Making wishes come true for critically ill children in Saskatchewan
By Joan Janzen
Women for Wishes works alongside Make-A-Wish Canada to help make wishes come true for children facing critical illness. Since its inception in 2023, Women for Wishes has raised over $1.7 million to grant wishes.
Allyson Toye, Chapter Director for Saskatchewan, reported that Saskatchewan has been the top fundraising province in Canada during the past two years. As we step into 2025, women in Saskatchewan can join Women for Wishes. Teams of up to four women can sign up and commit to raising a minimum of $10,000—the cost of granting a single child’s wish. Right now, Make A Wish Canada has 180 kids waiting for wishes in Saskatchewan, with more being referred daily.
“Women who reach the $10,000 goal will be recognized with a personally designed piece of jewelry from Paris Jewelry,” Allyson explained. “Every dollar helps. We will support all women to hopefully reach their goal.”
Although the goal may seem overwhelming, once women commit to joining Women for Wishes, Make-A-Wish will support their efforts with a resource guide, powerful wish stories, fundraising tools, plans for a campaign launch event, newsletters, virtual wish family meet and greet and more fundraising tools and opportunities.
There are multiple ways to raise the funds. Participants could host an event or marketing campaign, make a corporate donation or have a network of family and friends make donations. However you decide to raise the money, the impact of your efforts will be life-changing for a child in your community that is facing a critical illness.
By joining this campaign, women can transform lives with their leadership, generosity, and support. Their efforts will create profound, life-affirming experiences, offering children and their families moments of pure joy and strength.
Anyone interested can sign up online or contact Allyson Toye at allyson.toye@makeawish.ca or 306-850-9474. Saskatchewan women can help make wishes come true for critically ill children in their communities.