Granting the Wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the
human experiences with hope, strength and joy.
April 6, 2009
Sydney Celebrities Lend Their Support to Make-A-Wish®
Well known media personalities, Dr Cindy Pan, Bianca Dye, Renee Bargh, James Tobin
and Jonathan Pease have joined with Make-A-Wish® to give former Wish children the
skills and confidence needed to become public speakers for the Australian charity.
The program launch on Friday, 17 April at Park Hyatt Sydney at 7.30am, hosted by
Channel 7’s James Tobin and with special guest speaker, Robyn Moore (Australia’s most
in demand female speaker and the voice of ‘Blinky Bill’) will see six NSW teenagers and
their celebrity mentors meet and take part in a tailored workshop. This initiative will kick-
off Wish Day, Make-A-Wish® Australia’s national awareness and fundraising event.
All the celebrities have donated their time to mentor the Young Ambassador team and
Park Hyatt Sydney, a global supporter of the charity, is sponsoring the event to be held
in their beautiful harbourbar.
The mission of Make-A-Wish Australia is to grant the Wishes of children with life-
threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength
and joy. The Young Ambassador initiative, developed by Make-A-Wish gives
former
Wish children, who have all beaten the odds against their individual life-threatening
illnesses, the opportunity to promote the work of the organization by presenting to
corporate organizations and the public on their Wish experience.
The Young Ambassadors (25 in total across the country) have been handpicked to
represent the hope and promise that Australia’s young people bring to our nation. Their
stories are unique and inspirational – from the lows of being diagnosed with life-
threatening illnesses and undergoing difficult medical treatments to the highs of flying
to Paris, meeting the Pope, or chatting with the cast of stage show Wicked in London,
these teenagers truly move all who hear them speak.
For further information contact;
Janita Friend
Tim Kirby
General Manager
Public Relations Coordinator
Brand, PR & Communications
Make-A-Wish Foundation
®
of Australia Ltd.
A.B.N. 97 006 497 632
National Registered Office
383 Swan Street
Telephone: 03 9426 0777
Toll Free: 1800 032 260
Fax: 03 9426 0799
Email: wishes@makeawish.org.au
Granting the Wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human
experiences with hope, strength and joy.
Email: j.friend@makeawish.org.au
Email: t.kirby@makeawish.org.au
Ph: 0412 752 763
Ph: 0438 548 656
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