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Wishes In Flight Total Numbers

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SPOKANE, Wash. - All the forms have been counted and the totals are in.  Here is how generous the amazing folks for Spokane and Tri Cities are.

- Spokane: 2,692,234 miles
- Tri-Cities: 1,778,519 miles
- Total: Almost 4.5 million miles
 
There were also $3,075 dollars donated during the telethon.
 
The goal was to raise 500,000 miles.

It is about an average of 40,000 miles per person, so a family of four will need 160k miles to send them on an incredible adventure.

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