On Saturday, Canton resident Kimberly Garland will be among hundreds of Michigan volunteers working at Old Navy stores to help make some very special wishes come true.

From 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on March 5 and 12, volunteers at 22 Old Navy locations in Michigan, including in Canton, will host the Jeans for Wishes campaign, benefitting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The organization grants wishes for children facing life-threatening illnesses.

Garland got involved with Make-A-Wish Foundation six years ago.

"My godchild was a wish child," she said. "Unfortunately, she passed away, and after her experience, her family and friends decided to do the (fund-raising) walks."

Garland has gone a step farther; she just became a wish granter. "You work in teams. You meet with the family, you bring goodies for the wish child and any siblings," she said. "You're basically the contact person."

Volunteering is a family activity for Garland. She will be at the Canton Old Navy store on Michigan Ave. Saturday with her 12-year-old daughter Nina Pascua, a student at West Middle School in Plymouth. On March 12, she'll be there with her husband, Erik.

"I've been trying to get my husband to do the 300-mile bike tour," she said. "I'm slowly convincing him he can do this."

Last year, "Jeans for Wishes" volunteers raised about $25,000 in Michigan and $90,000 across Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota. This year, the Old Navy regions have set a fundraising goal of $125,000.

The Michigan group aims to fulfill these wishes:

• Twelve-year-old Brendan, of Farmington, who has spinal muscular atrophy, a progressive neuromuscular disease: Atlantis Resort, the Bahamas
• Four-year-old Christian, of Chesterfield, who has leukemia: Disney World
• Five-year-old Lauren, of Kentwood, who has cardiomyopathy: Disney World
• Five-year-old Ricquel, of Flint, who is in the end stages of kidney disease: Disney World
• Fourteen-year-old Emma, of Dexter, who has melanoma: A modeling experience in New York.

To learn about other volunteering, click here. For more information, visit the Make-A-Wish Michigan Web site.