The majority of our wish kids ask to visit Disney World and all the other awesome theme parks that call Florida home. Believe it or not, despite all the press releases I’ve written about kids visiting the theme parks, I still like hearing the stories these children and their parents have about the parks. Having been born and [...]
JULIAN, W. Va. – A teen with a life-threatening illness had her wish to meet the Pittsburgh Steelers granted through Kids Wish Network and the generosity of the Steelers. At 6-years-old, Cynthia was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, an autoimmune disorder that affects the gastrointestinal tract. Because of this, she has endured multiple traumatic surgeries and [...]
LANSFORD, Penn. – A teen battling cancer has his wish to visit his older brother in California granted with a few extra surprises. Some kids wish for trips to Disney World. Others want to enjoy a shopping spree. Casey just wanted to hang out with his older brother. Casey was just your average active teenager [...]
Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center, in conjunction with Kids Wish Network, honored Parker Ming on December 23, 2009, as a result of the bravery he has displayed throughout the course of his illness. Parker is a 10 year old who was born prematurely with severe low birth weight. He spent [...]
…but these wish stories just warm our hearts! Now that the New Year has come, it’s time to get back to all that wonderful wish granting and Hero work that we all do so well here at KWN. It really didn’t hit me that it was 2010 until I found myself looking at all the [...]
JULIAN – A teen with a life-threatening illness had her wish to meet the Pittsburgh Steelers granted through Kids Wish Network and the generosity of the Steelers. At 6-years-old, Cynthia Gay was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, an autoimmune disorder that affects the gastrointestinal tract. Because of this, she has endured multiple traumatic surgeries and dealt [...]
There is such a variety when it comes to what these children want for their wishes. There’s a girl who wants a zebra striped room with red accents, a boy who got a log cabin playhouse, the little girl who wanted only to buy things for her Lhasa Apso, the boy who wanted to go [...]
This past weekend was probably one of the best weekends I have ever had. A team from KWN headed north to Philadelphia to host a Holiday of Hope party at the Shriners Hospitals for Children. After months of planning, we finally got to see everything come together and it couldn’t have gone any better! Hundreds [...]
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