As 2013 draws to a close, we are delighted to announce that we will have granted 210 wishes this year.  This is the largest amount of wishes that we have ever granted  in one year and couldn’t have been done without the help of you – our volunteers, corporate supporters and many more.

By the end of this year we will have granted

Thirty-Two wishes to meet…

Sport; Liverpool players, Irish Rugby Team; Neymar;

Actors; Mrs Brown; Tracy Barlow; Walking Dead Cast;

Music; Justin Bieber; One Direction; Beyonce; Macklemore; The Script;

Characters; Cinderella; Mickey Mouse; Barney;

One Hundred & Forty-Two wishes to go...

Disney Paris; Celtic FC Champions League Match; Eminem Concert in Slane; to the Northern Lights; VMA Awards in NYC; Fota Island in Cork; New York Shopping; Connemara Coast Hotel; Ferrari Factory in Italy; Manchester United football match; Jet Skiing Tenerife; Blackpool; Wrestlemania; Alton Towers by Boat; Legoland; Harry Potterland; CERN; Nickleodeon Land UK; Rome;

Thirty-Five wishes to have...

A trike; a Macbook Pro; Smart TV; BMX Bike; Samsung Galaxy S4; Quad Bike; Holiday in Ireland; Sensory Garden; Playhouse; Sensory Bedroom; Lego Deathstar; Gaming Laptop; iPad; Scrambler Bike; Elephant Zoo Experience; Puppy

AND

One wish to be...

A Zookeeper

As a leading children's charity which grants truly magical wishes to children and young people across the Ireland fighting life-threatening medical conditions, Make-A-Wish is an ideal charity partner.

We have managed a wide range of charity of the year partnerships and also commercially-based cause-related marketing campaigns with companies, large and small, across a range of sectors. 

In addition to the broad range of fundraising ideas we can organise team and personal challenges for your staff, and offer sponsorship packages.

We receive no government funding, relying instead on voluntary financial support from company partnerships and fundraising activities. The money we have raised through our past and present partners has transformed the lives of thousands of children over the last 21 years.

We love working with companies and can demonstrate that Make-A-Wish is a great charity to partner with because we help transform lives in communities right across Ireland and can share these magical real-life stories with your colleagues and customers.

Make-A-Wish offers great opportunities to build capacity and sponsor wish costs. 

We would like to thank each and every one of our corporate partners for their fantastic support in helping to grant wishes in 2013. Visit our website to
http://www.makeawish.ie/corporate/our-corporate-partners.

For further information contact: Contact: Sinead Christian, Corporate and Marketing Manager, email sinead@makeawish.ie or phone 01 2052012.

Forget giving a Kris Kindle this Christmas, the “Wish Kindle” gift idea is set to capture the hearts and minds of people as the gift that rekindles the real spirit of Christmas this year. A “Wish Kindle” gift is available at www.wishkindle.ie. This simple but meaningful gift is not just for Christmas but leaves a lasting legacy, as having a wish granted improves the quality of life for the child and their entire family. Make-A-Wish is appealing to people to join the “Wish Kindle” movement this Christmas to help them bring down the current list of wishes waiting to be granted. 

How to Give a “Wish Kindle” Gift

Go to www.wishkindle.ie, decide on the amount of your donation which starts at €5 and then either download and print off your “Wish Kindle” Gift Card or place an order for a gift card in the post.

What a “Wish Kindle” gift can do

• €5/€10 can help buy lunch for a Wish Child on their Wish Day.
• €20 can buy a sparkly tiara and wand to fulfil a little girl’s Wish to be a Princess for a day.
• €50 will buy a special costume for a little boy’s Wish to be Spiderman, a Fireman, a Builder or a Garda for a day.
• €100 funds an overnight stay at an airport Hotel for a Wish Family fly away on their magical wish.
• €200 provides a Limo for a Day to allow the Wish Family to feel like Super Stars!
• €500 pays for flights to Legoland or Thomas The Tank Engine Park for a Wish Family.
• €1,000 will fund the accommodation at Disney World Florida 

Make-A-Wish Ireland are delighted that Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail have chosen them as their charity partner for their Christmas 2013 festivities, and we have organised choirs / schools / colleges / bands and Make-A-Wish supporters to sing their hearts out to commuters from Monday 9^th to Monday 23^rd of December at Heuston, Connolly and Pearse Station.

If you have a couple of hours to spare and would like to join us, please email mary@makeawish.ie or call (01) 205-2012.

The staff at Salesforce in Sandyford put their heads together and came up with a glamorous fundraiser to raise money for Make-A-Wish. The theme of the night was The Great Gatsby, and the crowd looked amazing decked out in their sharp suits and flapper dresses.

The venue was the Royal College of Physicians and entertainment was provided by casino tables, burlesque dancers and some fabulous jazz bands. Music and dancing went on until late into the night and the event was a huge success for the Salesforce team. We're very grateful for their support.

Have you ever fancied getting on a bike and doing a cycle for charity?

 

Have you ever thought of setting yourself a big target for such a cycle?

Have you ever discussed the idea of doing something like this with a group of friends or work colleagues?

Well, the answer is in the Paris2Nice Cycle 2014.

Make-A-Wish are looking for participants to take part in next year’s event (20^th - 25th September). To find out more, email mary@makeawish.ie