“People take the smallest things for granted every day…and I don’t,” Jamie Holmes-Ward tells PEOPLE.

• Jamie Holmes-Ward says she has helped more than 30,000 people in need achieve their wishes since she started her nonprofit, Jamie’s Dream Team, in 2005. — including Aubrey Bogacki who lost his father and siblings in an accident in July

• “I just wanted to give (people) something that they can look back on and have something to look forward to and fight for,” Ward told PEOPLE.

• Bogacki, 11, set to attend Taylor Swift concert, receive trip to Walt Disney World —all thanks to Jamie’s Dream Team

Three months ago, life changed dramatically for Aubrey Bogacki, an 11-year-old girl who survived a tragic car accident that killed his father and two siblings.

Enter Jamie Holmes-Ward, a real-life fairy godmother of sorts, who tells PEOPLE she started the organization Jamie’s Dream Team in 2005 to help “those suffering from a medical condition, trauma or tragedy.”

The nonprofit’s goal is “to help as many families as possible and to reach as many families as possible” by granting their wishes when they need it, she adds.

To date, Jamie’s Dream Team has granted more than 30,000 wishes nationwide, according to Ward. And she has no plans to slow down.

“People take the smallest things for granted every day…and I don’t,” she tells PEOPLE.

Ward, 36, knows the obstacles many of the people she helps face. She was born with Vater syndrome (also known as VACTERL association), a group of birth defects that can affect multiple anatomical structures inside the body, including the heart, kidneys, limbs, vertebrae, etc.

As a result, Ward has undergone more than 45 major operations since his birth. At age 15, before one of her surgeries, she promised herself that if she survived, she would find a way to help others.

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Two years later, when she was 17, Ward graduated from high school and founded her organization.

“Being in the hospital for so long and being sick your whole life, you know what it’s like and what these families go through,” she tells PEOPLE. “And I just wanted to give them something that they can remember and have something to look forward to and fight for.”

Jamie’s Dream Team has helped make all kinds of dreams come true, from weddings to travel, concerts, parties and more. Earlier this year, a boy who recently died from pancreatic cancer had the chance to meet YouTube creators. Leonhart And PrestonPlayz during a trip to Dallas.

The nonprofit also runs a program called “A Christmas to Remember,” in which children are brought to a local airport to watch Santa arrive by helicopter before receiving 10 special gifts at their request and then hosting “a big party”.

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But for Aubrey — the sole survivor of a July car crash that killed her father, Nathan Bogacki, 44, and her two siblings, Emma Bogacki, 17, and Grant Bogacki, 13 — the organization reserved two special gifts: see Taylor Swift in concert and a visit to Walt Disney World.

Aubrey passed almost three weeks in the hospital with a series of serious injuries. Since then, she and her mother Nicole, who was not in the car at the time of the accident, have lived with Nicole’s parents, where they receive constant support from them, other relatives and even members of the family. community, including Jamie’s Dream. Team.

The nonprofit connected with the Bogackis before Aubrey left the hospital on Thursday, August 8. That’s when they learned of his love for Swift.

With the help of the charity’s donors, Aubrey and her mother now have tickets to attend the Eras Tour concert in Indianapolis on Sunday, November 3 – and they are grateful for their generosity. “

They were absolutely incredible,” Nicole told PEOPLE.

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Meanwhile, Ward hopes Aubrey gets the chance to meet Swift in person. “Let her know she’s loved by someone she loves,” she said. WPXI, NBC affiliate in August.

While Aubrey is still on the mend, her trip to Disney World — funded by Jamie’s Dream Team — has been postponed until spring. She recently had a back brace removed, but she still needs to wear her neck brace for another six weeks and get clearance from her neurosurgeon.

None of these wishes would be granted without the support of the many “generous donors” who continually support Ward’s organization – and she looks forward to continuing to grant as many wishes as possible in the years to come.

“You don’t know what tomorrow brings,” she tells PEOPLE. “You might be okay now and not okay tomorrow.”

And every day, more and more people are stepping up to help.

“There is so much hatred and negativity in this world, but we see the best in people,” she adds. “We truly see the best in people’s hearts. »