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Paige – Hero of the Month

February 10th, 2011

Name: Paige Age: 16 State: Wilmington, DE Facility: Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children It’s amazing how quickly one’s life can change. Paige learned this firsthand after being injured while cliff-diving with friends. After jumping approximately 50 feet, Paige landed in the shallow end of the water where she hit her back. She was immediately [...]

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Corvante – Hero of the Month

February 10th, 2011

Name: Corvante Age: 14 State: Omaha, NE Facility: Nebraska Medical Center Corvante was working in a summer job shadow program at KFC when he was burned with hot water by accident. He stated they were having “Water Wars” and someone decided to pour hot water in a bucket with the intention to ice it down [...]

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Isaiah – Hero of the Month

February 10th, 2011

Name: Isaiah Age: 4 State: Hollywood, FL Facility: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital When Isaiah was at a laundry mat with his family, he suffered a traumatic accident. He had his hands crushed in a laundry folder. He had to get three fingertips amputated and had pins placed in both hands. This made it very difficult [...]

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Augustus – Hero of the Month

February 10th, 2011

Name: Augustus Age: 15 State: Temple, TX Facility: Children’s Hospital at Scott and White In August, Augustus was struck by an 18-wheeler while riding an ATV. He suffered from a traumatic brain injury as well as a collar bone fracture and multiple other injuries. At the time, the outcome of Augustus’ situation was unknown. After [...]

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Clear Laker gets Disney wish fulfilled

February 10th, 2011

It’s every little kid’s fantasy, but for 5-year-old Faith Aisthorpe, it was a fun-filled reality. The Clear Lake Elementary kindergartner and her family recently visited Disney World in Florida, courtesy of the Kids Wish Network. “I was speechless half the time just watching her smile,” said her mother Susan Aisthorpe. “She was so happy to [...]

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Wyoming girl gets her wish

February 9th, 2011

WYOMING, Mich. – An 11-year-old girl suffering from a life-threatening illness had her only wish to visit New York with her family granted through national children’s charity Kids Wish Network. When she was just an infant, Katelynn was diagnosed with having cystic fibrosis, a devastating disease that causes mucus buildup to clog various organs including [...]

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Kids Wish Network and Miley Cyrus Grant Wish to Ailing Boy with Spina Bifida

February 9th, 2011

MARQUETTE HEIGHTS, Ill. – A boy suffering from spina bifida has his wish to meet his idol Miley Cyrus granted through national children’s charity Kids Wish Network and some outstanding sponsors. Like plenty of kids his age, 13-year-old Daymon loves the show “Hannah Montana” and is a big fan of its star, Miley Cyrus. He [...]

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Wonderful Thank You letter for Kids Wish Network on Tour!!!

February 9th, 2011

As you all know, we hosted our very first Kids Wish Network on Tour event in Tennessee and it was a massive success. And by “massive success,” I mean a hugely popular, exciting, outstanding, phenomenal, out-of-this-world kind of success! In other words, it was awesome. When I called some of the Madisonville City Officials and [...]

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73,197 kids helped this year through our many programs and services.

Our Mission

Kids Wish Network is a national charitable organization dedicated to infusing hope, creating happy memories, and improving the quality of life for children having experienced life-altering situations. Kids Wish Network assists children and their families through several key programs.