What is the Guardian Angel Coin?
Years ago, as a token of appreciation to supporters of our cause, we designed a coin to serve as a memento of their kindness.
We soon learned from those that had received the coin that it was even more special than we could have ever imagined…
Read some of the amazing stories that owners of the coin have shared with us!
Guardian Angel Coin Helps the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Win the Super Bowl
The first indication came when one of our “wish kids”, Jake, wanted to meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneer NFL football team. Kids Wish Network arranged for him to attend practice and be acting “coach for the day” advising head coach, John Gruden on what the game plan should be for the big game on Sunday. We had given Jake enough Guardian Angel coins to share with his new football friends. After practice, Jake proudly distributed them to each Buccaneer. The confident 7-year-old then proclaimed to John Gruden and his team, “If you keep these coins you will win the Super Bowl”. There were eight games left in the season, and as history books show, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went on that year to win the Super Bowl. We have been told that many of the players still cherish their coins. The now retired tough Warren Sapp was so touched by Jake’s gesture that he gave Jake a cherished St. Anthony’s medallion to protect him as he battled his cancer, telling Jake, “A friend gave this to me to protect me and now it will protect you”!
Guardian Angel Coin Saves Teen in Serious Car Accident
Recently we were sent a donation by a woman in Pennsylvania. She included with the donation a letter about a strange incident that had recently occurred. Her 17 year-old son had been involved in a serious car accident the week before. He lost control of his vehicle in the rain and ran head-on into a telephone pole, destroying the car. He was rushed to the hospital and luckily tests revealed he suffered no serious injuries. His parents went to retrieve his personal belongings out of the totaled vehicle the next day and couldn’t believe he had survived the devastation of the accident. While emptying the vehicle, his father noticed a shiny object on the driver’s floorboard. He picked it up to discover one of our Guardian Angel coins. The boy’s parents were convinced that it had saved their son. After researching the origin of the coin they sent us a donation. To this day no one knows where the coin came from or how it got in the car.
Guardian Angel Coin Helps NASCAR Driver Win First Place
NASCAR drivers are often the subject of our wish kids desires and we are happy to arrange meetings between our Wish Kids and their racing idols. Our wish kid, Jonathon, from Michigan wanted to meet NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson. Mr. Johnson, as always, was more than happy to oblige Jonathon’s request and agreed to a meeting at Hendrick Motorsports in N.C. During the meeting Jimmie and Jonathon enjoyed time together discussing the upcoming week’s race and inspecting the car that Jimmie would be driving that week. Jimmie even let Jonathon put a wheel on the car! As a token of thanks, Jonathon gave a Guardian Angel coin to Mr. Johnson. Jimmie said that he wanted to drive with the coin in his car and asked Jonathon to help him place the coin in the car being used in the next race which was scheduled for October in Atlanta. As the end of the race loomed, Jimmie was in fourth place with no apparent chance of winning. A series of events involving all three lead cars at the last minute catapulted Jimmie into a first place finish along with our Guardian Angel coin!
Guardian Angel Coin Protects Heroes in Iraq
We have many sponsors who are always there for us. One of these is The Atlanta Motor Speedway. We recently had 3 wish kids there with their families to meet their favorite drivers. Each time we attend races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, they assign Track Ambassadors to ensure that the families have a great time and escort us through restricted areas such as the garage, pits and driver’s lots. As everyone was completing their liability waiver forms, one of the ambassadors approached our Wish Department Manager and told her she looked familiar. It turns out that they had worked together on a wish 5 years previous! The Ambassador then reached in his pocket and pulled out a dull, old Guardian Angel coin from that first wish. As a member of our proud military, he had been deployed to Iraq twice. He had carried the coin with him both times and had even given it to another ambassador to carry with her when she went to Iraq. She had recently returned from the war zone and was present for this special day of wishes. They both stated that they felt the coin had help to protect them. Needless to say, they each have their own, bright new shiny coins!
Many individuals have reported similar stories evidencing the true power the acts of kindness represented by our Guardian Angel coin can bring. We sincerely hope your coin brings you the best of luck as well.