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Celebrate 40 years of creating life-changing wishes
Join us as we celebrate 40 years of wishes with a variety of opportunities and reasons to celebrate.
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For every wish we grant, there are three more children with critical illnesses whose wishes need your financial support
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Every 20 minutes, a child is diagnosed with a critical illness
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wishes will be granted today because of donors like you
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April 16, 2024
Wisconsin Better Business Bureau: Announces 2024 Business Ethics Awards winners
Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin is pleased to announce the recipients of its prestigious BBB Torch Awards for Ethics and BBB Spark Awards for Entrepreneurship.
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April 03, 2024
Make-A-Wish Wisconsin celebrates anniversary year with milestone wish
April is World Wish Month, a global movement of wish granting in honor of the founding wish and the creation of Make-A-Wish. In Wisconsin, our state’s chapter is celebrating an anniversary year with a milestone wish.
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March 11, 2024
Patti Gorsky to retire as Make-A-Wish Wisconsin president and CEO in 2025
Make-A-Wish Wisconsin said recently that president and CEO Patti Gorsky has announced that she will retire in early 2025.
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January 30, 2024
Wisconsin teen's rare disorder; Make-A-Wish makes dream come true
In 2024, Make-A-Wish is celebrating 40 years in Wisconsin. That’s 40 years of hope and joy to thousands of kids in need. The cold and ice of a Wisconsin winter doesn’t bother Kaelynn Brickner. "I like the snow," the 16-year-old said. "Because I like going snowmobiling and all of that. "I’m very excited to go to 80 degrees for a week," said Nicole Brickner, Kaelynn's mom. "Instead of, you know, 10."
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December 15, 2023
Milwaukee Bucks fulfill wishes for Make-A-Wish kids
The Milwaukee Bucks fulfilled the wishes of several Make-A-Wish kids after practice on Friday, Dec. 15. The children and their families watched practice and then had an opportunity to meet the players.
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November 06, 2023
'Hope is a game changer': Make-A-Wish Wisconsin celebrates 40 years, nearly 8,000 wishes granted
Nearly 500 children are diagnosed with a critical illness each year in Wisconsin, and one organization has dedicated 40 years to helping them and their families while spreading messages of hope and inspiration.
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October 27, 2023
Milwaukee boy's wish fulfilled at WWE Smackdown
Among the thousands going to see WWE Smackdown at Fiserv Forum Friday night included a Milwaukee Boy who wished to see one of the professional wrestlers.
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October 17, 2023
Make-A-Wish families attend 'Aladdin' at Marcus Performing Arts Center
Disney's Aladdin is in town, just for the week, at the Marcus Performing Arts Center. A portion of each ticket sold is benefiting the Wisconsin Make-A-Wish Foundation. Parents and a dozen children got to be here for this special invitation. Their stories may be different, but when you talk to them, you hear one thing in common: they've battled and have come out on the other side stronger.
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September 09, 2023
Walk For Wishes raises funds, "brings us together"
The annual Make-A-Wish "Walk For Wishes" returned to Milwaukee's Henry Maier Festival Park Saturday morning, Sept. 9. The walk raises money, of course, but it is also a place for families to share their stories.
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August 27, 2023
Make-A-Wish Night with the Beloit Sky Carp
An all-time record crowd and an incredible night filled with incredible kids. Although the Sky Carp didn’t see their wish of a win granted, there were plenty of wins collected throughout ABC Supply Stadium Saturday night.
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