Make-A-Wish Nevada Teams Up with Las Vegas Aces for "Swish It to Wish It” With Portion of Ticket Sales Purchased Through Special Link Benefitting Make-A-Wish Nevada

During Pregame Show, Wish Teen, 14-Year-Old Danisyn Miller

Will Learn Her Wish to Go to Hawaii is Coming True

WHAT:              On Sunday, Sept. 7, Make-A-Wish Nevada teams up with the Las Vegas Aces for “Swish It to Wish It.” When game-goers purchase their tickets through this link –  Swish It To Wish It – a portion of the ticket price will benefit Make-A-Wish Nevada to grant life-changing wishes to children with critical illnesses. 

                             While Aces games are frequently sold out, this game has significantly more availability given its T-Mobile location and increased capacity.

                             During the pregame show, 14-year-old Danisyn Miller, who was diagnosed with leukemia in late 2023, will learn her wish to go to Hawaii is coming true. Miller, who is homeschooled, has survived multiple surgeries and travels to California every month for testing and treatment.

                             Visiting Maui has always been on her bucket list after she saw photos of her parents’ trip to the island. So, when she learned she was eligible for a wish, Maui was a no brainer. For Miller, this wish isn’t just a vacation, it’s making up for a long-awaited experience and a dream that was stolen by her illness.

WHEN:             Sunday, Sept. 7  

• Wish reveal will occur between 5 to 5:15 p.m. during the pregame show

• Game starts at 6 p.m. 

• Interviews with Make-A-Wish Nevada CEO Scott Rosenzweig, Las Vegas Aces President Nikki Fargas, Wish Teen Danisyn Miller                             

WHERE:           T-Mobile Arena

WHO:                Wish Teen Danisyn Miller and her family 

                             Make-A-Wish Nevada President and CEO Scott Rosenzweig 

                             Nikki Fargas, President, Las Vegas Aces                   

MEDIA

RSVP:                Attending media must be credentialed by Caroline Williams:

cwilliams@lasvegasaces.com

About Make-A-Wish Nevada

Make-A-Wish® Nevada creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, empowering them with hope and strength. Established in 1982, Make-A-Wish® Nevada was originally split into Northern and Southern Nevada in 1996 but reunified as one chapter in 2024 to better serve the entire state. Over the years, more than 2,800 wishes have been granted to children across Nevada. Supported by generous donors, volunteers, and community partners, Make-A-Wish® Nevada is part of a national network that has collectively granted more than 375,000 wishes through its 58 chapters across the U.S. For more information, visit wish.org/nv.

About The Las Vegas Aces

One of the WNBA's original franchises, the Las Vegas Aces trace their lineage to the Beehive State where they began life as the Utah Starzz. The franchise relocated to San Antonio in 2003, before moving to the Sports & Entertainment Capital of the World prior to the 2018 season. Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis purchased the team in 2021, and Aces fans were rewarded with back-to-back WNBA Championships in 2022 and 2023, becoming the first WNBA team in more than two decades to repeat as champions. The 2022 team also became the first major professional sports franchise to bring a championship to the state of Nevada.

In addition to the Aces success on the court, the team has been equally successful in its off-court endeavors. In March 2022, the team moved into a 50,000 square foot headquarters—the first complex built solely for use by a WNBA team. In March 2024, Las Vegas became the first WNBA franchise to sell out its season ticket allotment as well as the first to sell out the entirety of the season, and the Aces are on track to pack the house for all their home games again in 2025.