Batia Ofer
Batia is a passionate philanthropist and art collector who has been involved with the Foundation since 2008. Batia is a patron of Make-A-Wish UK and in 2017 she founded 'Art of Wishes'.
Patrons and ambassadors
Our patrons, ambassadors and friends are volunteers who help us with wishgranting, fundraising and profile-raising activities.
Patrons
Robert Small
"With two young children of my own, I wanted to support a charity that was really making a difference to the lives of kids all around the UK. Make-A-Wish has a mission and purpose that really fulfils that brief and I'm thrilled to be a Patron."
Ian Morton
With a 30 year career in entertainment, Ian transitioned from overseeing commercial partnerships at 20th Century Fox to founding IM Marketing. As CEO, he now directs an agency that partners with leading film studios inc Disney and Universal Pictures.
Volunteer Ambassadors
Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. It's what we do. From capturing the wishes of children who are referred to Make-A-Wish, to fundraising, assisting at events or attending wishes, it takes an community of volunteers to make wishes happen and we couldn't do it without the support of our incredible volunteers. You can meet some of our longest standing volunteers below.
Angela Costello
Angela started volunteering for Make-A-Wish in 2012. She visits the children who are referred to us to find out what their wish is and has also taken on the role of training volunteers who are new to this.
Toni Findley
Toni's son Matt had a wish to swim with dolphins granted in 1992, inspiring her to start volunteering for us in 2015. The empathy she shows families, because of her own lived experience, is immeasurable.
Paul Blakeborough
Paul started volunteering with Make-A-Wish in 2013 and has since become involved in many areas across the organisation, including wish discovery visits, wish attendance and fundrasing.
Ruth Briggs
Ruth has been a Make-A-Wish volunteer for 10 years and has been one of our most active Wish Visitors, capturing the wishes of more than 30 children in one year.
Shane Coleman
Shane has been volunteering and fundraising for Make-A-Wish since 2007 and is extremely passionate about the work we do and the impact it has on children’s’ lives.