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UNION TOWNSHIP | Christmas came early for Mikayla Sewell, 10, who found out Sunday she is the recipient of a Make A Wish trip to Disney World.

"Thank you for coming here to wish me a good trip," Mikayla said.

Mikayla, her blue eyes sparkling behind stylish eyeglasses, smiled broadly while addressing some 30 family and friends who gathered at her home for a congratulatory pizza party.

The presentation of her flight to Orlando, Fla., later this month, was made by Shari and Steve Kirschner, of Chesterton, both wish granters for Make A Wish.

"You will have to come home and have a vacation from your vacation," Shari Kirschner told Mikayla.

Mikayla, who will be accompanied on the trip by her mom, brother and grandparents, was told their flight, accommodations, food and excursions to such locations as Universal Studios and Sea World will all be paid for.

"Everything is through Make A Wish," Shari Kirschner said.

Mikayla, a fourth grader at John Simatovich Elementary, said she is excited about the trip since it marks her first airplane flight.

"One of the things I want to do is meet Elsa and Anna (characters from the movie, Frozen)," Mikayla said.