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June 18, 2025
Bianca finds out her wish is being granted!
Bianca loves roller coasters and is eager to experience the park, ride a train, and meet Mickey and Minnie Mouse in person! Hy-Vee helped make this 5-year-old's wish reveal extra special with a minnie mouse-themed party!
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June 18, 2025
Bianca celebrates her wish to go to Disneyland Resort!
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Make-A-Wish Iowa is making dreams come true. Five-year-old Bianca celebrated her wish to drive to Disneyland to meet Minnie Mouse coming true on Friday, according to a media release. Bianca’s mom, Breanna Green, said the family has been talking about the trip over the past few weeks and getting excited.
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June 18, 2025
Karson Sharar and Rocco Becht headline Wishes on Deck Softball Game
Make-A-Wish® Iowa has announced that Wishes on Deck: An All-Star Softball Game Making Iowa Wishes Come True will take place Sunday, June 22, at the Legion Field, located just west of the National Guard Armory at 217 Georgetown Road, Iowa Falls.
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June 18, 2025
Make-A-Wish Iowa announces Wishes on Deck is coming to Iowa Falls
Make-A-Wish Iowa has announced Wishes on Deck, an all-star softball game on June 22, at the Legion Field in Iowa Falls. Wishes on Deck brings together athletes from Iowa’s two largest universities in a friendly yet competitive game to raise funds to grant wishes for children facing critical illnesses.
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May 06, 2025
Make-A-Wish Iowa Sends Child to Disney World
Make-A-Wish Iowa sends 6-year-old Evie to Walt Disney World's Once Upon A Wish Party
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May 06, 2025
Burlington Fire Department Makes a wish come true for a mini firefighter
Burlington Fire Department Lieutenant MacIntyre Walters helps a local child who was granted his wish to be a firefighter for the day by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa.
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May 06, 2025
Luke Bryan makes fans' wishes come true during Disney's Week of Wishes
Luke Bryan makes Iowa wish kid's wish come true during Disney's Week of Wishes
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May 06, 2025
Make-A-Wish Iowa helps Adel girl meet Disney princesses
6-year-old from Adel has been crowned the fairest of them all. Evie's wish of going to Walt Disney World was granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa. Evie has a respiratory disorder. Her wish was to go to Walt Disney World to meet Princess Belle.
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April 23, 2025
Bid on a Taylor Swift Guitar at the Make-A-Wish Iowa Riverbend Gala
A donation from a community member of an instrument from a musical superstar is going to help raise funds to make critically ill children’s wishes come true. Make-A-Wish Iowa is hosting the 26th annual Riverbend Gala: Wishes in Bloom on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The live auction is a highlight of the event and this year Taylor Swift fans will be thrilled to have the chance to win the authenticated, autographed guitar donated to the event.
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April 23, 2025
Battle of the Badges Raises Money of Make-A-Wish Iowa
North Iowa's fourteenth annual Battle of the Badges took place Saturday at Mason City Arena pitting firefighters against law enforcement on the ice.
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