Walk for Wishes 2025
Make-A-Wish (Make-A-Wish Greece) is organizing consecutive walks in 14 cities in Greece, the Walk for Wishes 2025, from April 26 to May 3. Learn more and participate!
Childhood and Cancer: The Impact of Psychology in Treatment
Hospitalisations, treatments, examinations… children with cancer lose a significant part of their childhood. Through a wish, hope and faith are reborn, and the belief that anything is possible!
91 wishes were granted by Konstantine Antonopoulos!
Konstantine Antonopoulos is the first person to bear the cost of all the wishes that were without a sponsor on the day he called the fairy office, thus ensuring the granting of 91 wishes and the uninterrupted continuation of our work.
Blue Minicipalities 2024
World Wish Day, on April 29th is a milestone for Make-A-Wish, as it is the anniversary of the day the first wish was granted, the wish of Chris in 1980. This day is celebrated in 50 countries around the world in a unique -and in some cases spectacular- way. In Greece we had the support of more than 93 Municipalities that lightened up a historical monument or a milestone of their towns for the celebration!
Walk for Wishes 2024
This year, at the initiative of wish families, the annual walk of Make-A-Wish Greece will be held in other cities around Greece, apart from Athens. The walks will be at night so that we can light up the Greek sky, in the blue color of Make-A-Wish! Find out more in the article and join us!
CANCER: Survival is the first victory. Then, what?
Cancer has passed. Several years may have passed. Then what? On World Cancer Day, Make-A-Wish Greece and KARKINAKI join forces, opening a public discussion on cancer stereotypes and the inequalities experienced by those who have been through it. Therefore, on February 15, we invite you to discuss meaningful issues with young survivors that concern all of us!
The Family Fun Day of Make-A-Wish Greece united the wish families in a carefree atmosphere of fun!
On Saturday 23rd of September, the Family Fun Day of Make-A-Wish Greece took place in an atmosphere of deep emotion. On the occasion of the 20th birthday of Allou! Fun Park, more than 340 members of the organization’s extended family, wish kids with their families, had fun all day, without any restrictions!
Gold September – Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Prejudiced? No! Aware?YES! Every time we hear the word “cancer” our mind immediate associates it with a terminal and incurable disease or something bad and evil entering someone’s life. That’s why, sometimes people, especially the ones from older generations, combine into the same sentence the word “cancer” with phrases like “knock on wood”, “touch wood”,…
Family Fun Day @Allou! Fun Park – The revival!
FFD is back after 7 years! Saturday, 2023, September 23’ 10:00 – 17:00 Family Fun Day used to be an annual event of Make-A-Wish Greece until 2016. For 7 years, the entertainment of children and adults was accompanied by a symbolic financial contribution to our work and was paired with the special event of…
make-A-Splash!
Together we can give our wishkids the chance to “dive” deep into their wish! Read the article to learn more!
The annual walk of Make-A-Wish Greece!
On Saturday, April 29, with the participation of more than 700 people and under the auspices of the City of Athens, Make-A-Wish Greece celebrated the World Wish Day, with a “Cretan” walk in the center of Athens. Center of the walk? Despina’s wish jousney!
The annual walk of Make-A-Wish Greece is back!
In April 29, Make -A-Wish Greece celebrates World Wish Day with the annual Walk for Wishes in the center of Athens! Like every year, volunteers, wish families and supporters of Make-A-Wish Greece will walk in the steps of the first wish ever granted, Chris’ wish, wearing something blue. All together, we will celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the international organization! Click hear to learn more!
