Robert is a 14 years old seriously ill boy. He asked a laptop from Csodalámpa Foundation to make his hospital days easyer.

His wish could be fulfilled soon thanks to the MAVIR Zrt's help.

Robert got a treatment in his ward and he didn't know about our arrival - it was a total surprise for him.

From now on it is not so boring for him to stay in the hospital anymore. Robert's mood has been much better since that day.

Special thanks goes to Ms. Mónika Hackl, for she fulfilled Robert's wish in person.

In the name of Robert we would like to thank the MAVIR Zrt. for their support.

We coordinated our visit with Bálint's father in total secrecy, even the big red toy car arrived to their place in secret.

When I arrived the car was already charged and assembled. We took it into Bálint's house.
As his father said they thought out this present for the seriously ill Bálint to allow him to play inside their home.

When the little guy first saw the car he couldn't belive that his dream came true. He immediately sat into it and drived it as a profesional driver.

I wished Merry Christmas to the family and left the house.

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Many thanks to the management and colleagues of HollisWealth for their support!

Krisztián asked a for white Samsung Galaxy S4 smart phone from the Magic Lamp foundation. He knew exactly what he wanted when we asked him what his wish was.

The 16 years old boy from Budapest could not wait to get his great phone. He was really happy, when on an autumn afternoon we walked in his hospital room with the telephone. He opened the box right away,turned the phone on, and immersed himself into the various features and apps immediately.

In the name of the UNHCR Global Service Centre's workers, Csongvai Kristóf, Szamosi Krisztina and Kondorosi Zsuzsanna joined us too, to give him the phone personally.

Dear Krisztián, we hope you will enjoy using your new phone.

Thank you to UNHCR Global Service Centre for their help.

Dóri would have never thought when she asked for a violin from The Magic Lamp that when her dream comes true won’t be just a miraculous day for her, but also a celebration for the Foundation, because hers was the 2500th granted wish.

We met Dóri and her parents in the small Paganini Music workshop across Zeneakadémia, where the owner Mr. Pál Rácz Gold-laurate violinmaker master welcomed us. It felt like walking into a fine jewellery store. We were surrounded by musical instruments, displayed in glass cabinets, one more beautiful than the other.

Dóri’s eyes started sparkling when she saw the masterpieces. She started studying music when she was 8, and she is considered very talented. She often performs solo at music festivals. Unfortunately, until now she did not have her own violin, she always had to borrow one to practice and perform. Her teacher believes that in order to develop her full potential, she needs a serious instrument.

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Thus, she tried the two over hundred-year-old, professionally restored violins offered to her with great joy and excitement. We felt that we landed in the middle of a concert when she played a Händel piece on both instruments. Eventually Dóri chose a 19th century Louis Otto violin. No wonder, because it had a magnificent sound.
Finally Mr. Rácz gave Dóri a few tips on how to care for her new violin. Then we slowly got ready to leave.

Ms. Gabriella Boda and Mr. Ádám Honvéd from the Hilton Budapest City invited all of us over for a delicious lunch at the hotel.Before heading home Dóri, now as a proud owner, opened the case again, to show off her wonderful instrument.

We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Master Pál Rácz, the Hilton Budapest City
and the colleagues of HollisWealth from Canada for making Dóri’s wish come true.

Dóri, her parents , Mr Pál Rácz, Mr Ádám Honvéd and the representativers of Magic Lamp Foundation

Xaver is a three years old boy, who wanted an elephant patterned sheets, because he spends most of his time in the hospital.

The nurses gave him a toy harvesting machine, because he likes agricultural machines very much.

Despite Xaver is very sick, he was very happy with the gifts.

Many thanks to the management and colleagues of HollisWealth for their support!

Leonard likes the playground in the hall of the Tűzoltó street hospital, where you can play hide and seek and you can go down the slide. His wish was a playground like this to their garden where he could play with his siblings.

Because of the rainy weather it was hard to build the playground, but on a Saturday it happened. A car appeared and a little time later you could recognize the swing, the slide and the monkey bars. It took a few hours to finish it, but after that the boys could start playing.

We hope that they will spend a lot of time there.

Thank you to the teachers and students of the American International School of Budapest, and the Canadian Hollis Wealth for the support!

The father of Leonard and his two brothers has written us a lovely letter

The four years old János, who is being treated in GYEK, is a very quiet little boy. He told us, that he likes tractor, his favourite is the John Dere tractor. His wall in the hospital was covered with pictures about tractors. After this, it is obvious that he asked for a John Dere tractor from the Wonder lamp. And since the genies of the Wonder lamp don’t know the world impossible, János hot his beautiful green and yellow, two-speed, rechargeable, wireless John Dere tractor, with a trailer.

The little boy couldn’t say a word, he was so happy. His cheeks blushed because of the surprise and joy. In the moment he sat on it, he disappeared from us quickly. It was good to see János’s, and his parents happiness.

Thank you to the Hollis and Wealth managers and co-workers for the support!

Benjamin goes to treatments to GYEK in Miskolc, and he asked a smart phone from the Wonder lamp.

It was a beautiful winter day when the genie of the Wonder lamp bought his present. Benji didn’t know why he had to go to the hospital.

He was nervous, because he hadn’t had a lot of good experiences about hospitals. His mother told us that he had gone through a lot of unpleasant and painful treatments.

He couldn’t say a word when he saw the little white package.
He was whispering “Oh my God! I can’t believe it! Did I really get it? A phone like this?“

After this there were no eyes left dry in the room.

Dear Benjamin, we hope you will have a good use of the phone.

Thank you to the Canadian Hollis Wealth for the support!

Let us say thank you for helping to make the wish came true to Hinora Ferenc, Herdics Andrea and the managers and employees of the Canadian HollisWealth. And to our England based coordinators, Annamari and Brigi.

It was a grey Thursday afternoon when I arrived at the hospital in Madarász Street carrying a huge box. I knew that a very sweet little boy, Botond was waiting for the remote-controlled Lego train, which was hidden in my package.

Even though the treatment, Boti's face brightened up immediately when I said that I had something for him ... We opened the box on the spot, and we checked all the small parts. Finally his mother and I found out, that only boys should fit parts together.

And we were right. At night the train was magically put together (with a significant help of Dad), so next day when I went to visit him with Santa Claus, we could admire the running train.

It was amazing to see the enthusiasm and joy of Boti, and I wish him to play with the super train for a long time.

Many thanks for the support of the Embassy of Finland.

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Dóri and Bence were thinking about the same thing when they expressed their wishes. Or rather did they have the same person in their minds?
They wanted to see a live Real Madrid match and their favourite football player, C. Ronaldo. None of them had ever been abroad, and none of them had ever travelled by airplane.
I combined the "experiences" together so that they should tell about the journey with their own words. Please do not be surprised if the word „amazing” turns up many times...

B: I have played fotoball since I was a little boy, and I love football. My favourite team is Real Madrid. I had a dream: I wanted to see a live match of my favourite team at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. I had never thought that my dream would ever come true, but when the volunteers of the Magic Lamp contacted my mother, I began to trust in it.

D: I expected this trip as a child is looking forward to Christmas. When I was sitting on the plane, I realized that this all is happening to me! I specially enjoyed take-off and landing: it was like a roller coaster in an amusement park. As it was the first time that I had gone by air, everything was so new and strange to me.

B: We were laughing a lot together. First evening we saw a flamenco show. Next day we visited the Spanish Royal Palace.

D: Everything was so beautiful there: fancy and exaggerated, but still beautiful. The walls and the carved furniture were amazing. But the strangest thing was that the royal couple still lives in it.

B: Then came the highlight of the whole Madrid tour: the match that started at 20 o'clock, but we were already there before 18.00. The big crowd was amazing. Mounted policemen were waiting for the Real team that arrived by their beautiful bus before 19.00. The fans madly ran after the bus. It was wonderful and not to mention the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. It was an indescribable feeling when we got in the huge stadium, but it was nothing compared to the feeling when the players came out. It was just amazing to see these super players live, not to say the great location. The feeling, when 50 thousands of fans cheered for the team at the same time can’t be described by words.
In addition, we could see a lot of goals as Real Madrid won 5:1 against Rayo Vallecano.

D: Unfortunately I could not meet personally my favourite player, Cristiano Ronaldo. But to be present at such a match gave me a lifelong adventure. The atmosphere of the match can not be compared to any concert, or any major event. When a goal was shot, everyone stood up and they were whistling and shouting at the same time. "Hala Madrid" was said. The shooter’s name was always called out. Fortunately, I could see Ronaldo among the shooters.
All goals were shot by different players, but the last one was my favourite!

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B: Sunday morning we went to a stadium tour. It was incredible to see the lots of trophies, the photo of Puskás öcsi, and the players’ dressing room. We could go to the edge of the track, I could sit on the bench, and a photo was taken of me with the image of my favourite player (of course created with photoshop).

D: It was a very big stadium, it took half a day to visit it. I really liked the tour. It was interesting to see the place where the players play football, their dressing room and the trophies they won. We could have a look "behind the scenes". The whole stadium was amazing.

B: Then we went to a wax museum, where wax figures of famous people could be seen. On Monday, we could spend an unforgettable day at the amusement park. It was amazing, I enjoyed it very much.

D: It was my best vacation thanks to the Magic Lamp Foundation and to the sponsors. Thanks to Tamás Kardos, who accompanied us on this trip. I would like to thank everybody for making my wish come true.

It was the happiest three days of my life because I got more than I dreamed of. Thank you very much!

B: Thank you very much to the Magic Lamp Foundation, to dr. Enikő Noémi Felszeghy and to Tamás, who accompanied us and who was very kind, helpful, and patient. I have never thought that there are still so kind-hearted and devoted people like he.

It was an unforgettable experience! Thank you very much!

Many thanks to the management and colleagues of the HollisWealth company from Canada,

to dr. Adrienn Nagy and the Jet Travel for their support that made Dorottya's dream come true.

Bence and Dóri were thinking about the same thing when they expressed their wishes. Or rather did they have the same person in their minds?
They wanted to see a live Real Madrid match and their favourite football player, C. Ronaldo. None of them had ever been abroad, and none of them had ever travelled by airplane.
I combined the "experiences" together so that they should tell about the journey with their own words. Please do not be surprised if the word „amazing” turns up many times...

B: I have played fotoball since I was a little boy, and I love football. My favourite team is Real Madrid. I had a dream: I wanted to see a live match of my favourite team at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. I had never thought that my dream would ever come true, but when the volunteers of the Magic Lamp contacted my mother, I began to trust in it.

D: I expected this trip as a child is looking forward to Christmas. When I was sitting on the plane, I realized that this all is happening to me! I specially enjoyed take-off and landing: it was like a roller coaster in an amusement park. As it was the first time that I had gone by air, everything was so new and strange to me.

B: We were laughing a lot together. First evening we saw a flamenco show. Next day we visited the Spanish Royal Palace.

D: Everything was so beautiful there: fancy and exaggerated, but still beautiful. The walls and the carved furniture were amazing. But the strangest thing was that the royal couple still lives in it.

B: Then came the highlight of the whole Madrid tour: the match that started at 20 o'clock, but we were already there before 18.00. The big crowd was amazing. Mounted policemen were waiting for the Real team that arrived by their beautiful bus before 19.00. The fans madly ran after the bus. It was wonderful and not to mention the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. It was an indescribable feeling when we got in the huge stadium, but it was nothing compared to the feeling when the players came out. It was just amazing to see these super players live, not to say the great location. The feeling, when 50 thousands of fans cheered for the team at the same time can’t be described by words.
In addition, we could see a lot of goals as Real Madrid won 5:1 against Rayo Vallecano.

D: Unfortunately I could not meet personally my favourite player, Cristiano Ronaldo. But to be present at such a match gave me a lifelong adventure. The atmosphere of the match can not be compared to any concert, or any major event. When a goal was shot, everyone stood up and they were whistling and shouting at the same time. "Hala Madrid" was said. The shooter’s name was always called out. Fortunately, I could see Ronaldo among the shooters.
All goals were shot by different players, but the last one was my favourite!

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B: Sunday morning we went to a stadium tour. It was incredible to see the lots of trophies, the photo of Puskás öcsi, and the players’ dressing room. We could go to the edge of the track, I could sit on the bench, and a photo was taken of me with the image of my favourite player (of course created with photoshop).

D: It was a very big stadium, it took half a day to visit it. I really liked the tour. It was interesting to see the place where the players play football, their dressing room and the trophies they won. We could have a look "behind the scenes". The whole stadium was amazing.

B: Then we went to a wax museum, where wax figures of famous people could be seen. On Monday, we could spend an unforgettable day at the amusement park. It was amazing, I enjoyed it very much.

D: It was my best vacation thanks to the Magic Lamp Foundation and to the sponsors. Thanks to Tamás Kardos, who accompanied us on this trip. I would like to thank everybody for making my wish come true.

It was the happiest three days of my life because I got more than I dreamed of. Thank you very much!

B: Thank you very much to the Magic Lamp Foundation, to dr. Enikő Noémi Felszeghy and to Tamás, who accompanied us and who was very kind, helpful, and patient. I have never thought that there are still so kind-hearted and devoted people like he.

It was an unforgettable experience! Thank you very much!

Many thanks to the management and colleagues of HollisWealth from Canada, the KPMG Hungária Kft. and dr. Nora Nagy-Baranyi for their support to make Bence's dream come true.

Laura is a big fan of Harry Potter. She read every book and saw every movie. That’s why her answer to our question wasn’t surprising. She asked us to take her to London, to the Harry Potter Museum and to the filming locations.

We were excited about the trip, who wouldn't be?

We at Magic Lamp are also fans of the books and the movies, so we were also excited to find out what the museum would be like. It turned out that the museum is the studio of Warner Bros. , where they filmed most of the scenes. Of course they filmed scenes all around England, for example in London and Oxford.

The plane took off at dawn on Sunday. Laura and her mother Mónika spent a night at the Hilton Budapest Hotel, courtesy of the Hilton Hotel Budapest’s management.

With Laura’s words the start was fantastic. Her mother Mónika wrote it on her Facebook account:
"The team of Hilton Budapest welcomed Laura before her big journey to London. We would like to thank them for the opportunity to spend the night in a beautiful hotel like this and for welcoming us so warmly. Laura said: Mom everybody knows me here? Yes, today everybody wants to please you, you are the special guest!"

A happy in-house report about Laura's stay at Hilton Budapest Hotel

And what was the journey like? Laura’s mother wrote of the experience:

"Laura had a huge dream. She wanted to go to London, see the sights, and visit the Harry Potter Museum. The genie of the Magic Lamp Foundation made Laura’s wish come true. Thank you to the foundation for organising a wonderful trip. Thank you to Éva Patzauer for creating a foundation that actually makes children’s wishes come true and makes them forget about the situation they are living in. They give them an experience of a lifetime.”

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"It’s my own experience and the most beautiful sentence from my daughter: "Let’s go, it doesn’t hurt!" She also said: "How beautiful" and "So great". After she had climbed 257 stairs smiling and walked through the park she said it didn’t hurt. She looks very happy in the photos. I think the smiles are talking for themselves.
She could go to a studio where they filmed her favourite movie, which she grew up with. It was a huge experience. Thank you for Magic Lamp, the volunteers who helped organising the trip, to the supporters, and to everyone who had a part in making Laura’s wish come true."

Thank you to the management of Hilton Budapest Hotel for their warm welcome, the Canadian HollisWealth company for their support and to the students, parents and teachers of the American International School of Budapest for walking to raise money to make Laura’s dream come true.

Thank you to our volunteers who live in London, to Annamari, Kriszti and Brigitta for helping in the organisation and implementation. They gave a great joy to Laura.

Bálint had a really unique wish: he wanted to ride his own horse as "Zorro".
He has been dreaming about it ever since he began school, because the school is too far away and he would get there more quickly, not to mention the feeling when he would ride into the schoolyard...

A serious organization was started, because Bálint didn’t wish to have just a common horse but a real nice color hucul horse.
Our kind supporters, Dr. Zsombor Magyar and his wife, Ursula bred that kind of horses in Tahitótfalu. We visited them several times and we also had a discussion with Bálint's parents about the right pony.

While we were seeking and checking, Bálint were taken riding lessons. Attila Rónai taught him how to take care of a horse, how to ride it... Attila didn’t think that the initial tasks would be increased day by day, because the kid wanted to learn lots of things, as archery and fencing with swords. He wanted to to know everything, as Zorro did.
On a nice autumn day Bálint put on his Zorro costume, but he still did not know anything about the surprise. His mother, Edit and his father Zsolt just told him that someone from the Magic Lamp Foundation wanted to meet him, to see his Zorro custome and to talk about the pony request.

When we arrived, Bálint came as a real brigand, dressed in black with a gold belt ... but luckily there was not time to get frightened, because he and his brother, Nimród warmly welcomed us.

After giving him the Zorro hat - that was sent by Efraim, another „Magic Lamp” kid – we went for a walk to the grass to see the horses. We all knew that a little farther, even invisibly Mandula was impatiently waiting for his new owner.

As we were coming near, Bálint was talking about the horses and the riding. As soon as he saw Mandula, he couldn’t say anything, but a little bit later he told us: „You know, this is the color I wish for!”
Mandula had been already saddled and Zsombor was standing next to it and suggested Bálint to get on the horse if he liked and to go a few laps in the equestrian field. Bálint became very excited, then he swung into the saddle with a little help and was riding a few laps, of course, led by Zsombor.

We asked Bálint whether he would keep Mandula if he could, and he answered with a big smile "Yes."
That was the moment we told him that this cute horsy would be his. Certainly we knew that although he said „yes” he could not even apprehend it…

...And at this moment his parents also had a sigh of relief, they would not keep the secret any longer, they would not try to explain why a "parking shed" was built in the centre of their garden, that in fact became the place of Mandula.

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After the "test riding" Bálint led Mandula to its temporary place to have a rest after the excitement of the transport. Bálint offered his trainer, Attila, to ride Mandula.
We do not know who was more excited, Mandula, Bálint, his parents or we...

We wish that Mandula should heal Bálint for ever and they should be good friends for many years.

Many thanks for the support of the leaders and employees of Morgan Stanley in Budapest and that of HollisWealth from Canada, companies that both provided a serious financial help in order to make Bálint’s dream come true.

Ivett wished to have touch screen laptop.

All preparations regarding the gift-delivery were kept in the deepest secret. Also our arrival was kept in secret for her thanks to her mother...

When we arrived, at first Ivett could not understand what these three ladies, all strangers wanted from her.
When we told her who we are and why we came and what we brought, she could not believe it...
She was really moved to see her wish come true. She unboxed the small computer immediately and switched on the machine.

It was so fulfilling to see how happy she was for the gift...

Dear Ivett, we wish you very happy hours with your gift and please, get well the soonest!

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We would like to thank the help of the colleagues at HollisWealth in the name of Ivett too.

Brenda was thinking a lot about what to ask from our Foundation.
Finally, the nine-year old, "lady" decided to ask for a princess bed with a canopy. It was a real girlish choice ...

As the photos show we gave her a great-great pleasure with the gift which became the adornment of the little girl's room. She told us that her new bed was very comfortable and she could sleep well in it.

Many thanks for the support of the teachers and students of Britannica International School!

Joli Bakonyi
wish-coordinator
September 02, 2014

András wished to get a professional bicycle. I was welcomed very kindly and due to many years of experience as a Magic Lamp volunteer I exactly knew that it was not about the gift, but about the guest, myself.

When I arrived, András didn’t know why I came, so I asked him to come to my car. As I opened the boot, his expression showed that he had already found out the purpose of coming of the mysterious stranger...

Exciting moments came because the bike had to be assembled. After overcoming some "logical problems" it was ready to roll.

I asked András why he had asked for such a bicycle as anything else could have been wished. His response was that when he was walking with crutches, and was lying in a hospital, only one dream was constantly in his mind. Namely, to "cycle around" Lake Balaton. This thought gave him strength every day, besides his fantastic family, that was always with him.

Now everything is given to achieve his plan! I wish András good health and strength for using his bike.

We would like to thank the kind support of HollisWealth from Canada in the name of András too.

I met Domonkos at Liszt Ferenc Airport for the first time, two hours before our flight to Copenhagen.

Soon I found out that the young man who is about to choose career is interested in architecture besides medicine.
However, before the big decision he really wanted to meet his role model, the famous Danish architect Bjarke Ingels.

Our plane landed in Copenhagen in the late afternoon, so we could only make a short walk in the city. Despite the exhausting travel, Domonkos’ eyes sparkled when he recognized the first building, the Harbour Bath, designed by Mr. Ingels.

Then came the big day...

We reached Bjarke Ingels’ office (BIG) by automatic underground.
Hulda and Julia, who is a hungarian architect student and serves as an intern, enthusiastically took us around in the world of designs and maquettes.
After they invited us for lunch, Domonkos was allowed to build a maquette as a part of an active project.

In the office, everyone had admired Domonkos’ talent, and they apologised that they can send his maquette only later to him, because the office will use it during the project presentation to the customer.

Unfortunately Bjarke Ingels was not in the office, because he was traveling in the world, but Domonkos seemed not too disappointed.
The special shapes of buildings all around us and the hospitality in the office enchanted Domonkos.

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After work we said farewell to the two colleagues, as a surprise Domonkos got books of the BIG projects, and a t-shirt with his maquette printed on it. Then they invited us to a barbecue party, where Domonkos talked with the architects about his architect ambitions.

After leaving the office, we were searching for two other BIG-buildings in the city, then we got back to the hotel exhausted by all the excitement.

Next day, we travelled by train to Helsingør, where we visited a nautical museum, designed by Bjarke Ingels’ office. As a part of the exhibition we could see how the designs of the building were made and how the engineers could execute the not-ordinary ideas.

Although we unfortunately didn’t manage to meet Bjarke Ingels in person, Domonkos told me, that right after we had entered the office, he liked everything so much,that he was sure: he wants to be an architect. Everything that happened after this, just strengthened him in his determination.

In the name of Domonkos we would like to thank the people of Bjarke Ingels Group and the Embassy of Denmark, Hungary for their kind assistance and the help of the Földgázszállító Zrt. and Magnet Hungarian Community Bank, that made possible to grant this special wish.

Efraim would like to became a pediatric surgeon.

He wants to heal in a special way: after the surgical operations he would play the violin for the children to cheer them up. This is his reason to ask for a violin from Magic Lamp.

He has benn taking violin classes for 3 years now, and he is a very diligent student. He was thinking about taking piano lessons as well but since they live in a small flat he has chosen the violin instead.

We met Efraim and his parents, Lorand and Gabi downtown at the Royal Szamos pastry shop. He was told that the Magic Lamp people would like to meet him in order to clarify what kind of instrument he would like to get exactly…

Soon he got comfortable with us and we had a great conversation.
After having a special cake (our friend Zoltán who is the confectioner there has shaped it into a bear and has decorated it nicely for Efraim), we suggested to go for a walk in the area… We visited the Music Academy – and what a surprise - we ended up in the Paganini Music musical instrument shop on the other side of the street.

Mr. Zoltán Mága the famous violinist and his kind friend Mr. Pál Rácz, Golden Wreath Violin Maker were expecting us already.

It only took a few minutes for Efraim to overcome his shyness and soon he was talking with Mr Mága as old friends do.
They were looking at many beautiful violins; he even got to hold a 100 year old violin in his hands.

He was given to try three different violins and he played quite well (he must have suspect something because he gave us a small performance…).
Mr Mága even has given him a few advices that could help him improve his playing in the future.

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The real surprise was about to come: Efraim could choose of one of the three instruments he has just played as a joint present of Mr. Mága, Mr. Rácz and the Magic Lamp. He also has got all the indispensable items to play music with, along with his wonderful new violin made by Mr. Pál Rácz.

As a bonus Mr. Mága has played for us a beautiful piece and Mr. Rácz took us around in his workshop and store that is like a museum itself.

Efraim and his patrons are friends for life now; the big boy is always welcome in the shop. Efraim has promised to update them about his progress in music and to visit Mr Mága from time to time.

We would like to thank Mr. Zoltán Mága and Mr. Pál Rácz for their wonderful support to help us make this special wish come true.

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We would like to thank in the name of Jenő too to the FGSZ Zrt, the OGRE-PRO Kft., and Mr. Gabor Ambrus
the support that made the realisation of this wish possible.