Wishing Well Wishing Well - Summer Edition | Page 2

FROM THE CEO
Already this year, your support has
helped grant many incredible wishes
for children with life-threatening
medical conditions. As you know,
our work never stops, with wish
applications being received all year
round and wishes granted every
day. And with thousands of children
in Australia diagnosed with serious
illness every year, we need your
continued support.
To achieve our ultimate vision – to
make every eligible child’s wish
come true – we will continue to build
on the strong foundations we have
set in recent years. We will also
introduce some exciting initiatives
such as our new national fundraising
campaign, Switch Off! As a loyal
supporter we are challenging you
to switch off your mobile phone
and raise money to help make
wishes come true during March.
As a nation we are becoming
increasingly phone obsessed, so
Switch Off is a great reminder to
focus on what really matters like
enjoying quality time with loved ones.
By asking your friends and family to
sponsor you to switch off, you will
switch on wishes! For registration
details and more information,
turn to the back page of this
edition of Wishing Well.
We look forward to the year ahead
and with your help hope to touch
even more lives with the hope,
strength and joy of Make-A-Wish
wishes.

Gerard Menses
CEO ■

DID YOU KNOW?

One in 10 people in Australia
spend up to three hours a day
on their mobile phones. That’s
over 1,000 hours and more than
45 days every year!
#switchoff2014

DON’T MISS OUT ON
MAKE-A-WISH MERCHANDISE
Throughout the month of March, Big W will be selling Make-A-Wish
merchandise across all stores nationally. Proceeds from the sale of the special
Make-A-Wish range will assist us as we strive to make even more wishes a
reality in 2014.
So head in-store during March to get your Make-A-Wish pen, flashing badge
and cute mini teddy bear. ■