Children with critical illnesses are anxiously waiting for their wishes to come true – and through the months of November and December, you have the power to create joy AND give the hope they urgently need in their fight against their illness. The Create Joy Holiday Event is your opportunity to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, through your own charity stream or virtual fundraiser!
Invite your friends, family and followers to donate, and create joy in the lives
of children with critical illnesses, their families, and everyone involved in
granting their wish this holiday. Wishes can change everything – even you.
Open Creator Call: November 1-January 8
Create joy by fundraising with your community or creating your own unique
event. Whether on stream or off, you can make a difference for children with
critical illnesses by empowering your communities to grant more wishes.
How you can help: Create Joy
After a season of pain, Daniella's wish helps her break free from limitations
Holiday wish stories
When Daniella was 6 years old, she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that turned life as she knew it upside down. Instead of playing with her friends, Daniella found herself confined to a hospital bed, unable to walk due to her escalating condition. For a child who loves to run and play, the loss of her mobility was heartbreaking.
Thanks to Make-A-Wish supporters like you, everything changed for Daniella. Her wish represented the start of a new chapter where she could reclaim her mobility, her carefree spirit and her passion for adventure.
I wish to play in the snow
Daniella, 10
autoimmune disorder
After giving up skating during treatment,
Keegan's wish marks a hopeful new chapter
Ever since he was very young, Keegan dreamed about playing ice hockey with his cousins. However, everything changed when he received a devastating cancer diagnosis. suddenly, Keegan's young
life revolved around isolating hospital stays and chemotherapy treatments that left him feeling lonely and afraid. Amidst a period of prolonged pain, Keegan found restored hope through a wish.
Keegan's wish for a hockey rink ignited renewed joy, gave him strength to fight and offered a glimpse of a hopeful future for the first time since his diagnosis. Thanks to you, his life-changing wish journey became possible.
I wish to have a hockey rink
Keegan, 6
cancer
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Thank you for harnessing the power of your community to help transform the lives of children with critical illnesses.
More than ever, the hope and joy of a wish is the most
valuable gift you can give during the holidays.
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Make-A-Wish plans every wish with one goal: to transform the life of a child with a critical illness. Care and attention are given to every little detail. Your donation supports wish-granting needs and empowers the kids Make-A-Wish serves, bringing them joy today – and restoring hope for tomorrow.
What your gift can do
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Create Joy for kids this holiday season
$20
$50
$100
$400
$1000
could provide a baseball cap for the big game
may provide fun accessories for a child's wish
can help fund items such as a new outfit for a confidence-boosting modeling wish
may provide skating lessions for a hockey wish
could provide a a fun excursion for a family vacation
Did you know...
Tune in for our Twitch Music Relay Raid Concert: Nov. 25th & 27th
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27
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