John Cena has been branded Hollywood’s most charitable celebrity after making history by granting over 650 wishes through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The actor and wrestler, 47, has been working with the charity since 2002 and become their ‘most requested celebrity’ to meet for children between the ages of three and 18 using the charity to fulfil their dreams.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a nonprofit organisation that helps fulfill the wishes of seriously ill children.
While other celebs like Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Selena Gomez also work with the charity, John is one of only a handful of stars to grant over 200 wishes, meeting critically-ill kids all around the United States.
He previously said: ‘If you ever need me for this ever, I don’t care what I’m doing, I will drop what I’m doing and be involved because I think that’s the coolest thing,’ the Massachusetts-born muscleman told Reuters when he reached 500 wishes’.
‘I just drop everything. If I can offer a fantastic experience, I’ll be first in line to do my part.’
John Cena has been branded Hollywood’s most charitable celebrity after making history by granting over 650 wishes through the Make-A-Wish Foundation
The actor and wrestler, 47, has been working with the charity, which grants wishes, including meeting their favourite stars, for critically ill-children and their family, since 2002
According to the Make-a-Wish website, 99% of doctors say wishes help relieve a family from traumatic stress and 87% of alumni say their wish was a turning point in their treatment.
It comes after Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson left fans in tears after sharing an emotional video with Make A Wish, where he flew children out to Hawaii as special guests to the Moana 2 world premiere.
The actor, 52, who voices Maui in the franchise, also took his daughters Tiana, six, and Jasmine, eight, along for the heartwarming day.
He shared a video of the experience with his 395 million Instagram followers and gushed that it’s the ‘best part of fame’.
In the clip, The Rock makes his way to the meet and greet while holding hands with his two little girls and explains to them: ‘These are our Make-A-Wish kids.’
Tiana asked: ‘And they’re supposed to see you?,’ before they made their way outside to meet the group.
The tear-jerking video saw the actor and his children talk to the youngsters and hear from their parents on how special the day is to them.
The Rock gave out hugs and played games like rock paper scissors and arm-wrestling with the kids, while introducing them to his daughters.
One parent of a 15-year-old called Patrick gushed: ‘I’m really happy for Patrick to have this opportunity. It means a lot because during that time when he was going through a difficult time, it was an inspiration that The Rock existed.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a nonprofit organisation that helps fulfill the wishes of seriously ill children in the United States
John is one of only a handful of stars to grant over 200 wishes, meeting critically ill-children all around the country
‘I don’t know if it’s the strength, determination, plus he was humorous, and I think it was a good thing because he was going through some tough stuff.’
Another parent added: ‘It’s great, it’s awesome that Make-A-Wish did this and The Rock took out his time to do it.
One child even made a handmade gift for the star and handed him a replica of his Moana character Maui’s hook made out of Clay.
‘I love this,’ the actor gushed, ‘You mind if I wear it now? Thank you, man.’
He went on to tell another little girl: ‘I love your hair,’ and asked his daughters: ‘Isn’t her hair cool?’
Meanwhile, the actor told another little boy: ”You inspire everybody around you, including me.’
Following the meet and greet, the Make-A-Wish children and their families got to accompany the A-Lister to the worldwide premiere of Moana on Thursday.
Touching scenes saw The Rock posing with them as they took it in turns to place a lei around his neck.
He wrote in the caption: ‘I do my best to never get emotional in these moments, but I do get very emo watching this stuff back.
‘Had the honor, once again to grant wishes from @makeawishamerica – and this time was extra special in that my two little tornados, Jazzy & Tia wanted to join me in meeting these special kids.
It comes after Dwayne Johnson left fans in tears after sharing an emotional video with Make A Wish, where he flew children out to Hawaii as special guests to the Moana 2 world premiere
‘We flew these kids & the families out to Hawaii as my special guests to our MOANA 2 world premiere.’
He continued: ‘What a beautiful day meeting these kids. Their strength and resilience inspires EVERYONE around them – including me.
‘To all their moms, dads & siblings who I met – I feel it in every hug and handshake. I know. Stay strong. Shout to my amazing partners at Make-A-Wish. Best part of fame and God bless you all.’
Fans wrote in the comments: ‘Im not crying I just have one rock in my eyes.’
‘The way you treat everyone you meet with kindness is just so special Dwayne! Can you please promise to never change the way you treat people?’
‘I cried the entire time watching this. There’s something about his soul and how it makes others feel. He’s a rare one!’
