A five-year-old boy named Miles is going to live his dream of becoming Batman thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Miles, who is fighting Leukemia, says he finds strength in the superhero characters he loves.
On November 15th, the Gotham Police Chief (aka the San Francisco police department) will put out a call for help in San Francisco, which is being transformed in Gotham City for the day. Miles, along with a grownup sidekick, will then jump into action answering the call in a real Batmobile.
Here’s what his day as Batman will look like:
10:30 a.m.: Miles will rescue a damsel in distress tied up across the Hyde Street cable car line on the 1900 block of Hyde between Green and Union Streets in North Beach.
11 a.m.: Miles will catch up with his nemesis as he attempts to rob a downtown bank vault at 550 Montgomery Street.
12:45 p.m.: While Miles is eating lunch at Burger Bar in the Union Square Macy’s, a villain will kidnap Lou Seal on the plaza below and escape in a convertible.
1 p.m.: Miles, as Batkid, arrives at AT&T Park on the plaza at Third and King Streets, where he’ll apprehend the villain and free Lou Seal.
2 p.m.: In a massive celebration outside San Francisco City Hall, Mayor Ed Lee will give Miles a key to the city and congratulate him on a job well done.
Everyone is welcome to come out to any or all of these stops and cheer Miles the Batkid on! For more information, visit sf.wish.org.
Please sign up as a Bone Marrow donor. Miles and others can win their fight against Leukemia when they find a match. Its easy to sign up. Be the Cure!