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Your monthly gift helps grant wishes all year long. Give Monthly 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. Learn More Make your biggest impact yet by donating appreciated stock There are numerous benefits to giving stock. We have partnered with our friends at FreeWill.com to make stock giving easy. Learn how stock giving can benefit you. Learn More Local Events - Any - Community Event Fundraising Gala Giving Society Golf Kids for Wish Kids Live Stream Orientation Signature Event Sponsor Event Taste of Wishes Trailblaze Training Virtual Volunteer Walk for Wishes Wish Alumni Wish Ball Wish It Forward Wish Night Wish Reveal Wish Society Young Professionals Event Category - Any - Show Events Near January 1 - December 31, 2024 May 5 - June 15, 2024 Round-Up for Wishes May 16, 2024 Strikes for Charity - Presented by Romenesko Developments Neenah, WI May 20, 2024 Harrigan for Wishes Sheboygan Falls, WI June 1, 2024 Reality Construction Showroom Grand Opening Butler, WI June 8, 2024 Make Their Hearts Smile Truck Convoy Neillsville, WI Load More 3 For every wish we grant, there are three more children with critical illnesses whose wishes need your financial support 20 Every 20 minutes, a child is diagnosed with a critical illness 15 wishes will be granted today because of donors like you Read all about it 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. More on Milwaukee Business Journal February 25, 2024 Make-A-Wish Wisconsin celebrates 8,000th wish during its 40th year Lulu Altman has been struggling with the autoimmune disease, Lupus, since she was 9 years old. But she said without fail, there’s one thing that makes her feel better. Altman got the chance to sing four songs on Saturday with the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) at the Bradley Symphony Center in Milwaukee. It was the organization’s 8,000th wish. More on Spectrum News 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." More on FOX6 News 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. More on CBS58 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. More on CBS58 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. More on WISN Channel 12 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. More on CBS58 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. More on FOX6 News 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. More on WREX 13 August 26, 2023 Madison Walk For Wishes McKee Farms outlined a mile long path for Saturday’s annual Walk For Wishes. Walk For Wishes brings together families, volunteers and Make-A-Wish supporters to raise funds for local kids battling critical illnesses. More on WKOW Load More Sign up for our newsletter 11020 West Plank Court Suite 200 Wauwatosa, WI 53226 (262) 781-4445 Toll Free (800) 236-9474 , Northeastern Office 200 E Washington St Suite 2F Appleton, WI 54911 (920) 993-9994 , Madison Regional Office 1818 Parmenter St Suite 310 Middleton, WI 53562 (608) 841-1169 Fraud Alerts Careers & Internships Media Center Our People Contact Us ©2006-2023 Make-A-Wish Foundation ® of America. 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