Make-A-Wish of India fulfilled its 400th Wish on 29th April,'99. Navneet received a Casio keyboard from model Milind Soman. Covered by all the media, the event was part of the Global Wish Day Celebrations for '99.
I want to meet Lata Mangeshkar
Madhulika had a great passion for music. She felt that if she met Lata Mangeshkar, the nightingale of India, she would better her own singing. It appeared that such a genuine wish was meant to be granted at the earliest, because the very next day, Lataji agreed. During the meeting, Madhulika was moved to tears. She returned home feeling she had lived a beautiful dream which would last lifelong.
I want to meet Kajol
16-year old Smriti Dalmia wanted to meet Kajol. When Kajol visited her in the hospital, all traces of her illness vanished. Her smile lit up the whole room, overwhelming her parents. Kajol's visit lasted 15 minutes, but for Smriti it was the joy of a lifetime.
I want to meet Zakir Hussain
10-year old Puneet's greatest wish was to learn tabla from the maestro himself Zakir Hussain. Here's a picture of them making music together. Zakir was so touched by the incident, he said, Wah Make-A Wish. He also became a Patron recently.
HOLLAND
Johannes meets his skating idols
Johannes from the Dutch province Friesland, the skating center of Holland, is a great fan of speed skating. His wish to go to the WK speed skating championships in Calgary was granted by Make-A-Wish Holland, with fantastic help from the Southern Alberta chapter of Make-A-Wish Canada. After a long flight, Johannes was treated to breakfast with the Dutch men's team and later spent 3 days supporting his team from the tribune in the Oval.
On the last day, Johannes' idol Gianni Romme added a victory to the excitement of the day by winning the 10,000-meter competition and setting a new world record time, as well as a world record in the 5000-meter race. To Johannes' surprise, he was taken down onto the ice to ride the round of honor with Gianni Romme and Sylvain Bouchard. The photo of Johannes was featured on the front page of Holland's biggest selling daily newspaper.
BELGIUM
Vlaanderen Sven gets a swim prosthesis
Sven knew his wish would be granted on April 11, but that was all. He got the surprise of his life when a white limousine pulled up in front of his door and took him and his family to a restaurant in Roeselare. They all sat at the table but there were still empty seats. Sven's dream came true when Olympic champion and world record holder (and according to Sven future world champion) swimmer Frederik Deburghgraeve joined them. 'Fredje' had come to tell Sven that he was going to get a special "swimmer's" prosthesis.
Now Sven trains every week with Fredje and his team and is working hard to qualify for the paralympics in the year 2000 in Sydney.
Playing to her tune.
On April 29, 1998, the Coral Springs MiddleSchoolBand from Florida, USA gave a special concert for the Make-A-Wish Foundation at the Brussels NATO Headquarters. The concert was the occasion to grant a wish for Clio, the Antwerp wish child. Clio had the day of a lifetime: she experienced the excitement of conducting an orchestra of 60 musicians, was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of her 60 new friends and last but not least, she got her sax, thanks to Danny Lieberman, Make-A-Wish International Board member, (now President elect) and leader of the band and others.
NEW ZEALAND
Whale watching
Seven-year-old Gary, an avid documentary watcher interested in all wildlife, wanted to see some orca whales. When a pod arrived in the Bay of Island, Northland, New Zealand, Make-A-Wish hurriedly organized for Gary to visit the area. He was well looked after by Fullers Northland, and the company provided a special boat just for Gary and his family. A few months later Gary, who suffered from Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, had a bone marrow transplant using marrow donated by a young American girl, and the transplant has been a success.
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Make-A-Wish of India fulfilled its 400th Wish on 29th April,'99. Navneet received a Casio keyboard from model Milind Soman. Covered by all the media, the event was part of the Global Wish Day Celebrations for '99. 
Madhulika had a great passion for music. She felt that if she met Lata Mangeshkar, the nightingale of India, she would better her own singing. It appeared that such a genuine wish was meant to be granted at the earliest, because the very next day, Lataji agreed. During the meeting, Madhulika was moved to tears. She returned home feeling she had lived a beautiful dream which would last lifelong. 
