Name: Marisa Age: 18 State: CA Marisa is a very bright teen with an interest in science and a love of playing the piano and reading great sci-fi and fantasy book series such as The Hunger Games and Harry Potter. Marisa’s favorite band is Maroon 5 and her favorite sport is tennis. She also enjoys [...]
Name: Luke Age: 18 State: SC Luke is an intelligent and studious teen who enjoys learning about journalism and communications. He’s a big fan of NBC news anchor Brian Williams and watches NBC Nightly News every evening. Luke is also a great public speaker and National Youth Chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He enjoys [...]
For the third year in a row, Kids Wish Network is getting ready to board the CSX Santa Train with loads and loads of awesome toys and gifts to give to deserving children all throughout the Appalachian Mountain region. What is this Santa Train, you ask. Well, let me tell you. It’s an amazing old, [...]
This time last year, Brenda Ruiz was enjoying the start of her high school senior year, playing sports, hanging out with friends and changing the color of her long hair. “I would always paint it and dye it,” Ruiz said. “I used to have burgundy, black, blonde …” Then on Nov. 19, Ruiz fell during [...]
MCCOOL JUNCTION — A local boy suffering from cancer had his wish for a cruise granted through national children’s charity Kids Wish Network. Fisher was enjoying a football game when he began feeling severe pain in his leg. An X-ray revealed that Fisher had a tumor and though doctors initially thought the tumor was the [...]
A Bellevue boy suffering from cystic fibrosis has his wish to meet the Seattle Seahawks granted through national children’s charity Kids Wish Network. Jake was born with cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening lung condition, and has been in and out of the hospital constantly since he was born. He must take daily medications, endures nebulizer and breathing [...]
Name: Hope Age: 15 State: NC Hope has been diagnosed with a disease called spina bifida, a birth defect that occurs when a portion of the spinal column fails to develop and close properly. In Hope’s case, her spina bifida derives from being born a partial, conjoined twin. The condition has caused Hope to undergo [...]
Meet JackLyn, one of Kids Wish Network’s Program Funding Specialists. She is in charge of contacting businesses and corporations on both a national and local basis to request sponsorship for our On Tour events. Our most recent On Tour event in Monroe County was JackLyn’s first sponsorship funding mission, of which she says, “I felt [...]
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