Hannah Freezer, an 11 year old Muncy student diagnosed with leukemia in April of 2011, now has wonderful memories from an all expense paid Florida Vacation. Her trip was made possible thanks to the Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance who sponsored the trip as part of their “Making Dreams Come True” campaign. The organization
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Midway Family Grieves Daughter On Make-A-Wish Trip
This story is so heartbreaking… A Midway family is grieving their daughter who became ill and died while on a Disney World trip sponsored by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The McDonald family had expected this week to be a celebration of the life of their daughter, Mia. Instead, 4-year-old Mia got
5 Year Old Battling Cancer Has His Wish Come True and Visits Disney World
Tripp Stratton, a five-year-old that lives in Wichita, Kansas, got his wish granted with a trip to Disney World. What makes this wish more special than other children everywhere that wish the same thing? Tripp Stratton was diagnosed with cancer in 2010, he has neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood
Make-A-Wish Sends Another Deserving Kid to Disney World…All the Way from Australia
10-year old Australian Schoolgirl, Caidee Butler, got her wish come true recently from the Make-A-Wish foundation. She was awarded a trip of a lifetime to Disney World all the way from down under…Australia. Butler, had a rare metabolic condition that she was born with that has left her with developmental delays.
Specialty Designed ‘Star Wars’ Helmets for a Good Cause
Exhibiting at Star Wars: Celebration VI in Orange County next weekend is a new display of 40 redesigned helmets. These Star Wars props are part of a charity fundraiser, the As You Wish Project. After the exhibition next weekend, at the Star Wars event, they will be auctioned off on
Four-year-old cancer survivor McKenna May has made it to Disney World
According to Newcom.au, McKenna, who is recovering from treatment for leukaemia, made headlines around the world last month after her father refused to sign a release form for the theme park holiday in Orlando, Florida. He reportedly told her that a sicker child with less than six months to live
Father Denies Little Girls Make a Wish Disney World Dream
According to The Blaze McKenna May a four-year-old cancer survivor’s Make-A-Wish Dream was to take a trip to Disney World. Those dreams have now been cancelled by her own father because he thinks only dying children deserve the charity’s money. The family lives in Haskins, Ohio and was granted $3,500 to
Disney Store Celebrates Grand Opening at New City Creek Center in Salt Lake City, Utah
On Saturday March 31, Disney Store celebrated the grand opening of its award-winning new concept store at the all-new City Creek Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Disney Store’s new design aims to deliver “the best 30 minutes of a child’s day” through immersive experiences, including a Disney Princess castle
Tim Tebow and Adam Hubbs, 16, strike a Heisman pose at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow and Adam Hubbs, 16, strike a “Heisman pose” June 13, 2011 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Tebow, a former Heisman Trophy winner at the Univ. of Florida, and Hubbs, from Millstadt, Ill., were visiting Walt Disney World Resort
Kurt Warner helps make kids dreams come true at Walt Disney World
Former NFL and Super Bowl-winning quarterback Kurt Warner (right), his wife, Brenda (left), and Mickey Mouse pose June 13, 2011 with Kenny Bender (center), age 6, and Landon Smith (far right), 4, at the Magic Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Representing the Kurt Warner First Things First
Power of 10 Give Kids The World $1,000,000 fundraiser
What is the Power of 10? We are a group of Disney fans who want to help share our passion for Disney with those who need it most: children with life threatening illnesses and their families. When these children ask to visit Walt Disney World through organizations like the Make-A-Wish
Granting Wishes Makes Dreams Come True
How many children can say they’ve thrown a football with Mickey Mouse? Disney and the Make-A-Wish Foundation recently made that dream come true for 4-year-old Kaden. “When Mickey came out in his football gear, I have never seen Kaden’s eyes light up more in my entire life. It was a
Disney Store Celebrates Grand Opening of Two Newly Designed Disney Stores
WHAT: Disney Store is celebrating the opening two of its newly designed experiential stores in Dallas, Texas and Freehold, New Jersey. The new Disney Store locations will be opening in the Dallas North Park Mall on and Freehold Raceway Mall on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Prior to opening the doors
Disney Cast Members Raise $36K for Local Make-A-Wish Foundation Chapter
Taking to the stage for charitable good, the Encore! Cast Choir and Orchestra hit an all-time high recently by raising $36,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida. The volunteer ensemble of nearly 500 Disney Cast Members put in more than 47,000 hours to produce Dream Our Dreams, A
