Make a Wish

PHOTOS: Make-A-Wish Gives Boy House Made Of 12,000 Legos

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Lego Playhouse, Video, Make a Wish Colorado, World Wish Day, Denver Impact, House Made of Legos, Make a Wish Lego House, Make a Wish, Feel Good Stories, Best of Denver, Colorado News, Denver News

Sunday, April 30, was World Wish Day -- a day The Make-A-Wish Foundation doesn't take lightly. And if you were Alexander, a 6-year-old in Colorado, t...

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Make-A-Wish World Wish Day 2012 Celebrity Wish Granters

Nicole Bryl | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Nigel Barker, Buddy the Cake Boss, Make a Wish Foundation, Mary Alice Stephenson, Tiffany Amber Thiessen, Celebrity Photos, Make a Wish, Impact News

Several years ago my dear friend Mary Alice Stephenson invited me to join her Make-A-Wish team, asking if I'd be interested in donating makeup time. We would be granting several Make-A-Wish kids their dream of becoming a supermodel for a day.

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Big Houses + Intimate Parties = Our Kind of Fun

Tara Solomon | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Lisa for Donald J Pliner, Miami Around Town, Make a Wish Foundation, Donald and Lisa Pliner, nterContinental Miami Make-a-Wish Ball, Make a Wish Foundation South Florida, Make a Wish, Real Housewives, Real Housewives of Miami, Best of Miami, Miami News

Who doesn't love a good house party, particularly when it's for Make-A-Wish Southern Florida?

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Kris Humphries's Life-Changing Date

tmz.com | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Kris Humphries 16-Year-Old Girl, Make-a-Wish, Kris Humphries, Kaely Kwitek Cancer Patient, Kaely Kwitek, Kris Humphries Helps Cancer Patient, Kris Humphries Cancer Patient, Kris Humphries Kaely Kwitek, Cancer, Kaely Kwitek Date With Kris Humphries, Celebrity News

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Meteorologist Sells Weather-Predicting Calendars, Donates $2 Million

Peekskill-Cortlandt Patch | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Lakeland Central School District, Ronald McDonald, Jim Witt, Stephen King, Joe Deutsch, Peekskill Evening Star, Hope for Youth Foundation, Make a Wish, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Impact News

Predicting the weather is just one way Jim Witt has helped his community for the last fifty years. Since 1986, this innovative meteorologist has be...

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WWE Superstar Grants 250 Wishes For Sick Children

Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Video, John Cena Make a Wish Foundation, Wwe, Make a Wish Foundation, Make a Wish, Pheonix, John Cena, Arizona, Impact News

World Wrestling Entertainment superstar John Cena is used to dominating in the ring, but the pro-wrestler earned a victory completely outside of his c...

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Howard Stern Performs Magic for Harry Potter

Kim Stagliano | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Howard Stern Show, Howard Stern Sirius XM, Make a Wish, Howard Stern America's Got Talent, Entertainment News

I've been a Stern Show listener for almost twenty years, and I'd like to dispel the "myth" that Howard is some sort of lecherous, black hearted monster.

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Make-A-Wish Grants Teen Her Dream To Be A Soldier

www2.wspa.com | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Fort Jackson, Teen Soldier, Young American Soldiers, High School News, High School Soldier, Make a Wish, High School News

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- The soldiers of Fort Jackson helped one teenager live her life-long dream of being in the U.S. Army, a goal she though she might...

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Christina Hendricks Discusses the Three Best Things in Life: Jon Hamm, Ryan Gosling, and Pie

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Nicholas Winding Refn, I Don't Know How She Does It, Christina Hendricks, Golden Globes, Rita Hayworth, Woody Allen, Paul McCartney, 9/11, Jon Hamm, Pierce Brosnan, Best Supporting Actress, Firemen, Anne of Green Gables, Roger Sterling, Vietnam War, Manhattan, Make a Wish, Clairol, Snl, Marilyn Monroe, Carey Mulligan, Mad Men, 3-D, Mattel, Paul Kinsey, Amc, Super Man, Barbie, Joan Holloway, Drive, Cannes, Best Director, Albert Brooks, Emmy Awards, Latisse, Bryan Cranston, Atticus Finch, Accordion, Matthew Weiner, Leslie Hassler, Lasic, Blu Ray, Cynthia Ellis, Chris Farley, Toronto Film Festival, John Slattery, Don Draper, Ryan Gosling, Entertainment News

Christina Hendricks has the old-world, but never old, sex appeal of our Marilyn, and is perhaps our first red-headed pin-up since Rita Hayworth. And she has major acting chops.

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SLIDESHOW: Nigel Barker, Others Surprise Sick Teens With Fashion Photo Shoot

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Prois | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Charity, Make a Wish Foundation, Ny Impact, Make a Wish, Nigel Barker, Slideshow, Mary Alice Stephenson, Good News, Slidepollajax, Nigel Barker Make a Wish, Video, Impact News

When Nigel Barker burst through the door of a swanky New York City studio, four teens with life-threatening illnesses knew their dreams to model were ...

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From Patient To Princess: Make A Wish Foundation Gives Girl Royal Treatment

Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Video, Granting Wishes, Natalie Wertz, Heart, Heart Transplant, Make a Wish Foundation, Make a Wish, Princess, Governor John Hickenlooper, Good News, John Hickenlooper, Princess Natalie Day, Princesses, Impact News

The Make A Wish Foundation gave a girl suffering from a life-threatening heart condition an experience fit for a princess, reports KDVR. Along with...

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Any Dream Won't Do: Things Wish-Granting Charities Won't Give

Slate | Jeremy Singer-Vine | Posted 06.02.2011

Read More: Charity, Granted Wish, Dream Factory, Special Wish, Kidwish, Make a Wish, Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten, Impact News

Celebrity chef Ina Garten, the "Barefoot Contessa," finally agreed this week to meet with Enzo Pereda, a 6-year-old leukemia patient whom she'd twice ...

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6-Year-Old Leukemia Patient Declines Make-A-Wish Meeting With Ina Garten

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Leukemia, Barefoot Contessa Make a Wish, Barefoot Contessa Cancer Patient, Make a Wish Foundation, Ina Garten Barefoot Contessa, Barefoot Contessa, Make a Wish, Enzo Pereda, Ina Garten Cancer Patient, Cancer, Ina Garten Make-a-Wish, Ina Garten, Food News

UPDATE: The Pereda family has decided not to meet with Garten. The father told ABC News, "We're not going to do it. I don't want my son to go through ...

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Ina Garten Catches Flack For Denying Cancer Patient's Requests

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Charity, Food Network, Barefoot Contessa, Make a Wish, Celebrity Chefs, Michael Symon, Ina Garten, Beau MacMillan, Food News

Someone might be in the market for a new PR team. "Barefoot Contessa" Ina Garten has a new nickname -- "Heartless Contessa" -- in the wake of news ...

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REALLY?? Donated Bike STOLEN From Sick Boy While Away On Make-A-Wish Disney World Trip

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leukemia, Make a Wish, Make a Wish Foundation, Disney World, Impact News

HYDE PARK, Pa. — The parents of an 8-year-old western Pennsylvania boy with leukemia say someone stole his donated bike during their Make-A-Wish...

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Make-A-Wish Gives Special Playground Equipment To Disabled 4-Year-Old's School

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Playground, Disabled Children, School Playground, Make a Wish Foundation, Disabled Students, Make a Wish, Education News

MERRILL, Wis. (AP) -- The Make-A-Wish Foundation has helped provide a special playground at a Wisconsin elementary school in honor of a 4-year-old spe...

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Storm Troopers Get Ready To Invade Comic-Con

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Storm Troopers, Childrens-Charities, Comic-Con, Comic-Con-2010, 501st Legion, Star Wars, Make a Wish, Make a Wish Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, Childrens Hospital, Volunteering, Boys and Girls Club of America, Toys for Tots, American Cancer Society, Impact News

LOS ANGELES — On the outside, they all look the same: White armor, white helmets, black blaster rifles. Imperial soldiers from a galaxy far, far...

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Jailen Cooper's Raiders Wish: Boy Struggling With Cancer Plays Ball With His Heroes

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Make a Wish Foundation, Football, Oakland Raiders, Make a Wish, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Darren McFadden, Cancer, Jailen Cooper, Impact News

Ten-year-old Jailen Cooper has had a rough couple of years. In 2006, his beloved grandfather, Linwood May, suffered a heart attack and passed away. Fo...

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Man Arrested For Make-A-Wish Foundation Theft

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Man Steals From Make-a-Wish Foundation, Make a Wish Foundation, New York, Make a Wish, New York News

BOHEMIA, N.Y. — A man from New York's Long Island has been accused of stealing from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Suffolk County police say the m...

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Erik Martin, 13-Year-Old With Cancer, Is Superhero For A Day Thanks To Seattle Community

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Liver Cancer, Electron Boy, Cancer, Pediatric Cancer, Seattle Sounders, Erik Martin, Make a Wish, Video, Impact News

The Seattle chapter of the Make A Wish foundation makes hundreds of dreams come true for children struggling with cancer and other life-threatening di...

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Dream Comes True For Rachel Murray, Leukemia Patient, Thanks To Matt Seitz, Make A Wish Foundation

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rihanna, Leukemia, Matt Seitz, Rachel Murray, 2010 Grammys, Grammy Awards, Make a Wish, DKMS America, Video, Impact News

As she struggled through her chemotherapy treatments, Rachel Murray, a Cleveland teenager with leukemia, dreamed of meeting her favorite pop star. WKY...

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Zach Hatfield, Teenage Fan, Tries To 'Unsuspend' Ben Roethlisberger

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pittsburgh Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger, Make a Wish, NFL Draft 2010, Nfl, Nfl Draft, Ben Roethlisberger Suspension, Zach Hatfield, Sports News

One of the more striking moments of the NFL Draft occurred when fans bashed Ben Roethlisberger just before the Pittsburgh Steelers' first-round select...

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Telephone Scam Uses Make-A-Wish Foundation's Name To Steal From Seniors

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lloyds of London, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Senior Citizens, Telephone Scam, Make a Wish Foundation, Make a Wish, Scam, Charity Scam, Impact News

A massive telephone sweepstakes scam targeting elderly Americans and exploiting the good names of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the U.S. Federal Trade C...

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Mischa Barton Helps Make-A-Wish Foundation (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mischa Barton, Mischa Barton Make a Wish, Make a Wish, Entertainment News

Mischa Barton stepped out at Make-A-Wish Founation's day of fun Sunday at the Santa Monica Pier looking fresh-faced and blonde. Also on hand to man th...

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Jamie Moyer Provides Hope For Weekend Warriors and Grieving Kids

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Jamie Moyer, Mario Batali, Make a Wish, Emeril Lagasse, Major League Baseball, Seattle, Philadelphia Philies, Miami, Jimmy Fallon, Viceroy Hotel, Kids With Cancer, Super Bowl, Sports News

Is Jamie Moyer a hero to weekend warriors because he is still throwing at 48? Sure he is. However, his most important work remains the hope and support he provides through his philanthropy.

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