Celebrating 200 wishes... - Make-A-Wish Foundation

Make-A-Wish Foundation ® (Singapore) Ltd
Leadership Message
ast month, I attended the Make-A-Wish International
Annual Conference which was held in Phoenix, Arizona,
the “birth-place” of Make-A-Wish. On the fi rst day of the
conference, Linda Pauling, the mother of the fi rst wish child,
Chris, delivered the opening speech. Even though more
than 25 years have passed since that fi rst wish, hearing her
tell Chris’ story again still touched the hearts of all of us
who were there, and there were very few dry eyes in the
audience by the time she fi nished.
Certain things are just timeless, although there may be geographical distances or
cultural differences, the themes of childhood, happiness and hope are universally
understood by everyone and that’s what makes the mission of Make-A-Wish so
compelling.
As the fi rst half of 2007 passes, I am happy to report on the fund-raising front, we
were the benefi ciaries of the opening night performance of the glamorous British
Theatre Playhouse comedy “Relatively Speaking”, where more than $30,000 was
raised. Our signature event, the annual Make-A-Wish Charity Golf Tournament
was held at Sentosa Golf Club on 1st June, and was most successful with a record
amount of funds ($200,000) raised. More importantly, many friendships were
renewed amongst our corporate and individual supporters, and new people
introduced to the Make-A-Wish mission-philosophy.
Recently, we surpassed 200 wishes granted in Singapore, and much credit and
appreciation should go to the volunteers and staff who work tirelessly to bring
cheer to these special children. We continue to receive many new referrals every
month and hope that you will help us spread the word around so that we can
reach out to more children in Singapore.
Keith Goh,
Chairman of the Board
1 August 2007
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