Baton Rouge, LA – A 5-year-old boy suffering from a life threatening illness had his wish granted to see dinosaur bones with the help of national charity Kids Wish Network. Just after Anthony was born, he was diagnosed with an illness called Biliary Atresia. It is a disease which causes the bile ducts of the [...]
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Little boy with life-threatening illness gets wish granted
October 31st, 2009Bravery and kindness land 12-year-old a ‘hero’ nomination
October 30th, 2009A 12-year-old boy with a serious illness was awarded the Kids Wish Network Hero of the Month for October. The award was made possible by Kids Wish Network and Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia. Dustin suffers from a disease called Osteogenesis Imperfecta – also known as Brittle Bones. OI causes Dustin’s bones to be broken [...]
Read all about it!
October 29th, 2009It’s so exciting to turn on my computer and find out that an article about one of our wish kids has been published in their local newspaper. I came in this morning to find an article about Dasha was published and that a reporter working on another story left me an email stating that the [...]
Searching Philly for the Best of the Best!!!
October 28th, 2009Today is all about Philly!!! I’m reaching out to several businesses in the greater Philadelphia area to help make our Holiday of Hope party super special. We are heading north in December (bbrrrr…) to Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia to host a party for a special group of kids. A very LARGE special group [...]
It’s Flu Season!
October 27th, 2009Well, everyone knows the flu season is here and it certainly hasn’t forgotten us here at Kids Wish Network. For me personally it definitely hit home when my nine-year-old daughter came down with the flu last week! My husband and I were very worried about her but we got her to the doctor within the [...]
From the Desk of Barbara Askin…
October 26th, 2009We had another very exciting week here in the Distribution Department and I guess you could say that there is never a dull moment! You see, we just had the privilege of receiving 44 pallets from Fashion Angel of paper doll fashion design kits and fantastic pencils that are full of wonderful color and designs. [...]
Close to the Kids
October 26th, 2009I like my desk at Kids Wish Network. I sit right next to the wish coordinators, so I get to hear all the “good stuff.” I always like to hear about what the kids ask for, or what cute things they have to say. I don’t know if I could ever do the job – [...]
A Wonderful Honor
October 25th, 2009Today I had the honor of accepting an award from the Salvation Army Domestic Abuse Shelter with my colleague Susan on behalf of Kids Wish Network. As I sat through the presentation, it hit me how much of an impact Kids Wish Network has on these moms and their children. One mother shared her success [...]
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