Make-A-Wish New Jersey In The News
March 30, 2021
11-year-old boy battling cancer gets shopping spree from Make-A-Wish NJ, Jersey Mike's - Make-A-Wish® New Jersey
An 11-year-old boy from New Jersey who is battling cancer got the surprise of a lifetime Tuesday thanks to Make A Wish New Jersey and Jersey Mike's.
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January 23, 2021
The Impact of COVID on Make-A-Wish New Jersey - Make-A-Wish® New Jersey
Steve Adubato sits down with Tom Weatherall, President & CEO, Make-A-Wish New Jersey, to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted Make-A-Wish New Jersey, the importance of donations, and 15-year-old Niko Picchierri’s story and the wish he made.
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December 28, 2020
This Neptune teen made a wish. Here's how it will take him to Disney World - Make-A-Wish® New Jersey
Jaden Lucien didn't win the Super Bowl, but he knows he's going to Disney World. The 15-year-old woke up Sunday morning to a surprise parade outside his home that ended with a special delivery: a camper to travel to the theme park in Florida.
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December 28, 2020
N.J. teen’s Make-A-Wish rolls up to the front of his home - Make-A-Wish® New Jersey
A police car’s siren led the parade of cars through the quiet Monmouth County neighborhood, as dozens of friends’ and EMS and fire vehicles joined in, honking horns. The commotion was to celebrate “wish day” for 15-year-old Jaden Lucien. He was born with only one working kidney and it began to fail this year. He wished for a camper, and it came true Sunday.
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December 27, 2020
Neptune Township teen gifted trailer from Make-A-Wish Foundation - Make-A-Wish® New Jersey
A 15-year-old boy from Monmouth County had his wish come true from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Jaden Lucien received a kidney transplant from his own mother back in July, and he got another special gift on Sunday.
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December 12, 2020
8-year-old with autism, cancer gets Make-A-Wish surprise in Camden, New Jersey - Make-A-Wish® New Jersey
Many compile a wish list this time of year, but very rarely does anyone get every single item on it. On Friday, one little boy in Camden, New Jersey, got to experience that joy. COVID-19 was not going to stop this surprise visit for 8-year-old Antonio of Camden.
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December 12, 2020
N.J. boy battling life-threatening illness gets special delivery from Make-A-Wish - Make-A-Wish® New Jersey
Eight-year-old Antonio, of Camden, received the surprise of a lifetime Friday when a fleet of cars drove to his home carrying gifts that he had wished for during his virtual shopping spree a few weeks earlier.
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December 11, 2020
‘It’s A Big Day For Him’: 8-Year-Old Boy With Autism, Cancer Receives Christmas Surprise From Make-A-Wish Foundation - Make-A-Wish® New Jersey
In the spirit of the holidays, a boy in Camden got a big surprise Friday afternoon, a special delivery right to his doorstep. It was perhaps one of the most important calls Camden Police have recently responded to on Friday. Officers arrived at the home of 8-year-old Antonio Zayas, not for an emergency, but to deliver gifts.
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December 07, 2020
Memory of young Old Bridge girl remembered during annual Macy’s Believe campaign - Make-A-Wish® New Jersey
When 7-year-old Kendall Bresocnik was granted her wish from Make-A-Wish New Jersey in the spring, she asked her mother if she was going to be able to ride in the sleigh with AJ Silvestri during his annual delivery of holiday letters as part of the Macy’s “Believe” campaign.
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October 19, 2020
Agencia local hace realidad el sueño de un niño ecuatoriano diagnosticado con leucemia - Make-A-Wish® New Jersey
Viviana Martínez de Make a Wish foundation conversa sobre la más reciente campaña de su organización para niños enfermos residentes en nuestra área.
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