Who’s excited to see Joyful Noise this weekend? It stars Queen Latifah and the fabulous Dolly Parton, so you can bet we’re excited! The film tells a story about a small town choir aiming to win the National Joyful Noise Competition. Comprised of emotion, tension, laughter, and (of course) music… it looks like a fun [...]
Kids Wish Network would like to send a big “congratulations” to pop superstar Beyonce Knowles and her husband, rapper Jay-Z. According to several news stories and web postings, on the night of January 7th, the couple welcomed baby girl Blue Ivy into the world! Celebrity friends and devoted fans have been blogging and tweeting their [...]
In 2004, our Wish Department received an application for a girl named Melissa whose condition was rapidly deteriorating. In 2003, Melissa had been diagnosed with Stage IV Astrocytoma – the most rapidly growing and devastating form of brain cancer there is. Melissa underwent two surgeries to remove the tumor in her brain and was also [...]
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 [...]
Recently one of our program directors, Hattie, got the chance to travel to Monroe County, TN to be a part of the latest Kids Wish Network On Tour event. Hattie works side-by-side with last week’s Staff Scoop star Jeannette, and she agreed that the best part of her role here at KWN is seeing smiles [...]
Here at Kids Wish Network, we’re opening our doors and letting you in to check out our office staff and what we’re all about! Every week we will be giving a sneak peek into the work days of our very warm-hearted and special staff members. And now without further ado, we would like to officially [...]
Although it’s raining outside here in Florida, the thoughts in this building are all sunny because we have so many great things to think about! Not only are we hard at work granting wishes and awarding Heroes, but we’re also gearing up for our first ever Kids Wish Network On Tour event in Mississippi! We’re [...]
I don’t know if you’re big on summer movies, but I know there are at least three movies I’m really looking forward to seeing on the big screen this summer including “Zookeeper” with Kevin James, Ken Jeong and Rosario Dawson. Oh, and you can’t forget that Adam Sandler, Sylvester Stallone and even Cher are doing [...]
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