A Central Lakes College welding student recently granted the wish of a Cambridge girl through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The girl, born with a complex congenital heart defect, wanted a place where she could "play on and not be sick anymore." The place had to be pink, purple and visible from her bedroom.
The CLC welding department partnered with Make-A-Wish Minnesota to help make her wish come true. When talking about her wish, the girl mentioned a doorknob. Specifically, the magical talking doorknob from "Alice in Wonderland."
"I knew it was interesting that a little one would mention a doorknob of all things, so I knew it had to be special," said Samantha Pfeifer, a wish granter with Make-A-Wish Minnesota, in a news release. "That's when I reached out to CLC and their amazing staff."
Under the direction of CLC welding instructors David Otto and Paul Jillson, welding student Joshua Carter crafted a replica of the "Alice in Wonderland" talking doorknob, minus the witty vocals.
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"We are softies for kids and to do something that makes a difference in somebody's life,
especially somebody going through some hard times, that's just a good feeling and a way
to give back," Otto said in the release. "Josh (Carter) has such an artistic ability it only made sense to challenge him with this."
Pfeifer and her crew built the pink and purple dream playhouse for the girl this month. With a smile from ear to ear, the little girl quickly turned the magical doorknob and walked into her magical playhouse. Her wish was granted.
