In-Kind 

You can help create life-changing experiences for wish kids by donating goods such as frequent flier miles, hotel loyalty points, new electronics and more. Nearly 40 percent of our wish items come from individual donations. Donated items must be new, please. 

If you live in the Metro New York area, please contact Elizabeth Merkouris at [email protected] or by phone at 646-558-5613. 

If you live in the Buffalo area, please contact Tracy Gray at t[email protected] or 716-268-8906. 

If you live in the Rochester area, please contact Donna Auria at [email protected] or 585-213-5061. 

Wish Specific Items: 

  • To Go – popular destinations include Disney parks, Hawaii, and international destinations such as Atlantis, Italy, France  
    • Gift ideas - anything with Disney characters, travel games for the airplane, coloring books and crayons, luggage, digital cameras, photo albums, toiletry kits, beach towels, travel guidebooks 
  • To Meet – popular celebrities include athletes/sports teams, wrestlers, actors/actresses  
    • Gift ideas – autograph books, travel-related items, digital cameras, wrestling memorabilia, sports memorabilia  
  • To Have – popular gifts include bedrooms, shopping sprees, computers   
    • Gift ideas – laptop cases, accessories for computers, iTunes gift cards, gift cards for stores   
  • To Be – popular wishes include to be a princess, to be a professional athlete   
    • Gift ideas – princess toys/apparel, sports toys/apparel 

Toys for wish children to be used as ice-breaker and enhancement gifts: 

  • Ages 2 ½ – 6 - Elmo toys, Sesame Street toys, Spongebob toys, Disney toys, dinosaur toys, books 
  • Ages 7 – 12 - puzzles, board games, Spider-man toys, princess toys, anything from the Disney channel or Nickelodeon television shows, books 
  • Ages 13 – 18 - sports items, scrapbooking sets, journals, make-up/soaps/lotions gift kits, handheld electronic games, DVDs, books 

Other Items: 

  • Gift cards in denominations of $25, $50, and $100 to stores such as Best Buy, Toys R Us, Bed, Bath & Beyond or generic cards such as Visa, AMEX, Amazon, or iTunes 
  • Luggage sets  
  • Electronic items such as: digital cameras with rechargeable batteries and memory cards, iPod Nanos, portable DVD players 
  • Sports teams gifts – especially New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Lakers, Buffalo SabresÂ