World Wish Month

Making wishes come true together

World Wish Month is an annual celebration led by Make-A-Wish internationally each April to celebrate the
anniversary of the very first wish that inspired a global movement of WishMakers!

A WishMaker is anyone who takes action for wish kids.
So this April we're asking you to join in and take action by fundraising your way.
Because all it takes to make more wishes come true is you.

Whether you're an individual, business, school, or group, there's more than one way to fundraise for sick kids.
Choose the option that best suits you, or do it your own way and create something new!

Choose how you want to fundraise

Register & create a fundraising page

Have fun and host your fundraiser for wishes!

Ways to fundraise

Need inspiration? Here's some fundraising ideas below. If nothing quite fits you can do it your own way!

Start fundraising

Host an Event for Wishes

From work morning teas to school fetes, BBQs to trivia night, organise an event that brings your community together.

Active for Wishes

Choose your challenge: whether you prefer to walk, run, cycle, swim, or dance, set a goal and get moving.

Fundraise in Blue

Show your support in blue! Dress up in your favourite shade, bake blue cupcakes at school or work, or even go bold and dye your hair.

Stream for Wishes

Fundraise from the comfort of your home! Pick up your controller, rally your gaming community, and play for a purpose together.

Gifts for Wishes

Celebrate your birthday, engagment, wedding, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, or special milestone by asking for donations instead of gifts.

Sell for Wishes

Sell with purpose: clear out your wardrobe, host a garage sale, run a marketstall, sell your handmade creations, or donate from your business sales.

Create your own fundraiser

Want to do something a bit different?
Fundraise and do it your own way,
the possibilties are endless!

Create your own now

How your support helps wish kids like Grace

Make-A-Wish Australia currently has over 900 children and teenagers on a Wish Journey, and with every dollar we are one step closer to making the wish of every eligible Australian child come true. Thanks to the passion and dedication of our WishMakers,
we continue to bring hope and joy to critically ill children when they need it most.

Stuck on ideas? Lace up and walk, run or roll for sick kids this April.

Each wish is carefully planned, designed, and delivered to create a positive, lasting impact, lifting children and families through difficult moments and surrounding seriously ill kids with hope, and joy when they need it most.

But we cannot make wishes happen alone. By joining Walk for Wish Kids and choosing to go the distance this April, you are helping turn wishes into reality. Your steps are lighting up the lives of children who are longing for something bright to hold on to.

Across Australia, more than 18,000 children* are facing the unimaginable as they live each day with a life-threatening illness or condition.

Thank you for walking with us and helping wishes come true.

* Bowers AP. (2026) Estimate of the number of children aged 3 to 17 years with a life-limiting condition in Australia. Figure estimated using data obtained for Bowers, A, et al. (2023) Paediatric palliative care need in Australia (Report). Queensland University of Technology.

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