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World Wish Day 2023
World Wish Day 2023Every year on April 29th, Make-A-Wish celebrates World Wish Day. This marks the anniversary of the wish that inspired the creation of Make-A-Wish - that of Chris Greicius. His wish was to be a police officer for the day. Since...
How to become a Make-A-Wish sponsor
How to become a Make-A-Wish sponsor Make-A-Wish is an organization that actively works towards granting the wishes of critically ill children. Since it was founded, Make-A-Wish has successfully granted 550,000+ children's wishes. Our organization...
How to make a donation on World Wish Day
How to make a donation on World Wish Day On this special day, thousands of children worldwide are looking forward to getting their wishes granted. These children live with life-threatening illnesses that pose many challenges for them. Hence, with...
Celebrate World Wish Day at work or in your neighborhood
How did World Wish Day start? Why is World Wish Day so important? What can you do on World Wish Day? Find out more on this page.
Activities to participate in on World Wish Day
World Wish Day is the anniversary of the first wish granted by Make-A-Wish. It all started with the wish of a child named Christopher James Greicius back in 1980 which ultimately inspired the foundation of Make-A-Wish. Since then, the day has been...
The story behind the Make-A-Wish logo
Make-A-Wish International has been bringing smiles to children living with critical illnesses since 1980. The Make-A-Wish logo plays a vital role in spreading our vision. It represents not just our organization, but all the people from all across...