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I Wish to Go
Like all of us, children dream of travelling. Disneyland features foremost on many of our children's wishlists but to a child, even places closer to home can seem wonderfully exotic. And for a family that has been dealing with the trauma of a child's illness, a holiday is an escape and very often, a celebration of having come through the worst! | |
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Our Journey So Far….
We’re proud of Trent and love him dearly
More than words can tell you really
Dreams of flying high
A passion for planes lead to one ten-year-old Kai asking Make-A-Wish if they could send him to the Omaka Air Show in New Zealand earlier this year.
A dream holiday becomes a reality
I made a Wish to stay in a hut over water; I have always wanted to do this after seeing it on a travel show. I love hot weather, and swimming and snorkeling are my favourite things to do.
A swim with Calamity
Talking to and swimming with dolphins has been a life-long Wish for young Harley. He told the volunteers who visited him that dolphins were nice animals and they would talk to him.
A True Blue Wish
When you love the great outdoors, Aussie food and being active there are many places around this wide land that one may Wish to visit. Thirteen year-old, Amy, from Victoria didn’t have second thoughts when choosing her cherished Wish.
Meeting UFC's 'Pocket Rocket'
The fulfillment of my Wish to fly to Las Vegas to attend a UFC, was, put simply, amazing.
Downhill adventure of two wheels
The website for Whistler Mountain Bike Park promotes their trails as ‘gravity-fed, adrenaline fuelled descending mountain bike trails’ and that is what 17-year-old Dean wanted to experience when he asked Make-A-Wish to grant his cherished Wish.
Memories in the making
“A trip of a life-time....a dream comes true...... I will cherish the memories....the atmosphere was awesome.” These were all responses 17-year-old Daniel gave after completing his cherished Wish to watch his favourite football team, Liverpool play.
An action packed Wish
When you live in the state where it is beautiful one day and perfect the next what would your cherished Wish be?
A special outback Wish
A desire to visit his sister Karyn, a jillaroo on Augustus Downs Station in outback Queensland, led Cystic Fibrosis sufferer Kieran to ask Make-A-Wish grant his cherished Wish.
A Wish all girls can relate to!
Imagine 800 different shops, over 100 eating establishments, plus nine world-class attractions.
Annis gets a taste of footy
A keen footballer before the accident it wasn’t hard for Annis to think of his cherished wish when Make-A-Wish visited – a weekend of AFL football in Melbourne.
Daniel’s trip to the seaside
Seven-year-old Daniel loves going to the beach and has always been interested in sea life, especially sharks and dolphins.
James’s Winnebago Wish
For most children, Disneyland and Universal Studios are at the top of the list of things to do, but not for James. James’s cherished wish was to travel around California in a Winnebago!
Julian makes snow angels
In sunny Queensland, where six-year-old Julian lives, snow is the stuff of dreams – something that happens in lands far away. But then his dream came true.
Arthur's heading west
When Arthur wished to travel on the Indian Pacific, he never dreamed he'd get to sit in the driver's seat!
Rhianna's Dolphin Dream
The Big Banana, ice-skating limbo and tobogganing - Rhianna did it all in Coffs Harbour. But the highlight was swimming with the dolphins.
Teah's Wiggly Wish
Dolphins, Dreamworld and Wags the Dog - Teah's Gold Coast wish was a non stop adventure!
Game, Set, Match!
After being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, keen tennis player James had to put down his racquet. But this cloud definitely had a silver lining - thanks to Make-A-Wish, James realised a lifelong dream of heading off to Wimbledon!