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The Kids Wish Warehouse is Rockin’!

August 11th, 2011

Translation Hi everyone! Tim here, coming to you live from the warehouse at KWN. There is a lot of exciting stuff going on this month. The guys and I are busy because we are in the middle of packing toys, gifts, games and necessities to send out for the largest On Tour event that we’ve [...]

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Kids Wish Network On Tour Brings ”Miles of Smiles” of Toys to Yazoo City

August 10th, 2011

Translation YAZOO CITY, Miss. – With help from city and county officials as well as sponsors from all over the country, Kids Wish Network On Tour brought new toys, clothes, educational products, games and other gifts to the children of Yazoo City. Kids Wish Network On Tour was a tremendous success for everyone involved, especially [...]

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I Want to Meet Ty Pennington!

August 9th, 2011

Translation Name: Caitlin Age: 18 State: OH Caitlin is a fashionable teen who loves to collect jewelry. She enjoys listening to country music and her favorite color is pink. In school, Caitlin likes studying Spanish and music. When she was just five and a half months old, Caitlin suffered her first seizure. She was taken [...]

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Disney star shows Fort Collins cancer patient wishes do come true

August 9th, 2011

Translation A Fort Collins girl got the opportunity last week to see that dreams really can come true. Shalyn Nelson, 9, was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, an aggressive form of cancer typically found in adults. For two years, she has endured “lots of pokes,” chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, but last week the [...]

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Timofiy’s “Magical” Wish Comes True!

August 5th, 2011

Translation Name: Timofiy Age: 10 State: WA At 5-months-old, Timofiy was diagnosed with having cerebral palsy, a condition that affects motor functions. Because of this, Timofiy does not have full use of his hands and relies on assistance to eat. His speech and hearing are also impaired and he uses a hearing aid. Timofiy did [...]

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Cancer patient gets his wish

August 4th, 2011

Translation Last summer, Phillip developed a mass on the left side of his neck that kept getting bigger. He couldn’t turn his head and was in pain. After several visits to the doctor, he was diagnosed last July with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer involving lymph nodes. The cancer was in his throat, around [...]

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Teen Battling Cancer Attends Anime Blues Convetion

August 4th, 2011

Translation In February of last year, Shelby was having a normal day when she started feeling ill, developing painful knots and began bruising. She was sent to the hospital where she was admitted for 3 weeks. During her stay, her doctors found out thatShelbywas suffering from chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, which is a cancer of the [...]

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iCarly Cast Grants Wish to Boy with Genetic Disorder

August 4th, 2011

Translation When he was only 15-months-old, Aaron’s parents noticed that their little boy was wobbling when he walked, so they took him to a doctor. After a year of performing various tests and MRIs, doctors discovered that Aaron suffered from a rare genetic disease called ataxia telangiectasia (A-T). This disease is so rare that there [...]

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103,672 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.