"I love to play outside all day and night," exclaimed 6-year-old wish kid Marquise.

And on Make A Difference Day in Memphis, Tenn. Make-A-Wish Foundation® of the Mid-South and UAW-GM made sure that Marquise would be able to always do just that by granting his wish to have a "super-duper" playground.

Marquise and his family started the big day with a red carpet welcome at Rainbow Play Systems in Memphis. Local GM representatives and their families lined the carpet and cheered for Marquise as he entered the room. He was given the title of "King for the day" and all the playground sets were his kingdom that day.

The games continued when Marquise and his 6 siblings had to search his kingdom to find red circles numbered 1-20. Once they found them, Marquise had to arrange them in numerical order on an oversized piece of construction paper. When he reached number 20, he was allowed to turn the sheet of paper over to reveal a surprise – a picture of his future playground! Marquise was presented with a king's crown and sash that read "king of the playground."

While he was only ruler of this particular kingdom for a day, he was pronounced king of his playground forever! In addition to the installation of a "super duper" playground in Marquise’s backyard, he received wonderful gifts to make his playtime even more fun: a bicycle, helmet and pads, an outdoor container full of assorted balls, a rocket ball outdoor game, a giant Frisbee, and Fall and Winter clothes including a coat and gloves.

Local GM representatives and Marquise's family enjoyed cake and snacks while Marquise reigned over his playground kingdom with great joy.