Tag: Wish Granted

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My Hawaiian Dream Came True!

July 22nd, 2010

Name: Ryan Age: 15 State: MI Ryan is an intelligent 15-year-old who is battling a life-threatening condition called Steroid Dependent Ulcerative Colitis. This is a serious condition that affects the body’s intestines and causes severe pain, loss of weight, dehydration and even blood loss. Ryan had an amazing time on her Hawaiian vacation! She visited [...]

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Wishes Get Bigger as Disney World Expands!

July 20th, 2010

Almost half of the kids who have their wishes granted through Kids Wish Network wish to visit the awesome theme parks here in sunny Florida. Whether they prefer the Walt Disney World Resort or the Universal Studios Resort, it doesn’t matter; they just have too much fun! Either way, at both awesome parks, the kids [...]

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Meet Gideon! Our Guest from Kids Wish Network!

April 26th, 2010

The Roosevelt Hotel New York has always been proud and honored to be a small part of the Kids Wish Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to granting the wishes of children living with life threatening illnesses. This week we were graced with the presence of a happy (and chatty) 15 yr old boy from Michigan named [...]

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Wish fulfilled

April 26th, 2010

Amber Lozano cannot speak verbally, but her smile can speak volumes. Last month’s trip to Disney World proved to be the perfect backdrop to that smile for Amber’s mother and brother. The trip and the smiles were all courtesy of the Kids Wish Network, who grants children battling life-threatening illnesses a wish fulfillment. For Amber, [...]

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Findlay girl awarded Florida trip by charity

March 16th, 2010

Brianna Bean, 7, of Findlay, recently visited Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios with a trip made possible by national children’s charity Kids Wish Network. Brianna suffers from congenital heart disease. She was diagnosed with this life-threatening condition the day she was born. She has had numerous surgeries, her first when she was just 1 [...]

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Child living with life-threatening illness gets wish granted by Kids Wish Network

January 26th, 2010

El Paso, Texas – A young boy living with a life-threatening illness was granted a wish by national children’s charity Kids Wish Network. Jonathan is a happy 11-year-old boy who loves watching soccer. At age 7, he was diagnosed with having intractable seizures. These are very severe seizures that can’t be controlled by medication. Jonathan [...]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers Serenade Cynthia

December 16th, 2009

As I returned to the office today, I thought about my great experience meeting with the most wonderful family over the past weekend. I met wish teen Cindy, her mom and sister in Pittsburgh, where her wish came true to meet the Pittsburgh Steelers. We all arrived at the Steelers practice field on Saturday and [...]

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Little boy with life-threatening illness gets wish granted

October 31st, 2009

Baton Rouge, LA – A 5-year-old boy suffering from a life threatening illness had his wish granted to see dinosaur bones with the help of national charity Kids Wish Network. Just after Anthony was born, he was diagnosed with an illness called Biliary Atresia. It is a disease which causes the bile ducts of the [...]

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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.