The Gift of Joy
Help us grant a Christmas wish and support Make-A-Wish® Australia
A Creative Afternoon of Wishes
Make-A-Wish® kids Willow, Poppy and Shayla brought their siblings along for an afternoon of imagination, festive wishes and creativity.
Make-A-Wish® kids Willow, Poppy and Shayla brought their siblings along for an afternoon of imagination,festive wishes and creativity.
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Spend over $30 instore, makea gold coin donation to supportMake-A-Wish® Australia and receiveour limited-edition gift packaging.
Spend over $30 instore, makea gold coin donation to supportMake-A-Wish® Australia and receiveour limited-edition gift packaging.
Since 2018, Seed has raised over $250,000 for Make-A-Wish® Australia, and with your help we are hoping this year to continue providing opportunities for joy, hope and inspiration to those who need it most.
Why Wishes?
Wishes transform the lives of seriously ill children, their families and communities. Research shows that wishes work to complement medical treatment, helping to calm, distract and empower sick children at the time they need it most.
Wishes transform the lives of seriously ill children, their families and communities.
Research shows that wishes work to complement medical treatment, helping to calm, distract and empower sick children at the time they need it most.
When a wish is realised, a child discovers that despite their situation, anything is possible.
SHAYLA, 11
For a Summer birthday with my favourite animals
Shayla won’t ever forget her ninth birthday. The little girl with the big smile had her wish come true the same time as she turned 9! Shayla wanted a birthday in the sun and to meet her favourite animals, so Make-A-Wish sent her from Melbourne to Queensland for her wish!
Shayla’s wish came after a long medical journey to treat her acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. She had almost three years of chemotherapy, thousands of blood tests, and hundreds of hospital admissions. Wish mum Diane said Shayla had shown great determination during her treatment, and the wish enabled Shayla to create new, positive memories.
Shayla wanted a birthday in the sun and to meet her favourite animals, so Make-A-Wish sent her from Melbourne to Queensland for her wish!
POPPY, 9
To cook sausage rolls with Justine Schofield
Budding chef Poppy has grown up with the smell of homemade food in her nostrils. A love of cooking has been instilled in her by her mother's mum and her father's Turkish mother. But her time in the kitchen was paused three years ago when mum Courtney noticed a lump in Poppy's neck and a change in how her chest looked. "They took blood, and they knew straight away by her blood count that she had leukaemia."
The food-loving Poppy's wish was to meet chef and TV star Justine Schofield and to make sausage rolls with her. A limousine pulling up outside her house at 6.30am marked the start of Poppy's wishday. It would take Poppy, her sister Odessa and their mum and dad to the studio to meet Justine and film for Justine's Channel 10 show Everyday Gourmet.
The food-loving Poppy's wish was to meet chef and TV star Justine Schofield and to make sausage rolls with her. A limousine pulling up outside her house at 6.30am marked the start of Poppy's wishday.
WILLOW, 7
To find Nemo on the Great Barrier Reef
Wish mum Mary smiles when she thinks about how much her daughter Willow’s wish will mean to her.
Willow, aged 7, was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. But what kept the brave little girl happy during her four open-heart surgeries at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital was the massive fish tank downstairs from the wards.
Wish mum Mary smiles when she thinks about how much her daughter Willow’s wish will mean to her.
How does my donation help?
- $5 Could buy food for a new puppy best friend
- $10 Could buy a tiara to wear to a princess party
- $15 Could buy ice cream on a first family holiday
- $25 Could give a fairy her wings
Every donation goes towards Make-A-Wish's mission to empower young kids with critical illnesses by delivering life-changing wishes all around Australia and New Zealand.
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