Make-a-Wish grants a local teen’s Can-Am wish
Danyelle Burke North
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Make-a-Wish grants a local teen’s Can-Am wish helped grant a local student’s wish.
Yuma local Rico Montemayor was diagnosed with a brain tumor when he was 13-years-old.
“I went blind in my left eye in the seventh grade, so they took me to the hospital at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital to have brain surgery. After that, I had six weeks of radiation. Four weeks in, I had my second brain surgery, and that’s when they nominated me for the Make-A-Wish,” said Rico Montemayor.
Montemayor wished for a four-door Can-Am that would give him and his brothers freedom of adventure anytime they chose.
“I grew up in the counties, so off-roading was everywhere, and I loved being outdoors and to off-road, so having a Can-Am of my own is very exciting,” said Montemayor.
Make-a-Wish says this year, they are working to grant more than 475 wishes in the state of Arizona.
“The wish is really their time to just be a kid and to get to do what they love. And for Rico, that’s riding around in a Can-Am,” said Director of Project Wishes Mathew Wall.
As part of the wish reveal, Rico and his family got to tour the Dixxon Flannel Warehouse in Phoenix and got some free clothes and as well as their brand new ride.
Montemayor says he’s thankful to Make-a-Wish grants a local teen’s Can-Am wish and the Dixxon sponsor for making his wish possible.