Real-life fairy godmother says she’s granted more than 30,000 wishes, including for one tragic crash survivor (Exclusive)

“People take the littlest 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 fulfill their wishes since founding her nonprofit Jamie’s Dream Team in 2005 — including Aubrey Bogacki who lost her father and siblings in an accident in July

• “I just wanted to give people something to remember and have something to look forward to and fight for,” Ward tells PEOPLE

• Bogacki, 11, will attend a Taylor Swift concert and receive a 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. murdered her father and two siblings.

Then in comes Jamie Holmes-Ward, a real-life fairy godmother, who tells PEOPLE that she founded the organization Jamie’s dream team in 2005 to “help those suffering from medical conditions, trauma or tragedy.”

The nonprofit’s goal is to “help as many families and reach as many families as we possibly can by granting their wishes in their time of need,” she added.

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

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

Ward, 36, is familiar with the obstacles many of the people she helps face. She was born with VATER syndrome (also known as the VACTERL association), a series of birth defects that can affect multiple anatomical structures in the body, including the heart, kidneys, limbs, vertebrae, and more.

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

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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, travel, concerts, parties and more. Earlier this year, a boy who recently died after a battle with pancreatic cancer got the chance to meet YouTube creators Leonhart And Preston Playz during a trip to Dallas.

The nonprofit also runs a program called “A Christmas to Remember,” which takes children to a local airport to watch Santa arrive by helicopter before receiving ten special gifts at their request and then “a big celebrate.

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

Aubrey spent 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 loved ones and even members of the community – including Jamie’s Dream. Team.

The nonprofit was in contact with the Bogackis before Aubrey left the hospital on Thursday, August 8. Then they heard about her love for Swift.

With some help from the nonprofit’s donors, Aubrey and her mother now have tickets to the singer’s Eras Tour concert in Indianapolis on Sunday, November 3 — and they’re grateful for the generosity. “

They were absolutely amazing,” Nicole tells PEOPLE.

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

With Aubrey still recovering, her trip to Disney World – funded by Jamie’s Dream Team – has been postponed until the spring. She recently had a back brace removed, but will need 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 would like to continue granting as many wishes as possible in the years to come.

“You don’t know what tomorrow will bring,” she tells PEOPLE. “You may be fine now and not tomorrow.”

And every day more people are taking action to help.

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