A South Florida child gets his wish.

Get fit and grant wishes.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida is hosting its Inaugural Walk For Wishes 5K Walk/Run on Feb. 6 at Markham Park.

Participants can go solo or start a team with friends, family members and co-workers. The registration fee is a $25 donation ($10 for children under 12).

“Ultimately, our goal is to raise money to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions,” the foundation’s Yenisse Alonso told South Florida Adventures.

According to its website, “The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. A wish come true for a child with a life-threatening medical condition provides a special kind of magic. It creates an indomitable spirit within the child to help sustain him or her through extremely difficult times, in hopes that miracles can be achieved.”

“The Southern Florida Chapter is celebrating 25 years of granting wishes to local children. We have grown from granting two wishes in 1983 to granting 480 wishes in fiscal year 2009. Today, the chapter serves the children of Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties.

“The Foundation grants the wish of any child who is between the ages of 2 ½ -18 and diagnosed by a physician as having a life-threatening medical condition. Children may be referred by the child’s physician, parents or legal guardians, social worker or other healthcare professional or even themselves.”

For more information visit WalkForWishes.net or call 954-967-9474.