AARP is joining withWish of a Lifetimeto help older adults realize lifelong dreams.
The organization was started 12 years ago by former U.S. Olympic skier Jeremy Bloom.
Since then, thousands of older Americans have had a chance to experience a dream come true.
Here are stories from some past participants in the program.
She and her mother helped hide Allied pilots downed over France.
Those experiences sparked her lifelong aspiration to skydive, which Wish of a Lifetime helped her fulfill.
It was a wonderful feeling, she says, to be flying like a bird.
Waldorf, Maryland
Nunn had always dreamed of being an actress.
Those dreams were set aside as she raised a family, including two children and six grandsons.
But through Wish of a Lifetime, Nunn got to appear in a television commercial for Crest toothpaste.
Nunn says she was so thankful for the chance, and would like others have the same.
When we get up in age, were just thrown away, she says.
But this is something we can do up in our 80s.
He worked as a city firefighter for 21 years, then retired to Florida.
But he never lost his love for the Yankees.
His wish: To revisit New York City and see a Yankees game.
He even threw out the first pitch at the game.
I always wanted to be a catcher for the Yankees, Reale says.
McNaughton was one of six survivors.
He recovered from his injuries in Oahu, Hawaii.
McNaughton always wanted to return, and Wish of a Lifetime gave him that chance.
It meant a lot to be back there.
