Urgent wishes depend on you
We can only act fast to grant more urgent wishes like James’ with your generous support.
Today, applications for urgent wishes have gone up by 52%, which is why your help has never been more important.
Please will you hurry and give as generously as you can today?
James' urgent wish
Can you think of a more enchanting sight? Gliding in a hot air balloon high above the Hunter Valley, looking down at the beautiful landscape below, watching the clouds go gently by.
This was exactly what James wished for. He loved the Disney film ‘Up’, where a house is lifted off the ground by a bunch of balloons and carried high into the sky.
Everyone went above and beyond! We even found a hot air balloon that accommodated a wheelchair and James was one of the first people to use it. When the wish came true and James floated up and away, it was just euphoria. All he wanted was to fly in that balloon
Maxx, Make-A-Wish Australia Volunteer
Urgent wishes depend on you
If James' wish hadn’t happened at that very moment, it might not have happened at all.
Right now, there are 72 children who need an urgent wish. Working so quickly means urgent wishes require more money, and more resources, at short notice. Every effort is made to make the wish as unique and special as possible for the child and their family.
Please, give a generous gift today so critically ill children and their families can fill their hearts with the joy of a wish that they so urgently need.