Make-A-Wish New Jersey In The News

December 29, 2022

Make-A-Wish® Rings the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell

Make-A-Wish®, the company that creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, visits the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. The experience can be a game-changer that brings joy and a sense of normalcy into a family’s life – with the majority of wish kids able to manage and even overcome their illness. With 58 chapters serving every community in the U.S., Make-A-Wish® has granted more than 350,000 wishes for children with critical illnesses in the U.S. since its founding in 1980. In honor of the occasion, Tom Weatherall, President and CEO of Make-A-Wish New Jersey, rings the Opening Bell.
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December 07, 2022

9-year-old Philadelphia Flyers fan joins the team thanks to Make-A-Wish Foundation - Make-A-Wish® New Jersey

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November 23, 2022

South Jersey teen battling cancer is granted wish to swim with dolphins - Make-A-Wish® New Jersey

A South Jersey teenager who has been battling cancer is going to see her dream of swimming with the dolphins come true.
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November 22, 2022

This N.J. teenager thought she was buying a car, but got a trip to Hawaii instead

Diagnosed with childhood cancer when she was 14, Kabrina Clark underwent surgery and 44 rounds of chemotherapy. Her wish was granted Tuesday for a dream trip to Hawaii to swim with dolphins.
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September 27, 2022

Nine year old kidney transplant recipient gets his wish to become a firefighter

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September 27, 2022

Boy battling illness fulfills life-long dream of becoming firefighter thanks to Make-A-Wish

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September 27, 2022

New Jersey Make-A-Wish Foundation helps 9-year-old boy become firefighter

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July 19, 2022

A wish begins with a referral–and a referral begins with you

Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Since 1980, Make-A-Wish has impacted over 500,000 wish children and families around the globe, and millions of members of the community.
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July 13, 2022

ONE-ON-ONE | EPISODE | Barbara Johnson; Ramin Hastings, MD; Erin Kraus

Steve Adubato sits down with Barbara Johnson, Kean's VP for the Watson Institute, to discuss gun violence and environmental justice; Ramin Hastings, Medical Director of the Structural Heart and Valve Program, Englewood Health, examines how COVID has discouraged people from seeking medical care; Erin Kraus, Make-A-Wish Recipient, recalls her experience going through cancer treatment during COVID.
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