Tag: Toys

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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“Zylie the Bear” Comes to Kids Wish

June 29th, 2011

Translation It was a quiet Tuesday afternoon when a big brown box marked Arete, LLC arrived in our office.  As we do with all of the packages that come in, we excitedly gathered around it and impatiently waited to see what was inside.  The guys from the warehouse pulled out their box cutters and tore [...]

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Bloom, Bloom, Bloom! Kids Wish Network and The Bloom Report

August 20th, 2010

Translation Every week, it is my special honor to write a press release specifically tailored to post on The Bloom Report. Ok, if you’re not in the toy, game and/or shipping industry (almost any aspect of it), you probably have no idea what I’m talking about, so let me give you the low down, the [...]

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11-year-old receives pre-Christmas shopping spree thanks to Kids Wish Network

January 7th, 2010

Translation This is a story about Bryson Michaelis, an 11-year-old Cincinnati boy with cancer, getting a shopping spree at Rockin’ Rooster Comics & Games right before Christmas is cute, heart-warming and heart-breaking all at the same time. Michaelis took home $700 in merchandise, including some cards and comic books that he gave to his brothers [...]

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From the Desk of Barbara Askin…

December 13th, 2009

Translation Kids Wish Network recently provided The Haven of Lake and Sumter Counties with a Gift Bank. They have a shelter that houses abused women and their children and they were in desperate need of assistance. Kids Wish Network is always honored to help. After the delivery of the Gift Bank, we received a survey [...]

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CSX Santa Train Trip

November 25th, 2009

Translation Wow, where do I start? What an amazing adventure! I am still on a high from the whole experience! I had planned on blogging every day when away, but this didn’t work out because I had far too much to do there. So, I’m going to try and give you a daily synopsis and [...]

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From the Desk of Barbara Askin…

October 23rd, 2009

Translation Talk about adorable! We received a total of ten pallets of the cutest, most huggable puppets from Folkmanis! These plush puppets are designed so that it really looks as if the little white bunny is coming right out of the hat. They are so soft and perfect for a large range of ages! A [...]

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Orlando Gift Show

July 29th, 2009

Translation Drove to Orlando yesterday to attend “The Gift Show”. We met some really nice people with some really nice stuff our kids would love. I’m excited to see what they donate!!!l Ashley

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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.