For most, the New Year brings new hope and new beginnings. But wish kids fighting critical illnesses face a different reality full of tests, hospital visits and medical challenges. But a wish can actually change how a child navigates their illness – it may even improve their odds of recovery. Will you change a child’s life with a gift today?

Joanna experienced the wonders of a wish firsthand, when her wish to visit New York City was granted during the worst days of her respiratory disorder. When Joanna learned she’d be receiving a wish, she daydreamed and talked about it for months beforehand … it helped her through the toughest days. With your help, Make-A-Wish^® was able to make her wish a reality, filling Joanna with hope, strength and the promise of brighter days ahead. YOU can be the reason a child like Joanna feels hope this year when you make a gift now.

Thanks to people like you, Joanna got to visit Central Park AND meet two custom-created likenesses of her imaginary friends, the wuz (a goat-cow mix) and the shoom (a cat/vacuum cleaner hybrid). Like the transformative joy of her wish experience, these stuffed versions of her imaginary best friends are hers to keep forever. Every gift makes a big difference to a child waiting on their wish. Please join us and help another child experience the transformative joy that only a wish can bring.

Your one act of generosity can mean EVERYTHING to a waiting child. A wish is more than just a fun day … it’s hope on the darkest days of treatment. A light that gets them through their darkest nights. And a fresh outlook every child gets to keep forever. Wishes have even been shown to give children better odds of overcoming their illnesses.

Your New Year’s gift will make a profound difference in the life of a child today – will you join us now and donate?

We wish you all the best in the coming year. Thank you for caring about wish kids!

Gratefully, 

Mission Team, Make-A-Wish