Volunteers Tackle Yard Work to Help Fort Worth Nonprofit

Some want and willpower brought something good to a nonprofit that helps sick kids across Texas.

A team of employees from Fort Worth-based Alcon spent a hot day clearing out a lot next door to a place called The Wish House.

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The Wish House is the home of the nonprofit A Wish with Wings.

Executive director Judy Youngs says the group called Alcon in Action accomplished miracles in a short amount of time. 

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She says they deserve a shout out and a cold shower for all the work they did on a triple-digit day and never complaining about the heat.

A Wish with Wings grants wishes of Texas children fighting life-threating conditions. More than 1,700 wishes have been granted in the agency's 40-year history.