Here's How Macy’s and Make-A-Wish are Giving Hope To This 6-Year-Old

Help grant wishes when you shop at Macy's online or round up your purchase in store, and you can create hope for children like Mateo.

Meet Mateo!

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He's a 6-year-old boy battling leukemia.

When Mateo’s illness qualified him to receive a wish from Make-A-Wish, he knew his wish was to be a delivery man.

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But the COVID-19 pandemic made fulfilling his wish a little tricky. So Make-A-Wish and their partner Macy's had to get creative to give Mateo hope while he waited for his wish.

Macy's (and Santa) put him in charge of ensuring Santa letters from residents of his town made it to the North Pole.

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Mateo's Santa mission is a part of Macy's "Believe" campaign, benefiting Make-A-Wish, in which children and adults can write letters to Santa. For each letter sent, Macy's donates $1 to Make-A-Wish to help grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

Mateo collected letters and waved at customers in his sharp, holiday-themed outfit.

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A Make-A-Wish official said in a press release, "Because his wish ties into mail and letters and since the (Macy's) Believe campaign is all about writing letters to Santa, we felt this was the perfect fit."

It was a wonderful Christmas treat for a kid who has not had an easy road.

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Mateo's mother Cynthia Toscano said, "It means a lot. I think he needs something like this in his life that he's never done before. He's practically been a shut-in all his life ... so this is really a big deal for him and he's so excited."

Give hope to children like Mateo. Choose to donate to Make-A-Wish when you shop at Macy's online or round up your purchase in store.