Kids Wish Network: 2012

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Fraternal Order Of Police

Yesterday, Kids Wish Network was invited to attend the Pasco County Sheriff’s Lodge 29 meeting in Land O Lakes, and I attended as a representative along with our Programs Coordinator, Amanda. William Lawless, President of the Pasco Sheriffs Fraternal Order of Police presented us with a beautiful plaque for “our generous donation which helped to put the smiles on the faces of underprivileged children during the 2012 holiday season.” We were so pleased to accept the plaque on behalf of Kids Wish Network and to support the efforts of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office!

At the Kids Wish Network Holiday in Holiday event a week ago, we were able to not only provide toys, games, books, clothes and bikes to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office but also 19 other local organizations that serve the needs of the children in the Tampa Bay area. This is an amazing time of year and we hope all children have a wonderful Holiday Season!

JackLyn

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

A Wish to Meet the Houston Texans

We are working with The Houston Texans to grant a wish for a little boy who wants to meet Matt Schaub and the rest of the team! Check it out!!

Monday, December 10, 2012

Happy Birthday Raven Symone

Happy Birthday Raven Symone - from your friends at Kids Wish Network!

Melissa Mai’s Legacy Brings More Dreams to Life | Kids Wish Network

The fifth annual Melissa Mai Memorial Golf Scramble was recently held in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin and it raised over $5,000 for Kids Wish Network’s wish kids!

The Melissa Mai Memorial Golf Scramble was started back in 2008 in memory of our Wish Kid, Melissa Mai. In 2003, Melissa was diagnosed with Stage IV Astrocytoma after collapsing at school. Astrocytoma is the most rapidly growing and devastating form of brain cancer and, though she endured two surgeries to remove the tumor as well as radiation and chemotherapy treatments, her condition was still in decline when we received her wish application; all Melissa wanted for her wish was to take her family to Disney World, and we immediately made that wish come true. Read more.

Melissa Mai

Friday, December 7, 2012

Happy Friday everyone!!

Happy Friday everyone!!

Can you find all of the fairies that have been hidden in this Holiday of Hope photo?

Happy birthday Aaron Carter » Celebrity Wishes Changing Lives

Happy birthday Aaron Carter – from your friends at Kids Wish Network!

Click the photo to check out Aaron’s wish with Catalina!

“Thank you Bob from Can You Imagine…”

“Thank you Bob from Can You Imagine for donating such an awesome gift for London’s outer space themed bedroom makeover! This will make his day, his month… Better yet… His YEAR!” – Wish Coordinator Rhonda

Holiday in Holiday!

Here is a preview of our Holiday in Holiday event held in our parking lot this morning! More photos & videos are on their way.

The Kids Wish Network staff is preparing for our...

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Special thank you to PBS distribution!

Special thank you to PBS distribution who put together this box of educational goodies for our kids!

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Tampa Bay Lightning Donation

We have some Wish Kids interested in hockey and we contacted the Tampa Bay Lightning to see if they could help us get some memorabilia for them. They responded quickly and really blew us away by what they sent: an official jersey signed by Steve Yzerman!

How cool is that?! Thank you so much for being so awesome!

Special Olympics in Ft. Lauderdale

Here is a collage of a few pictures from Special Olympics in Ft. Lauderdale over the weekend. There were a lot of happy kids!

Holiday Spirit in the Office!

We are getting in to the Holiday spirit today. The whole office is being decorated! (at Kids Wish Network)

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Happy Birthday Tyra Banks! » Celebrity Wishes Changing Lives | Celebrity Wishes Changing Lives

Happy Birthday Tyra Banks! » Celebrity Wishes Changing Lives

Mikayla's Wish

We got this cute picture from Wish Kid Mikayla and her family after her fantastic wish trip to Disney World! Can't you tell she had a wonderful time!?

Friday, November 30, 2012

Timmy's Wish Story: ‘He’s changed me as a person’

‘He’s changed me as a person’ - Galleries - Southtown Star

"Timmy Matykiewicz, 7, (foreground), who has a rare condition called Duane-radial ray syndrome, was granted his wish to visit Disney World and other nearby theme parks with his family by the Kids Wish Network. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media"