Make a wish come true this Christmas

Donate to Australian children's charity Make-A-Wish and help give kids like Ewie something bright and positive to focus on.

Your tax-deductible donation helps grant life-changing wishes.

Will you turn your lights on for wish kids?

This Christmas, we’re inviting you to bring joy to the holiday season by lighting up your home in support of Make-A-Wish. Shine bright for children facing critical illnesses and create more hope and joy this festive season.

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Ways to support Make-A-Wish this Christmas

Sass & Bide Celestial Earrings

Purchase the 'Celestial' earrings from Sass & Bide as a gift for a loved one (or yourself!) and 100% of the proceeds will go towards granting wishes.

Seed Heritage Gift Wrapping

Make a gold coin donation with any in-store or Click & Collect purchase over $30 at Seed Heritage, and receive their exclusive festive gift wrapping. All while helping make more wishes come true.

Blooms Matched Giving

Head into one of the 100+ stores in the Blooms the Chemist network and make a donation, which they will match throughout the month of December to help grant more wishes like Ari's.

Trees of Joy

Trees of Joy is an Australia-first event that brings together our partner and community supporters to create something truly unique for wish families.

Get sudsy at the 5K Foam Fest

Featuring 25 obstacles, including the world’s largest inflatable waterslide, mud pits, and an astonishing 2.5 million cubic feet of foam, the 5K Foam Fest is a bubbly adventure for the whole family!

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Meet Ewie

Read more about Ewie's incredible journey, and how you can make wishes like his come true this Christmas.

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Creating joy since 1985

Make-A-Wish is an Australian children's charity. Learn how your support brings wishes to life.

Help grant wishes every month and join The Wish Express

Giving a monthly donation is the best way you can help make more wishes come true. Your regular support will deliver hope, joy and lasting memories to critically ill kids.

Embark on the Wish Express and help us deliver the wish effect! As a regular donor of Make-A-Wish Australia you’ll get a first-class seat as we deliver life-changing wishes to sick kids.

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Quinn’s wish to fly with a unicorn

Do you believe in unicorns? We do! The Cheesecake Shop has brought unicorn food into stores for a limited time only. Purchase a unicorn cupcake to help grant Quinn’s wish “to fly with a unicorn”!

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Make the impossible, possible

We’ve made unicorns fly, sent kids to the moon and, together with our #WishForce, we’re on a mission to grant a wish for every eligible child.

Wishes have a remarkable, uplifting and positive impact that extends far beyond the wish itself.

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Become a workplace giver

Workplace giving not only makes a positive impact on critically ill kids and their families but supporting an Australian charity can also boost company culture.

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Wish children featured on this page:

Ari, 8, Congenital Muscular Dystrophy - I wish for a daredevil trip to the snow
Ewie, 7, osteosarcoma - I wish to stay at a luxury hotel and go to the theme parks
Hannah, 12, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Amye-Gripp Syndrome - I wish to see the lights of Vivid