Last week, over 20,000 people in San Francisco volunteered to participate in Miles Scott's dream to be Batkid while millions watched and cheered him on from around the world.
Miles Scott has battled with leukemia since he was 20 years old, and now he is in remission. Humbled by the generosity of the Make-A-Wish Foundation as well as all the support from around the world, Batkid's family started the Batkid Fund as a way to give back.
"We are eternally grateful and humbled by the outpouring of love and compassion we've received since Miles had his wish to be Batkid," his parents, Nick and Natalie Scott said wrote on the Batkid Fund's page. "We were honored to receive many offers of gifts or assistance, but now that Miles' leukemia is in remission, we want to use this moment to draw attention to other parents who are coping with serious illness," they said.
According to ABC's Good Morning America, the family teamed up with the San Francisco Forty Niners' Foundation to create the new fund. All the proceeds that are donated will be split evenly between the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Ronald McDonald House and the Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Oregon, since all three organizations helped Miles while he battled with cancer.
"I hope you will join us in supporting and helping others," the parents said. "It seems only fitting that following a day when the world demonstrated caring and compassion for Batkid...Batkid can now help others."
Miles also helped the Make-A-Wish Foundation in other ways - all the interest that he gathered with his wish caused an increase in donations to the organization, as well as an increase in interest in volunteering to help with other children's wishes.
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