Make A Wish Foundation

I did my first ever charity event when I was in my first year of secondary school. Class 7E at Beaverwood School for Girls did a Guess the Chocolate competition to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation. As you can imagine, chocolate in an all girls school was hugely popular and we raised quite a decent amount for the charity. Hopefully it gave a child a chance to have their dreams come true.

Make A Wish is a charity which grants wishes to children suffering from life threatening illnesses. It was launches in 1986 and is based in Camberley, Surrey. The very first wish to be granted was for Anthony who wanted to go to Disneyworld in Florida.

The aim of the charity is to create amazing memories for these children and their families. To put smiles on their faces. To take the pain away for a while. To make them feel special. It’s a fantastic idea and a very worthy cause, these children suffer the worst pain imaginable and they really do deserve to have their wishes granted.

The wishes themselves fall into different catorgories:

• I wish to be….
• I wish to have/own….
• I wish to go/experience…..
• I wish to meet…..

Some children dream of going to places like Florida, others dream of meeting their favourite footballer or singer, and some just want to be a princess for a day! Make a Wish strive to make these wishes come true and distact the children from their medical treatment with some happy times.

If you know of a child who is aged between 3 and 17, is suffering from a life threatening condition and has a wish to make: please visit the Make a Wish website and find out how you can help make the wish become a reality

If you would like to donate money or some of your time to help Make a Wish then please take a look and how you can do so! Their website also has some of their amazing wish stories, which really are a heart warming read.

I think children suffering from horrific illnesses deserve to have their wishes come true and I take my hat off to this amazing charity for finding ways to make this happen for them. Take a look at their website and find out how you can help them!!

http://www.make-a-wish.org.uk/

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