\u00ae Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Currently, there are 300 children in Indiana eligible for a wish. You can help share the power of a wish\u00c2\u00ae by making a donation, volunteering, or referring a child. Make-A-Wish is in urgent need of volunteers in Northern and Southern Indiana. 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