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Make-A-Wish UK
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Every child deserves to wish for more than a life defined by illness⭐️
Donate now and help grant wishes ⬇️
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Last year, funding from The Kentown Wizard Foundation enabled us to grant 100 Disneyland Paris wishes! We can't thank them enough for their latest grant of £520,000 which will enable more children living with critical illnesses like Daisy, create magical memories with their families ✨
From right to left, Mum is holding Daisy, Mickey Mouse, Freya, Daisy's older sister, Minnie Mouse and Dad are all stood for a family photo together. Minnie Mouse is wearing a pink and white gingham dress and hairbow. Mickey Mouse's shirt matches this but is beneath blue dungarees. Both Freya and Daisy are wearing Mickey and Minnie shirts, and Freya also has golden ears on.
February 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Throughout treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, Jacob has found a love for music.

We recently granted his wish to meet his inspiration for learning to play the guitar, Sir Brian May 🎸

Together, they chatted all things music, played guitar and even started songwriting 🎼
From left to right, Jacob’s dad, Sir Brian May, Jacob, his mum and younger brother, Lennon are stood smiling for a photo. Standing in a large living room with high ceilings, they’re in front of a large Christmas tree, decorated with tinsel, baubles and icy blue lights. Sir Brian May and Jacob are stood in a large, carpeted living room. On the right, Jacob is playing a red guitar and concentrating on his finger positions on the strings, and he strums them. Sir Brian is stood on the left. He has both hands out gesturing towards Jacob and is smiling.
February 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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When a wish is granted, it can inspire the wish child to believe that anything is possible, helping restore some of the childhood that they missed out on because treatment for their condition interrupted school or typical family activities ✨

#MakeAWishUK #WishgrantingCharity
Teal background with a white square in the middle. This is pinned by a red and yellow star, blue and yellow magic wand, light blue star and orange and white speech bubble graphic in each of the corners. Inside the white square, is a quote from a Make-A-Wish UK wish parent. They say: "She is noticeably more independent since her wish. She lost a lot of that independence when she went into hospital when she had no control over what happened to her. She wouldn’t even want to pick out her own clothes before, but now she’s ready to organise everybody and she’s getting back to her normal cheerful self. She really needed this to help change her perspective."
February 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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From all of us at Make-A-Wish UK, we’re wishing a very Happy Lunar New Year to all our wish families, volunteers, colleagues, supporters, partners and suppliers who celebrate ✨

We hope you have a brilliant time! 💙

#YearOfTheSnake #LunarNewYear
Light blue background with a dark blue box in the top centre. Inside the box, there's yellow text which says: "Happy Lunar New Year". To the right and beneath this box, there's a yellow circle with blue text inside. The text reads: “Year of the snake”. This followed by the simplified Chinese character for snake. To the left of this box is a graphic of a snake in teal. On the far left, there’s a yellow and dark blue shooting star.
January 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Our gaming team are all set up and ready to go at Pocket Gamer Connects!

Come chat to Hannah and Ben about the incredible impact the games industry can have for children living with critical illnesses and the joy of granting wishes!

They're on stand B8 on the ground floor 🎮

#PGCLondon #PGConnects
A promotional stand for Make-A-Wish UK set in front of a red and brown brick wall. A the back of the stand, there's a banner with information and a photo of a wish child wearing a white VR set on top of their head. In front of the banner, there's a black table and two tall chairs. On the table, there's a laptop with a colorful gaming show reel playing on screen.
January 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Thinking of taking on the #SydneyMarathon2025 or looking to tick off another Abbott World Major Marathon? 🏅

Join team #WishHero! We have spaces and can't wait to support you every step of the way on your running journey 🏃

Find out more and apply 👇
www.make-a-wish.org.uk/get-involved...
Plain blue background. In the centre, there's white text which says: "Run the 2025 Sydney Marathon". Beneath this, is the 'in aid of' Make-A-Wish UK logo. At the bottom of the graphic is a white skyline view of Sydney.
January 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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A wish is more than just one moment. It inspires wish children to believe that anything is possible and reach for the stars - days, months and even years after their wish. ⭐

#Wish #Impact #Feedback
Light blue background with a dark blue square in the middle. This is pinned by a teal and yellow smiley face graphic in the bottom right corner, and a red and yellow star graphic in the top left corner. Inside the dark blue square, is a quote from a Make-A-Wish UK wish child, Alf. His wish was granted in 2024. Alf says: "My wish was everything I hoped for and more. It was just perfect. I could not have asked for anything else more special. I will never forget it and am so grateful my wish was granted. It made me feel special. It made me feel more determined than ever to keep going and be positive."
December 10, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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Drumroll please...🥁

In November, we granted... 65 wishes! ⭐

A big thank you to all our community who helped make these wishes possible 💙

#MakeAWishUK #Wish #Wishgranting #Charity #Rockstar #Spa #Theatre #Football
Teal background with a large dark blue star off to the right. Over the top of the star, is a yellow question box which asks: "How many wishes did we grant last month?" To the right of this, is a red arrow pointing to the right. At the bottom of the large star is a smaller shooting star icon in yellow. Dark blue background with four wide yellow boxes which represent different wish types. First is the 'to be' wishes and 4 of these wishes were granted in November. Beneath the yellow box, there's an example of this wish category which says: "I wish to be a rockstar for the day and perform on stage!". The second box represents the 'to have' wishes. Make-A-Wish UK granted 25 of these last month. The example beneath this reads: "I wish to have a spa pool at home to help relax my muscles!". Beneath this, the 'to go' wish category has 28 wishes granted in November. The example is "I wish to go to the theatre and see a musical for the first time!". Lastly, is the 'to meet' wishes and 8 of these were granted. The example beneath is "I wish to meet my favourite footballer and watch them play!".
December 6, 2024 at 10:43 AM
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Wishes provide a much-needed escape from critical illness. However, growing demand means it’s taking longer than ever to grant every child’s wish.

Without your support, we can't meet this demand and reach children before it’s too late. Donate now 👇
bit.ly/3YLZngM
Teal background with a dark blue box in the top half. The box is pinned by two, snowflake graphics in light blue and yellow. Inside the box there’s text which says: “We estimate just over 1,000 children in the UK between the age of 3 and 17 will be diagnosed with a critical illness this Christmas.” Teal background with a dark blue box in the bottom half. There are two, star graphics in yellow and light blue pinning the box to the background. Inside the box, there’s text which says: “Help us create lasting memories that they will treasure forever – no matter what the future holds.”
November 27, 2024 at 9:32 AM
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Teddy (6) was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a type of high-grade brain tumour.

Following a Christmas in hospital, Teddy wished ‘to visit Centre Parcs at Christmastime' so he could make new memories in a wintery paradise ❄️

Donate to help grant wishes 👇
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Teddy is wearing red and green Christmas pyjamas and is sat on a brown carpet. He is looking up at the camera and smiling while holding a children’s book in his hands. To the right, there are lots of Christmas presents stacked up against the wall. The wrapping paper is blue and red and has cartoon graphics of Father Christmas and Christmas trees on it. Teddy and his family are sat inside a wooden log cabin at Centre Parcs’ 2022 Winter Wonderland. Behind them is Father Christmas and they’re all smiling for the camera. In the background, there are toys, presents and a Christmas tree.
November 22, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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A big well done to our fantastic fundraiser Daisy who took on a sponsored swim for us!

Daisy swam 400m unaided and without stopping, also earning her a new swimming badge 🏊

Thank you so much for raising over £300 for critically ill children and helping grant wishes ⭐

#MakeAWishUK
Light blue border with a photo in the middle. Daisy is stood smiling at the pool side in a leisure centre. She is wearing a pink swimming hat and pink and purple goggles on her head. The photo is pinned to the border with a red trophy graphic, a teal and yellow person swimming graphic and yellow text box which reads: "Fantastic fundraisers".
November 20, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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Behind every wish granted is a village of caring, ambitious and dedicated people ⭐

Together, we're determined to turn tears into cheers and give children facing critical illness the chance to dream big and create life-long memories, no matter what the future holds 💙

#MakeAWishUK
Blue background with large text in white at the top. The text says: “Did you know?” Just beneath this, there’s more text in yellow. This says: “At any one time, each of our amazing Wishgranters are bringing to life 80 wishes whilst the Referrals team process 600 applications - supported by up to 180 volunteers!”. At the bottom of the image, there are various colourful illustrations including a birthday cake, camera, smiley face, magic wand and much more.
November 19, 2024 at 11:06 AM