Local organization Ally’s Wish was named nonprofit of the year at the annual Unity in Communities luncheon hosted by the Lewisville and Flower Mound chambers of commerce and the Highland Village Business Association on July 23. Ally’s Wish is a nonprofit that helps fulfill “wishes” to young, terminally ill mothers with small children. This often entails covering the cost of services, gifts, transportation, lodging or anything else associated with a recipient's wish. The organization is solely supported by volunteers, fundraisers and donations. “When we started Ally’s wish five years ago, we really had no idea what we were doing—we just took an idea from God, and we ran with it, and we allowed him to grow it and to bless it, and we are very blessed through it,” Ally's Wish founder and President Missy Phipps said at the luncheon. “It’s really amazing how many families we get to be a part of their lives for a very brief time at the most difficult time in their lives. And what we strive to do is to take their mind off of that if for even just a moment.” The luncheon brought out dozens of nonprofits, community leaders and elected officials for what organizers said was the highest-attended luncheon in Unity in Communities history.