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Here's a direct link to the new issue of our newsletter,
'I Wish...'.
This is the latest issue, covering May - August 2013. We
publish three times a year; the next issue is due in
August.
*Wish child Deakon*
Please click here to enjoy our new issue...
You can:
READ ALL ABOUT some of our great wishes:- Center Parcs,
Darth Vader, Chelsea FC and Electra Formosa are all
involved!
FIND OUT...
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Thomas had been having headaches for some time. The doctor
advised Mum Stephanie to come back for a check-up in a
couple of months. But when he started falling asleep at
strange times, Thomas was rushed to a specialist unit in
Bristol.
“Everything changed that...
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Ten year old Chloe, from Chard in Somerset, had her wish to
go to Paris granted in April last year. Since she was
diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in September
2011, Dad Andy (see picture above) has raised more than
£6,000 for the various charities...
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Does your child enjoy books and stories of all stripes and
types? Could they be the next J.K. Rowling?
Special offers website Buyagift has announced its first
Young Authors competition – a chance for budding writers
to see their work made into their very...
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Last May, Reading-based actor and businessman Kevin Hallett
decided to run the Reading Half Marathon for us. He’s
since signed up to become a volunteer and recently attended
his first fundraising event and cheque presentation. Here he
tells us all about it:
*By Kevin Hallett*
I...
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We’re delighted to announce a fantastic new way of raising
funds for Make-A-Wish – just by going on holiday!
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Award-winning escorted tours operator Riviera
Travel[http://makeawish.rivieratravel.co.uk/]is going to
donate 10% of the full cost of any holiday booked by
supporters of Make-A-Wish.
Voted the UK’s Second Best...
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We're thrilled to announce that we're one of the charities
being supported by this year's Heart radio Have a Heart
appeal!
Have a Heart is the charity of Heart radio, and aims to
improve the lives of disadvantaged children living in the
communities that Heart...
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A new study has found that a third of parents whose children
receive a wish through Make-A-Wish see an improvement in
their child’s physical health after their wish has been
granted.
The study, which is the first of its kind to have been
carried out...
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*Daniel Brocklebank, Hayley Tamaddon, Linda Lusadi, Sam
Kane *
A host of celebrities attended the Make-A-Wish Valentine’s
Ball on Saturday night, held at The Dorchester in London.
*Auctioneer Christopher Biggins*
A great night was had by all, with guests enjoying cocktails
and a superb three-course dinner from...
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Teenagers from Greater Manchester schools are being invited
to strut their stuff under the wings of Concorde at the
first spectacular charity Prom-themed fashion show, 'Runway
on the Runway'.
The event, taking place at Manchester Airport’s Concorde
Visitor Centre on 21 March 2013, is the...
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