Make-A-Wish Wollongong Branch in Shellharbour City Centre | Community organisation

Make-A-Wish Wollongong Branch

Locality: Shellharbour City Centre

Phone: +61 417 625 410

Address: PO Box 263 2529 Shellharbour City Centre, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.makeawish.org.au

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25.01.2022 #10yearsVOLUNTEERING Thank you Irene for the immeasurably valuable work you have done for Make-A-Wish Wollongong over 10 years of volunteering. We want to let you know that your dedication is essential to the work that we do. You bring ideas, positive energy and a beautiful intensity to the many fundraising events and to our wish children. Thank you

24.01.2022 The #ENTERTAINMENT BOOK has just announced "activate now or later". Therefore you can still purchase this great savings membership and activate it later. Every membership sold helps us to raise funds for wishes. To order a membership today please order online at;... https://www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/28105w9

24.01.2022 Even though #WishesAreWaiting we are still conducting home visits, just doing them differently due to Covid. Our wish teams are still working hard

23.01.2022 Did you know more than 6,500 children are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness each year? Our mission is to grant wishes and create moments of pure happine...ss and joy for these children, to support their ongoing treatment. While wishes are waiting due to COVID-19, childhood illness is not. With 700 kids counting on us right now, we can still give the brightest of days to families who's situations won't ease when Government restrictions do. Right now, every donation matters and every dollar counts. Make a life-changing donation NOW.

20.01.2022 2 yr old Eva loves toys and Emma Wiggle, but one of her favourite things in the whole world is...RUBBISH TRUCKS! Last week Eva got a Wish hamper delivered full of lots of special toys picked just for her. Wish hampers are something we do to welcome under 3 yr olds to the Make-A-Wish family. Every hamper is unique, just like our kids & their wishes. Due to COVID restrictions, this hamper was delivered a bit differently to how we usually do them, but Eva still adored receiving all her hamper goodies. "I don't even know what to say! She absolutely LOST IT when she was unboxing her package. So many squeals! The truck is her favourite thing in the world. She has even been taking it to bed. We are so grateful" -Eva's Mum.

20.01.2022 CLOSING SOON - get yours before 2 August! Have you got your tickets for the Make-A-Wish Raffle? With $10k worth of holiday vouchers up for grabs, you could win a much-needed holiday and help wishes come true. ... 1st: $5,000 holiday voucher 2nd: $3,000 holiday voucher 3rd: $2,000 holiday voucher All vouchers are valid for 3 years! Purchase your raffle tickets NOW to be in the running! https://fundraise.makeawish.org.au/Wollongong

20.01.2022 Celebrating 10 fabulous years of granting wishes to seriously ill children with a wonderful news article in the Illawarra Mercury. Well done Marilyn & James #WishesAreWaiting #10thBirthday

19.01.2022 #Wollongong Branch celebrating #10years. Finally after Covid restrictions some of our Branch members were able to celebrate our 10 year milestone. Congratulations once again to Marilyn, Kirrilly, Irene, and Julie who were also celebrating 10 years of volunteering.

19.01.2022 This is Lara and her daughter, one of our Wollongong Branch volunteers. Lara loves to travel and when it is safe to do so she hopes to show her daughter some of our beautiful country. With so many beautiful places on our doorstep, where would you like to escape to? Get a chance to win $5,000 for an Aussie vacation by entering our raffle. You’ll be helping to make seriously ill kids dreams come true as well, so it’s a win-win! ... GRAB YOUR TICKETS AT https://fundraise.makeawish.org.au/wollongong NB: All vouchers are valid for 3 years

18.01.2022 Covid19 has had a significant impact on everyone as well as our ability to generate funds to bring cherished wishes to fruition. One way we can still fundraise is by selling our #Cookbook. Proceeds from the cookbook go towards creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Please call Irene to order 0417 625 410

17.01.2022 Why do giraffes leave early for work? To avoid giraffic-jams! We love this pic of Annabelle on her wish last year getting up close and personal to one of her new giraffe friends at Dubbo Zoo Annabelle, 7, wanted to learn about all her favourite animals on her wish, and she did just that - she even fed a tiger! When asked if she was scared at all when she fed the tiger she said "I was too excited to be scared!" We love that

17.01.2022 Who loves #GAMING? Just $5 will put you in the draw for some AMAZING prizes in the Make-A-Wish #Raffle. Tickets available now: https://fundraise.makeawish.org.au/wollongong 1st prize: Full gaming set-up, incl. top of the range gaming PC, monitor and chair. RRP $4,998... 2nd prize: Top of the range gaming PC. RRP $2,999 3rd prize: $1,000 mwave voucher PLUS $50 mwave vouchers for 20 lucky winners Ticket sales close on 11 Dec and winners will be drawn on 14 Dec 2020. A perfect present for Xmas You'll also be helping to raise vital funds to ensure that seriously ill kids have their one most precious wish granted. This can be life-changing for kids! Thanks for your support! Please share with all your friends.

16.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/249526745174/posts/10163609667455175/

16.01.2022 This week is National Student Volunteer Week so it's another opportunity for a shout out to Make-A-Wish's wonderful band of volunteers And in some good news, we've joined with Curtin University students (pictured) to create an online course to make our volunteers certified storytellers! Full story: https://bit.ly/33SROdH

16.01.2022 Wish granting is more than just a moment, it's a whole experience for Wish Children and their families - we call it the WISH JOURNEY. A wish must be CAPTURED, then carefully DESIGNED, then... learn more from this video

15.01.2022 MAKE-A-WISH raffle - 2 weeks to go! Travel vouchers; 1st prize $5000 2nd prize $3000... 3rd prize $2000 Get your ticket today for a chance to win a travel voucher to go anywhere in Australia. Vouchers valid for 3 years. https://fundraise.makeawish.org.au/Wollongong

15.01.2022 Happy #10thBirthday Make-A-Wish Wollongong Thank you to all the fabulous volunteers past and present for all your many hours of volunteering with fundraising and more importantly wish granting over the past 10 years Also a BIG thank you to our many supporters who have helped ensure all of our wishes come true

14.01.2022 A little anticipation package is about to wing it's way to a special wish child. We are still working hard to make these wishes special for our wish children as they wait for their wishes to come true #WishesAreWaiting

14.01.2022 At Make-A-Wish, every child's Wish Journey is carefully planned and delivered to create a positive, lasting impact on the lives of not only sick kids themselves, but also their families and communities.

12.01.2022 A nice little story in the Illawarra Mercury today regarding our 10th anniversary. Looking good Marilyn and James. Wow 10 years

10.01.2022 A HUGE thank you to everyone who supported our recent #NationalRaffle. An incredible $49,039 was raised, which will go a long way to creating more amazing wishes for hundreds of seriously ill kids. The winners have now been announced! 1st prize: TKT4456. S. Gunasekaran... 2nd prize: TKT 3992. J. Mohammed Jalali 3rd prize: TKT 4850. S. Peoples Hope you enjoy a wonderful Aussie holiday!

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08.01.2022 Wishing our wonderful young Wish Ambassador Grace a fabulous 21st Birthday xx

06.01.2022 No wonder our volunteers were exhausted from Sunday's BBQ at the new #KemblaGrangeBunnings! An amazing 60kg of sausages, 38 loaves of bread and 12kg onions were eaten by hungry shoppers. Raising over $2000 towards wishes for seriously ill children. Thank you all but especially #HastiesMeatsWollongong and #ThanhThanhHotbakeDapto for your fabulous support

05.01.2022 Funsized Fundraisers! 12 year old Ava gets her craft on by making the most colourful and cute scrunchies with proceeds going to Make-A-Wish! We couldn't make wishes come true without the amazing support of fundraisers like Ava...you're amazing! Are you fundraising for Make-A-Wish? Make sure you tag us as we would love to hear from you! Every bit helps make wishes come true for kids with life-threatening illnesses.

04.01.2022 2019 was an amazing year of inspirational wishes for seriously ill children across Australia! With more than 6,500 kids diagnosed with life-threatening illnesse...s each year, we need your help to keep wishes coming true. Right now, due to COVID-19, hundreds of children are having to put their wish on hold. We estimate a wish a day is being affected. That’s one child every day without something powerful to look forward to. Wish journeys are longer than ever. Your donation helps to create wish anticipation, helping a child to have fun rather than focusing on their treatment. Give the gift of hope. Donate Now.

03.01.2022 Kenshin wished to take his family on a cruise ship holiday and was looking forward to loads of ice cream and waterslides. But right now, kids like Kenshin, have had their wishes put on hold because of COVID-19. In the lead up to the wish, we take each child on a journey designed to build excitement and provide a welcome distraction from medical treatment. Due to COVID-19, these journeys are longer than ever and we need your help to keep them exciting. Make a donation now and help grant life-changing wishes!

02.01.2022 #10yearsVOLUNTEERING Congratulations & thank you Kirrilly for your 10 years of volunteering for Make-A-Wish Wollongong. Even though you’re not in the spotlight, you are the backbone of numerous fundraising events plus many wishes. Please know that we could not do this without your hard work. We are forever thankful for the time you have given us

01.01.2022 Meet big-smiling Blake. The 5-year-old was dealt a cruel blow when at only ten months old an x-ray revealed a cancerous tumour almost the size of his stomach. What kept Blake going during chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments, was playing at a park located between the hospital and his house. It came as no surprise that Blake wished to have his very own park in his front yard. He can’t wait to spend his days on his own slide and swings. But we need your help to make wishe...s like Blake’s come true this Christmas. Find out more about Blake’s story and how you can help his wish come true: https://bit.ly/2JPGiHX See more

01.01.2022 Hip hip hooray, today marks 35 years of Make-A-Wish in Australia! We’re celebrating by sharing Jazziah’s wish - a story of hope, heart and joy against all odds ...- you can watch the full video of his wish coming true here: https://bit.ly/33fcHye Like so many others, Jazziah’s sister Luka-Angel (who shares his life-threatening heart condition) is still waiting for her wish to come true. When you donate, volunteer or support Make-A-Wish, you help create life-changing wishes for kids like Jazz and Luka-Angel.

01.01.2022 ‘Live every day like it’s the school holidays!’ Get into the school holiday spirit with an Entertainment Membership and enjoy discounts on the fun activities, dining options and shopping experiences that are on offer. Order online at;... https://www.entertainment.com.au/orderbooks/28105w9 See more