Community comes together to grant BatKid wish
Dun-na-na-na-na #BATKID! He’s here and taking the world by storm.
If you haven’t seen the photos circulating on social media, the city of San Francisco has transformed into GothamCity today to grant one boy’s wish to become BatKid for a day. Miles, 5, is battling leukemia, according to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
So far, he has spent the day performing rescues, riding in a custom Batmobile, stopping bank robberies and capturing villains. He will even receive a key to the city.
#BatKid, save the damsel in distress! pic.twitter.com/XXeZnQHy9W
— James Martin (@Jamesco) November 15, 2013
By the looks of it, the majority of the city is involved with the wish. Photos show hundreds of people watching in the street, and The San Francisco Chronicle even created a front page of the “Gotham City Chronicle” to distribute throughout Union Square.
Look what we did for #batkid. Handing them out in Union Sq tomorrow. Extra! Extra! pic.twitter.com/qxDOKgifJp
— Audrey Cooper (@audreycoopersf) November 15, 2013
Even President Barack Obama commented on Miles’ adventure Friday. The White House released this Vine:
The community is coming together to make this a memorable day for one child. Miles is fighting a serious battle right now, and it must be great for him to escape for a day and be a kid again. A super kid.
San Fran becoming #Gotham for #Batkid today! @ABC will be following live! http://t.co/PTUWyIT2ZD #SFBatkid @SFWish pic.twitter.com/K7KBWq3ezn
— Christina Ng (@ChristinaNg27) November 15, 2013
Tiffany Gibson has worked for The Oklahoman since August 2011 and is a member of the enterprise team and digital desk. In addition to writing and web editing, she creates interactive features for NewsOK.com and assists with data visualization and... Read more ›