Benjamin Gábor (12 year old, Veszprém)
Benjamin's wish was an X-box, which was given by the students of the American International School of Budapest. It could be realized by the annual Wish the Walk event. Three students of the school had the privilage to meet Benjamin.
He was surprised but very glad to see that so many people came. During the conversation, children put the X-Box together and they also configured it, so Benjamin could test it in the evening. A short documentary film about the handover was shot by the kids.
We hope that this meeting will remain an everlasting experience for Benjamin as well as for the students.
wish-coordinator
Budapest, Nov. 19, 2013
Sándor (7 year old, Kállósemjén)
Our meeting with the 7-year old Sanyika wasn’t so easy at the beginning. He was too excited to attend to us. The reason of it could be our unexpected visit. Suddenly many people bustled around him so his peaceful world was disturbed. His mother helped us to choose the gift as she exactly knew that her only child would need the right furniture matching his age. The new cupboard will make studying as well as playing much easier.
We were sorry that due to Sanyika’s shyness we couldn’t see the happy moment when he took possession of the new furniture but we are sure that he needs it very much and we hope that he will find a lot of joy in it.
wish-coordinators
Kállósemjén, Nov. 22, 2013
Renáta (4 year old, Szárföld)
Little Renáta really likes cycling. She told us that she usually makes real tours to her grandmothers, along with her parents and sibling, but she is the only one in the family who rides a tricycle - always somewhere in the middle of the group.
She tought that as a mature kindergartner lady, she could manage to ride with only two wheels, and with that she could pedal faster, she could even reach the „leader“ position in the family. Therefore Reni asked for a real girly Hello Kitti bicycle from the djinn - of course fully equipped a bell and a basket.
The Genie found out Reni`s secret dream quite soon, since he knows the ladys very well, and knows where to look for these "aerodynamic" elegant magic bikes... and without let or hindrance, he fastly swerved with it into the hospital of Tűzoltó utca.
By the time we got to the hospital along with our supporter... Zita, the pink miracle was already there, waiting for its owner in all it`s glory in one of the hospital room`s hidden corner. Reni was playing with some important toy when we got there, but when she saw us we knew that she would soon climb into the saddle. When we started to talk about Csodalámpa, and her secret wish from the Genie, she slowly put down the toys, and the sparkling in her big eyes uncovered, that she was suspecting something. We took her little hand and showed her the way to the corner, where Hello Kitty smiled back at her with both of it’s wheels, the bell, the basket and in addition with a touring backpack, for snack and everyday treasures.
We only had to mount the pedals; Zita was the one who helped the excited little kid in this. After her dream was standing there in all it’s glory, Reni soon hopped on the bike, and tried the bell, to let everyone know that they needed to get out of the fast-moving vehicle’s way.
Then Reni suddenly got off the bike, ran to her bed and apologetically hugged her beloved puppy, took her to "Kitty", sat her into the basket, tenderly fondled her, organized her little tail, and simply said: I’m not going anywhere without Füles!
Then she sat back on the bike, straightened up, smiled happily, and in her imagination she was already heading towards her grandma's place, and ringing the bell when she got there, to let her know, that she has arrived - with no other than a cycle and of course her puppy, Füles.
Reni we are wishing You with all our hearts good health and many-many kilometers of cycling with this beautiful pink miracle.
wish-coordinator
Budapest, 2013. November 29.
Nikoletta (11 year old, Budapest)
Niki is a real lady, you could’nt have kept a secret from her, especially since she was inveted to the American International School of Budapest in Nagykovácsi along with her mother for a little celebration. The "milady" soon realized the trick, why she had to go there. Of course, the students grant her wish!
The older students of the school collected donations for Niki and two other girls, in September during the charity event called "Walk the wish", and now the time has finally come, for the surprise to get to it’s rightful owner.
We sat down together into the huge theater of the school with joy, where lots and lots of children waited excitedly for the ceremonial handover.
They all learned a few things about Niki. She was given lots of questions, she answered them, but then came the real question: what is it that Niki really wants...
After one long minute of silence, we could hear the answer: she would like to have a white iPad mini!
The white iPad was soon in Niki’s hands, who could not wait to unwrap it and finally get acquainted with it.
We wish you a lot of happy hours with your little computer!
wish-coordinator
Nagykovácsi, 2013.11.20.
Jázmin (3, Rimóc)
Entering the ward in the” Budai Gyermekkórház” Hospital we found a really fairly girl there Although she was continually blowing her nose she could not give up chatting.We could surprise her with our fantastic present.
Jázmin the „princess”got a a white tat.Her mother set Jázmin on the horse and she began to ride with a great pleasure. She told us,too where she will keep it in her room.
Many thanks for the help to American International School of Budapest.
wish-coordinator
Budapest, 13/11/2013
Regina (16 year old, Nyékládháza)
Regina is a 16-year-old girl who is studying Information Technology and likes technical things. She asked for a tablet from our Foundation and was waiting patiently for the fullfilment of her wish.
One Tuesday we managed to surprise her. Everything was organized but Regina didn’t have an idea of the present.
We surprised Regina in her hospital room, but when she saw the package, she knew that joyful moments would be waiting for her.
She immediately unpacked the box and could see the beautiful, white tablet. Nurses told us that Regina was dealing with nothing else just the new tablet that night and the next morning.
wish-coordinators
Miskolc, 19.11.2013.
Edit (16, Gyortelek)
Edit arrived with her grandmother from a small village to the general Cardiological Hospital called Gottsegen György. We have agreed with her grandmother to give Edit the present in the hospital. Edit’s wish was from the Magic Lamp: a LAPTOP.
The girl’s face became bright when she sighted the laptop in my hand. Edit spends a lot of time in her room because of her illness. We hope she will enjoy useing the laptop.
We wish you to take delight in your beautiful white laptop.
wish-coordinátor
Budapest, 14/11/2013
Csaba (13 year old, Szuhakálló)
The first time Csabi heard about the Santa Claus Village from her mother, Eszter.
He still remembers the day when Eszter was talking about the city of Rovaniemi where Santa Claus lives and meets children. Csabi also got information about the Santa television, so he has followed the activities of the Santa Claus day by day for several years.
His wish was evident: he wanted to talk to Santa Claus as long as possible.
Our departure time has been kept secret for quite some time, so Csaba got to know only on Thursday that we would fly the nex day. Then the Finnair employees’ strike was annunced, so we were really frightened how to get to Rovaniemi on time. Fortunately Santa Claus has fantastic helpers, for example the staff of the Finnish Embassy in Budapest and the Finn-Hungarian Association, so with the help of Santa they solved the problem and despite of the strike we could leave on Friday.
We would have liked if Csabi had been rested before the journey, so thanks to the management of the Art’Otel, he and his family could spend a night in this beautiful hotel.
The flight took all day with two interchanges and Csabi became seemingly very tired, but in the evening seeing the lights of the small town, the lights of the airport, the reindeer sculptures and the fabulous baggage claim hall, all his troubles disappeared and he could hardly wait for the Saturday's meeting.
We started the day with the „Santa Claus parade”, but of course there we got just a taste of the miracle that all children long for.
The parade was followed by a dog sledging, where eight playful huskies were happy to pull the sledge of Csaba. After that we drove to the Santa Claus Village where Elves were eagerly waiting for us. Santa's house is like a fairy tale, lots of stairs take you upstairs, there is huge pendulum clock showing the passing time, fire is crackling in Santa's room ... In one of the corners there is a huge box full of many, many letters sent by the children from all over the world. In another corner there are lots of gifts and books and of course Santa's favourite armchair stands in the center of the room.
Suddenly we did not know where to look, what to do, but the initial embarrassment was broken by the kind smile and voice of Santa in a moment. Then Csabi was sitting on his knees and they were talking to each other for a long time. Csaba had a lot of questions: How old is Santa Claus? What does he do all day? How are the toys made? ... Santa asked what Csaba would do if he grows up, and the surprising answer was that he wanted to be a Santa Claus, too. Santa answered that it would be quite difficult because he didn’t want to give up his job in the near future, although it is true that he is more than 400 years old, but that won’t be a problem.
However he asked Csabi to be one of his little helpers, because he had a lot of things to do. They agreed on it, and sealed the deal with a special badge.
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Then Csabi gave his gifts to Santa Claus. He made a fantastic penguin of plastic bottles. He thought it would be a nice surprise as penguins do not live in the Arctic. He also took lots of drawings and of course a wish list with him. Santa gave him a plush Rudolf – his favourite reindeer - as a gift and he also gave Csabi his own pen which is given only to the best of his friends. With a short photo session finished our our "fairytale" visit.
On Sunday our dear Finnish friends surprised us with a visit to the zoo and the main attraction of the day was visiting and walking around in the reindeer farm. Csabi fed his little friends with lichen, then he listened to the story about the four winds, told by a real Shaman of Lappland.
We had a wonderful time at the Santa Claus Village and we hope that this extraordinary journey will help Csabi to recover very quickly.
wish-coordinator
Budapest, November 18, 2013.
Vanda Hanna (3, Szolnok)
Vanda is a three and half years old girl who wanted to get a DVD player with two monitors from the Magic Lamp and some films about horses.
The American students have fulfilled her wish in Nagykovácsi with their chariteable walk. The young students with their teacher Ms Adrienn Pintér visited Vanda in the „Tuzoltó utcai” Hospital on 04.November , where she took part in a controll.
When we gave the small girl the present, her face became bright and seeing an extra present from the teacher became more happier. Vanda surprised the students with an English song . She showed her favourite horses on her mother’s mobile to us.
Saying good-bye she thanked to the students of the Amrican School for the presents.
wish-coordinator
Budapest, 04/11/2013
Bence (16 year old, Debrecen)
Anita and Bence, two nice and kind kids from different parts of Hungary had the same wishes: they wanted to visit London. And on a nice autumn day their wishes came true.
Their experience began with the flight because it was the first time that they had gone by air.
Above London the pilot announced that we had to wait 15 minutes for landing because of the heavy traffic of the airport. During this time, the plane was slowly circling over the sunny city, so we could see all sights from bird's eye view.
By the time we arrived to the hotel it became dark, so we took a taxi and went to Piccadilly Circus to see the illuminated city and enjoy the bustle of the night.
Next day we had a sightseeing tour by double decker. We got off at the Buckingham Palace and watched the changing of the guards. Our next program was the London Eye. Fortunatelly it was a lovely sunny day and we could enjoy the panoramic view of London. Children, as well as the adults were also impressed by the 4D movie about the city. We planned many other interesting programs for that day, so after lunch we had a short boat trip on the River Thames, we saw the historic buildings of the Tower, then we were walking through the famous Tower Bridge. It took quite a long time, because the kids stopped every minute to take photos. They were impressed by the awe-inspiring sight. And moreover, another interesting program came: we went to discover the Belfast Warship which is now a museum. As we left the museum, evening fell, the lights went up and we were amazed by watching the illuminated city, including the Tower Bridge, which - probably in our honour – was lifted. The cameras were often clicked again. And the kids still did not get tired, they asked us to go back to the hotel on foot in order to enjoy the cavalcade of the London’s night.
Next morning we began the day with a stadium tour. Visiting the Chelsea Stadium was a special request of Bence. Then we went by underground and double decker to get to the long-awaited Madame Tussauds Museum. Certainly the kids enjoyed it very much. Then a short shopping tour was organized in Oxford Street for the shake of Anita. The day - and also our journey – was finished by a fine dinner in a typical English restaurant.
I am sure Anita and Bence enjoyed themselves and they are going to talk about their experience for a long time.
wish-coordinator
Budapest, 03.11.2013.
Many thanks to BWSP Gobert and Partners Law Office and the Jet Travel for their support to fulfil these children’s dreams.
Anita (12 year old, Nagyvenyim)
Anita and Bence, two nice and kind kids from different parts of Hungary had the same wishes: they wanted to visit London. And on a nice autumn day their wishes came true.
Their experience began with the flight because it was the first time that they had gone by air. Above London the pilot announced that we had to wait 15 minutes for landing because of the heavy traffic of the airport. During this time, the plane was slowly circling over the sunny city, so we could see all sights from bird's eye view.
By the time we arrived to the hotel it became dark, so we took a taxi and went to Piccadilly Circus to see the illuminated city and enjoy the bustle of the night.
Next day we had a sightseeing tour by double decker. We got off at the Buckingham Palace and watched the changing of the guards. Our next program was the London Eye. Fortunatelly it was a lovely sunny day and we could enjoy the panoramic view of London. Children, as well as the adults were also impressed by the 4D movie about the city.
We planned many other interesting programs for that day, so after lunch we had a short boat trip on the River Thames, we saw the historic buildings of the Tower, then we were walking through the famous Tower Bridge. It took quite a long time, because the kids stopped every minute to take photos. They were impressed by the awe-inspiring sight. And moreover, another interesting program came: we went to discover the HMS Belfast warship which is now a museum. As we left the museum, evening fell, the lights went up and we were amazed by watching the illuminated city, including the Tower Bridge, which - probably in our honour – was lifted. The cameras were often clicked again.
And the kids still did not get tired, they asked us to go back to the hotel on foot in order to enjoy the cavalcade of the London’s night.
Next morning we began the day with a stadium tour. Visiting the Chelsea Stadium was a special request of Bence. Then we went by underground and double decker to get to the long-awaited Madame Tussauds Museum. Certainly the kids enjoyed it very much. Then a short shopping tour was organized in Oxford Street for the shake of Anita. The day - and also our journey – was finished by a fine dinner in a typical English restaurant.
I am sure Anita and Bence enjoyed themselves and they are going to talk about their experience for a long time.
wish-coordinator
Budapest, 03.11.2013.
Bence (10 year old, Balatonlelle)
Bence loves to play with legos. No wonder that he wished for a trip to Legoland...
In October, after many many months of treatments finally he was well enough to get on the plane and start his long-awaited journey. We arrived Wednesday afternoon to Billund Denmark, the capital of Legoland. Thursday morning after a hearty breakfast and a short walk we finally entered the magical land.
Even the showers and the cold weather could not dampen Bence's excitement; he was steering us with great enthusiasm among the many attractions.
First we wondered at the enchanted kingdom of Chima, then we admired the may miniature towns. When it started raining we hopped on the train that took us around Legoland so we could see what other attractions were waiting for us. After the train ride it was time to go to the main attraction, Bence's favourite area, Star Wars land. he was happily marveling at the painstakingly constructed miniature planets, battle scenes, and of course the Millennium Falcon.
After Star Wars we headed for a quick lunch to recharge our batteries, then we headed to the amusement park area, where more fun was awaiting. Bence's favourite ride was the battle of the pirates, where we got on a boat with big water guns, and our job was to shoot at the enemy boats and the snipers hiding on the shore. Of course we were also vigorously shot at, and needless to say that by soon we got completely soaked.
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On Friday the discovery of Legoland continued. We had to try the roller-coasters, the pumpkin carving, the hot-dogs, and of course the battle of the pirates ride had to be repeated one more time.
We also managed to catch a 3D animated movie about Chima.
But the highlight of the day was still the visit to the Lego store.
After a lenghty process of selection and consideration, Bence left as a proud owner of two Legos. After that we only had time for a quick dinner before taking a taxi to the airport and boarding our flight that took us back into the land of reality.
wish-coordinator
Billund 2013.10.20.
Vivien (14 year old, Békésszentandrás)
Vivien’s wish was a lap top. She was waiting for it so much that she visited the website of the Magic Lamp every day.
Vivien had a checkup a few days ago and thanks to the good results she was allowed to go to school. But after lunch she went home, so we visited her at home.
It was a cloudy autumn day when we met Vivien. She was just learning mathematics, that –telling the truth - is not the best pastime. Fortunately, her mother could keep a secret, so our coming was really a big surprise as it could be seen by the little girl's smile. Vivi said that the lap top would help her mostly in her studies, but of course, she would also like to play games and to have fun with it. Vivien doesn’t like to be in hospital, but the lap top can help her to keep in touch with her friends during that time. She feels like being with her friends if her lap top will be there.
Vivi, please always remain such a smiling little girl and we wish you lots of joy to this gift.
We thank the Harvard Krokodiloes acapella choir to support the fulfilment of Vivien’s dream with their concert in Budapest on 30th July and the members of the Harvard Club of Hungary for the excellent organisation.
Special thanks to the A38 to provide the venue for the charity concert.
wish-coordinator
Békésszentandrás, September 30, 2013
Panni (7 years old, Nagykáta)
Panni is a little girl who has been fan of the famous Hungarian singer Ákos Kovács for years. She knows his songs by heart.
Although she has already been at a concert of Ákos, she wished to see the musician at close quarters and to talk to him about his everyday life. With the help of his manager, Ms. Kriszta Fiák we could take part in the sport event of the Telekom Children’s Day where she had an opportunity to meet personally the star at the band’s sound-check prior to the evening-concert.
Ákos greeted Panni very kindly and they were chatting about everything. For example they were talking about the real "cheering" at a concert and about the meaning of three raised fingers: "I love you". Panni has just started school and since she is very fond of drawing, she brought a gift book with her, in which she made many colour drawings about how she had imagined the star at the stage as well as among his family. The pop star was deeply touched by the gift of the little girl, and they were looking at the pictures one by one together.
Of course, Ákos did not come with empty hands, he brought a huge gift bag to his little fan. It was full of CDs, DVDs, posters, a very nice photo book, colour pens and notebooks. So the little girl from Nagykáta was very happy. Finally Ákos had to go to prepare for the evening concert. Later on, Panni enjoyed cheering the concert sitting on his father's neck.
wish-coordinator
Budapest, Sept. 07, 2013
Csaba (6 year old, Fegyvernek)
Yet another wish granted at Corinthia Hotel Budapest!
Csabi is a brisk little boy who loves football, knows all famous football players, and loves to play Internet games. It is true that he couldn’t really kick the ball because of the wheelchair and that’s why he asked Magic Lamp Foundation to present a tablet to him on which he can play as if he were on the football field.
Besides football he likes swimming, so the management of the Corinthia Hotel Budapest offered him a two-day stay at the hotel where he and his family could also use the spa and wellness center.
Spending 2 days in Budapest, Csabi enjoyed the hospitality of this beautiful hotel, and it was a good opportunity to get the desired tablet, so from now he can play his favorite games during the long wait of the cures.
We wish to thank the management of Corinthia Hotel Budapest for hosting Csabi and his family for 2 days.
wish-coordinator
Budapest, August 29. 2013
We would like to thank the Magic Lamp Foundation and Corinthia Hotel Budapest for the opportunity that Csabika could spend two wonderful days at the hotel and we also wish to thank for the Tablet which was given as a present.
Regards: T***r family
Donát (15 year old, Sopron)
Donat was getting a two-day treatment when we visited him on 20th August.
Our arrival was a surprise because earlier we could not contact him/them to make an appointment.
Donat couldn’t believe his eyes when he came out of his room and saw the Barcelona jersey in my hand. He took the package gratefully, opened the two-piece original T-shirt and admired it.
I had the feeling that the gift helped Donat to forget about the hospital and pains of the treatments for a moment. We hope he was able to sleep better that night…
We wish to thank the management and staff of BWSP Gobert and Partners Law Office for their help to make Donat’s special wish come true.
Wish-coordinator
20.08.2013.
András (14 year old, Budapest)
Well, this is what a real surprise looks like. When András opened the door to us it was only his good upbringing which prevented him from asking us: “Who are you looking for?”.
Only two hours previously he had been discharged from hospital then, not much later, three unknown women were looking for him...
His mother was so good at keeping a secret that she hid the unassembled bicycle in the bedroom to make sure that he would not discover it. We were all together when the door was opened and, just like at Christmas, the young man could not hide his surprise and joy. He inspected the bicycle from all angles and could hardly wait to ride it and go exploring.
Before he could do anything, we bombarded him and his mother with questions about his recovery, his school and his plans for the future.
Hardly had we left than he started his test ride around the neighbourhood. No problem with that provided that the doctor does not know about it!
We wish you a fast recovery, András, and many happy and memorable hours on your new bicycle.
Many thanks to the colleagues of BWSP Gobert and Partners Law Office that they helped make András’ wish come true. Many thanks as well to Emma Edes-Gobert and Tímea Kásler who represented the sponsoring law firm.
wish-coordinator
Budapest, 14/08/2013
Szabolcs (8 year old, Körösszegapáti)
It was a beautiful sunny day when I visited Szabolcs. He wanted to get a LEGO railway station.The Magic Lamp could fullfit his wish. When I arrived Szabolcs did not know Ihad in my bag. It was of course his present.
The surprise was great. He did not want to believe his eyes. He began to pack the present box with his brother and they started to build the railway station.
We wish you, dear Szabolcs, speedy recovery and a lot of fun to your new game.
Many thanks to the LEGO Manufacturing Kft. for your help in fulfilling of Szabolcs's wish.
Bobkó Stella
wish-coordinator
Körösszegapáti, 24th 07. 2013
Sára (13 years old, Pomáz )
After a lot of researches, we found out children ar not allowed to travel on the the many big riverboats seen in Budapest, so we chose with Sári a hydrofoil trip to Vienna.
It was an wonderful tour, where we had the opportunity to see famous, historical sights, ruined castles and breathtaking climbs. We also had two occasions to sluice; we liked the first one better, which had 18 meters heigh difference...
We spent two days in the beautiful city of Vienna.
We visited the town’s old quarter, walked around in the parks, went to see the Hundertwasser house and Hofburg, climbed up a church’s steps, shopped in Kärntnerstraße and Graben, we also made a trip with a real hansom cab and also visited the famous castle of Schönbrunn and it’s park.
After visiting all these places and trying out a lot of new activities, we went to see, how Boglárka makes the Apfelstrudel, so that we can relax. When we finished eatig, we visited the zoo park, took a walk in the park, tried the famous big wheel in Prater, whirled and still had a little time to try the water spout. We finished our day with a huge Wiener Schnitzel.
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On Thursday we embarked again the hydrofoil, but this time, in the other direction.
A lot of people say, Vienna is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, but as we reached Esztergom and Budapest, we decided, we wouldn’t change with the Austrians. The Basilica of Esztergom, the castle of Visegrád and the famous sights of Budapest match with the parts of the world heritage, which we had the opportunity to see.
The best part of our last day was sluicing again, just in the other way. We really enjoyed it.
We hope, we could fully fulfil the wish of Sára.
wish-coordinator
Budapest, July 31, 2013
Zoltán Simon (12 year old, Budapest)
We knew, as we sow the forcast for the day shoving 40 C degrees, this is going to be the hardest of the Forma1- wish fulfillments. Three children, Krisztián (18) from Szeged, Máté (7), who is living in Siófok and Simon (14) from the capital had a common wish. They all adore the racing circus, so we battled with the impossible and worked on getting perfect, covered seats as close as possible to the racing cars and the competitors. The wonder happened, and we would like to thank for so many people for helping us giving this unforgettable journey to the boys.
Thursday - we were a bit frightened as we arrived with Máté, Simon an Krisztián. The weather was muggy, but also rainy. Máté also made jokes, that we’re in trouble, because he didn’t bring rubber sheets for the seats… Well, we were lucky, because the weather stayed affable, while the guys were walking behind the Paddock, looking at the many celebrities. It was a breathtaking treat, being so near to Messrs Webber, Massa, Button and to a lot more champions. We almost had an hour for getting autographs from them and for just looking around.
When our time was over, the Red Bull staff invited us to drink some refreshing swill, so that we can be prepared for our next big journey to the paddock, where the boys could visit the two Red Bull racing cars. We arrived during the assembly and had to give space for the workers to make the last patches. We had a huge luck and perfect timing, because they just pushed in a Ferrari right next to us.
After having some time for "sightseeing", we had to leave the box street because there was still a surprise waiting for us, „called” Mark Webber. He already met last year some children from Csodalámpa, so he welcomed us as acquaintances. He was interested in our questios and at the end he gave the boys a autographed caps.
On Saturday and Sunday the boys had then the opportunity to enjoy the competition at Hungaroring. It was an unforgettable experience for all of them because they already knew some of the racing stars personally from the Tuesday meetings.
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Mogyoród, July 25-28, 2013.
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