On July 18, Jersey City native, cancer survivor, and Make-A-Wish recipient Joyce Sweeney will host a fundraiser at Halftime Bar & Grill, 746 West Side Ave., 4 to 8 p.m. to support Make –A –Wish New Jersey.

Child Battling Cancer Receives Life-Changing Accessible Playset In Her Backyard

As the 2020-2021 academic year comes to a close, Shawnee High School will bid farewell to one of its longtime and cherished teachers, Diane Kelly, who is set to retire.

Make-A-Wish New Jersey continues to prove its strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency, and therefore has once again earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator.

The global nonprofit is one of the world's leading children's charities and has helped grant the wishes of over 500,000 children since being founded.

Make-A-Wish®, which has its national headquarters in Phoenix, believes that a single wish can change a child’s life. Make-A-Wish® is recognized as one of the world’s leading children’s charities, with 59 children’s chapters in every community in the United States and its territories and nearly 40 international affiliates.

The global nonprofit is one of the world's leading children's charities and has granted over 500,000 wishes worldwide.

Make-A-Wish Honors 41st Anniversary, Invites Community to Refer Eligible Children: Don't Wait for Hope, Create It

This Friday is a very special day for Make-A-Wish! Make-A-Wish New Jersey helps families focus on the possibilities of tomorrow and not the challenges of today, and they believe a single wish can transform lives. Listen to Joel and Maryann’s interview with Make-A-Wish New Jersey’s Director of Communications, Michael Dominick. Hear some heartwarming stories, how they dealt with the past year, and how easy it is to refer a child. Click here for the Make-A-Wish website and more info! Listen to the interview here:

April 29th is World Wish Day. It was on that day in 1980 that 7-year-old Chris Greicius was given the experience of becoming a police officer in Phoenix, Arizona. That is when the Make-A-Wish Foundation was born.