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Annual Event event<br />
<strong>Wish</strong> Family Christmas Party<br />
The annual <strong>Make</strong>-A-<strong>Wish</strong> Christmas party was held at<br />
RJC with over 400 guests transported to a magical day<br />
of fun & games. The Singapore Police Force rallied over<br />
30 volunteers who rose to every challenge put before<br />
them. Our friends at Nokia and JP Morgan also came<br />
to lend a hand. The school hall in RJC was decorated<br />
with Santa’s grotto (complete with sleigh) games<br />
stalls, colourful high stage, arch balloon decorations<br />
and carnival activities. The children were treated to a<br />
musical performance from the Singapore Police Force<br />
Brass Band Quintet, an exciting dance recital from RJC’s<br />
Chinese Dance Group and Denise Bertrand wowing the<br />
crowd with a fabulous story session.<br />
The party came to a crescendo when Santa arrived<br />
and distributed presents donated by members of the<br />
British Club and movie tickets donated by SAP. It was a<br />
spectacular afternoon and we are grateful to everyone<br />
for their generosity and for bringing immeasurable<br />
happiness to the <strong>Wish</strong> Children and their families.<br />
Volunteers our Superheroes<br />
Volunteers are the backbone of our <strong>Foundation</strong>. They project hope, goodness and<br />
incredible service. They put their heart & soul into each wish, making sure that<br />
every wish experience will be magical and special for the <strong>Wish</strong> Child. Our wishes are<br />
greatly enhanced by the cross-cultural experiences of our volunteers and their varied<br />
professional background. Many of them also give of their time and effort in supporting<br />
the <strong>Foundation</strong> in our fundraising and awareness building events.<br />
As part of our outreach program to<br />
schools, several student groups have<br />
supported us with fundraising activities.<br />
85 new volunteers were trained in 2006<br />
which is 19% more than the previous<br />
year and more than 50% of them went<br />
on to be trained as wish granters. The<br />
total number of volunteers registered<br />
with the <strong>Foundation</strong> as at 31 December<br />
was 195.<br />
We celebrated our 1st volunteer<br />
appreciation night on 8 December,<br />
commemorating 4 years of magical wish<br />
granting with over 170 wishes. This was<br />
a remarkable evening for the volunteers<br />
to reminisce the journey we have been<br />
on. Our goal is to encourage long-term<br />
volunteerism among people of all ages,<br />
ethnicities and walks of life.<br />
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