Make-A-Wish will host their nationwide event Wish Day tomorrow, Friday, 8th April, which will see a huge number of volunteers and supporters all across Ireland take part in fundraising activities to support the charity.
The aim of the charity is to grant wishes to children living with life threatening illnesses and so far have granted nearly 2,000 wishes.
Wish Day is incredibly important as Make-A-Wish is funded exclusively by fundraising efforts as it receives no government funding.
One wish granted last year went to eight year old Aideen Coneely from County Galway. Aideen, who was living with myelodysplastic syndrome, wished to become a Barbie Designer.
Well, Make-A-Wish heard that call and flew Aideen and her family to Los Angeles to make that dream come true.
Aideen’s mum Rosie said: “It brought such joy seeing Aideen smile and her sheer excitement at her wish come true, it was a magical time that we as a family will treasure forever”.
Make-A-Wish CEO said to The Independent: “We saw a surge in donations towards the end of last year and are hoping that with a successful outcome of our Wish Day tomorrow that we can continue the momentum and grant the highest ever number of wishes in a year.”
“So if you see the Make-A-Wish volunteers tomorrow, be sure to support them and buy a wish badge for €2, safe in the knowledge that your generosity will help deserving children on our waiting list.”
