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Night of 100 Stars

by Niamh Ryan | Last updated Feb 10, 2025 | Published on May 9, 2024 | News

The stars align on Sunday, June 16th in Monte-Carlo for the Night of 100 Stars, an exclusive event benefiting Make-A-Wish International in partnership with the prestigious Monte-Carlo Television Festival. One hundred esteemed guests, including international...

Prevalence and Incidence Research Results

by Niamh Ryan | Last updated May 17, 2024 | Published on Apr 30, 2024 | News

A Child Is Diagnosed With a Critical Illness Every 25 Seconds, According to Make-A-Wish® International Research on the Numbers of Children Eligible to Receive a Wish Make-A-Wish International Calls for ‘WishMakers’ to Show Their Support This World Wish Day, April 29th...

Another successful year at Make-A-Wish International

by Jessica Curran | Last updated Apr 24, 2024 | Published on Apr 24, 2024 | News

A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO I am thrilled to share with you another successful year at Make-A-Wish International. Together with our Affiliates, we have achieved a new record of granting more than 19,500 wishes to children with critical illnesses around the world this...

Chiesi support Make-A-Wish International in honour of Global Rare Diseases Day.

by Jessica Curran | Last updated Apr 9, 2024 | Published on Apr 9, 2024 | News

For the third consecutive year, Chiesi has supported Make-A-Wish International in honour of Global Rare Diseases Day. The campaign kicked off at the Six Nations kick off match in Rome between England and Italy to raise awareness for rare diseases. This year, Chiesi...

Make-A-Wish International Calls for ‘WishMakers’ to Join Them This April in Celebration of World Wish Month

by Niamh Ryan | Last updated Apr 9, 2024 | Published on Apr 9, 2024 | News

The wishes that Make-A-Wish grants around the world wouldn’t be possible without the support of countless donors, volunteers and supporters stepping up throughout the process. ‘WishMakers,’ a term attributed to anyone who helps Make-A-Wish, are everywhere, but more...

New Affiliate in Ecuador Announced

by Niamh Ryan | Last updated May 29, 2024 | Published on Mar 12, 2024 | News

Make-A-Wish International has announced that wish-granting organisation Fundación Thomas Viteri Schonberger (FTVS) has joined its network and will become Make-A-Wish Ecuador. This will be the 40th Make-A-Wish Affiliate worldwide and one of eight in Central and South...

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