On Jan. 19, Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton will be the featured speaker at the annual Mukwonago Community Kids For Wish Kids kickoff event at 6 p.m.

The event, taking place at the Mukwonago High School Gym, 605 W. Veterans Way, is themed “Strength. Hope. Community,” and the kickoff meeting will be the official start to a two-week fast break of fundraising by various Mukwonago athletic and student groups. This includes track & field, band and youth basketball, Muskego varsity boys and girls basketball teams and various other groups, according to a statement.

Ten-year-old Lucy of Brookfield has been living with a rare form of bone cancer. She wished to have a tree house and with the help of the community, her wish came true.

Community members came together for a car-parade Saturday to celebrate a local 3-year-old’s last chemotherapy treatment and his wish come true.

The girls swimming and diving team did a virtual 5K run and walk at the high school to raise money for Make-A-Wish Wisconsin. In about a week, the girls raised over $11,000 online -- a team record -- shattering their previous best by almost $5,000.

3-year-old Cooper Resech suffers from a genetic disorder that not many know of or can even pronounce. “It’s called early infantile epileptic encephalopathy,” Cooper’s mother Katelyn Resech said. Cooper has dealt with the disorder for almost his entire life but never fails to be a bright spot for his family.