I wish to LEARN ABOUT LIFE ....

Our volunteers came across Shri Lakshmi, a 16years old pretty girl from a small village in North Karnataka, a few days prior to her surgery. Our volunteers sensed that Shri Lakshmi has a very positive attitude towards life. On interacting further, she shared that her inspiration in life is her favorite author Swami Jagadatmananda’s book called ‘Badukalu Kaliri’, which means- ‘Learn about Life’. According to her, such books give her the strength to overcome any kind of pain in life. As Shri Lakshmi enjoys reading anything related to life and philosophy, her dearest wish was to read some other books written by Swami Jagadatmananda and a few other authors.

On 8^th November, 2010 Shri Lakshmi was deeply delighted to receive her favorite books from our volunteers. However, her attitude to face life, even though she knows that she is living with a life threatening illness is indeed commendable.

I wish to make my own toys....

Seven years old Daval is a fun filled, naughty child who lives with a life threatening illness. Our volunteer met him when he was admitted in one of the famous hospitals in Bangalore. Daval soon became very friendly and shared that he likes flying kites, playing marbles and making shapes in ‘mud’ out of his mother’s sight. From further conversation with the kid, our volunteer understood that Daval’s cherished wish was to make toys out of clay.

On 13^th September 2010, our volunteer fulfilled Daval’s wish with a set of colorful Clay. Our volunteer was immensely surprised to see that Daval made amazing replicas of a Christmas tree, a flower, a fish and a beautiful house out of the clay set. But more amazing was that sweet smile on his face which made everyone present there smile as well.

Wish to be a cook

Ranjitha is a 16 years old cute and very shy girl from Doddabellapur, Karnataka, who lives with a life threatening illness. When our volunteers met her and started interacting with her they thought that she may not open up and that she is too shy. But eventually they found that hers was a very unique wish.

Our volunteers asked her about herself and her interests and then she slowly became friendly and started sharing that she likes to play badminton and kabaddi, she is good at making rangoli, likes to read sometimes and so on. But apart from all that, what she really enjoys doing is nothing but cooking! She expressed that she would love to be a cook, for which she often experiments various dishes from magazines and cookery programs on TV.

On 3^rd August 2010, our volunteers had a surprise for Rajitha. She first saw the cookery books with her favorite vegetarian dishes and was so happy that she started going through it. Suddenly our volunteers gave her a pan and a spatula and then an apron and the cook’s cap! She just could not stop smiling. She wore the apron and the cap and insisted our volunteers on clicking more and more photos in her cook’s look.

I wish to listen to music all the time

Shivarama Naidu is an energetic 14 years old boy suffering from Muscular Dystrophy and both the parents working day and night to be able to bear the medical expenses. We got this referral from a Radio programme called “Kakambi”, they interviewed both the father and our wish kid. During that time this little angel told that “His life is too short according to physician, so he would like to donate his eyes to someone. So that my eyes will remain in this earth for a longer time.” One of our volunteer listens to this programme and got the wish parents number and visited the kid’s residence in the evening.

When our volunteers meet this kid, he was watching a music programme “Ede tumbi Haduvenu”. So, they start interacting with him concerning his interests and hobbies. Though he is having severe muscle pain, he keeps on talking with them with grin on his face. He expressed that he would love to play chess, carrom and videogames, but now a days he can’t play as he was getting severe muscle pain. He told them that he is an admirer of Dr.Raj Kumar and his son Shiv Rajkumar. And also he expressed his innermost wish to have MP3 player with his favorite admirer film song.

So, our volunteers choose the eve of World wish day to fulfill his innermost wish and they visited his residence. They fulfilled his wish and there is no limit for his merriment and also he got energy to play his favorite game chess with our volunteers. His mother told “among these days we never seen even a ray of smile on his face, but today you all make him to be filled with joy and cheerfulness”.

World Wish Day Celebrations

With support of volunteers, corporates, donors and sponsors, we could do 16 wishes on the occassion of World wish day. bicycles, MP3 players, dolls, toys, the wish gifts got smiles on those lovely faces. With over 50 people attending the events, it was memorable for the children. Thank you all for being there.

I love tractors

Master Rajeev is a 4 years old boy suffering from a life threatening illness; our volunteers met and identified his innermost wish to have a toy tractor. Bangalore Turf Club, BARI sponsored the wish and as a surprise organized a real tractor to take him for a ride all around the race course. On a special day 15th March 10, he comes along with his father and siblings to BTC. He was very much energized by seeing horses and when he saw the real tractor there is no limit for his cheerfulness. He went for a round in tractor along with his brother and a sister; he asked the driver how to drive infact he also tried to drive. Subsequently, he was gifted by a toy tractor and he was delighted to receive the gift and the event shall remain his memories for all times to come. We wish him well.

Wish to see a racing horse

“Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you through. When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.” The words of the Disney signature tune never rang s true as today, when the Bangalore Division of the Make A Wish Foundation of India took young Chirag to the Bangalore Amateur Riding Institute at Bangalore Racecourse to realize his wish to see a racing horse.

Make A Wish Foundation of India, initiated in India since 1995 and have fulfilled more than 16500 such unique wishes of children between 3 and 18 years of age with life threatening illnesses.

When Bangalore division contacted the Bangalore Racecourse with the wish of young four year old Chirag, who was referred to the foundation by Bowring Hospital they readily agreed to take the child around the Racecourse and also gift him a toy horse and toy tiger apart from fulfilling his cherished wish of seeing racing horses.

Chirag was introduced to all the BARI horses and was presented with a magnificent rocking horse by the Chairman of BARI, Mr. Sidney Moses.who explained that BARI is the oldest established riding centre in Karnataka and boasts among their successes, National Champions in many Disciplines and prides itself on having produced some of India’s Top race riders.

Mr. Moses said he shall never forget the look of delight on Chirag’s face when he met the Superstar Horse “Soldier of Fortune” and he was delighted to be a part of the fulfillment of the cherished with of the young boy.