The long - awaited smile...

The 15 years old Nóri’s life is recently about her illness and its treatments. Nowadays the hospital is her second “home” till she gets better.

Nóri’s wish from the Wishing Lamp was to go to a ‘One Direction’ concert. She listens to the band’s songs when she has time and her room is full of posters about them. If I would like to know something about the group, it’s the best to ask her, because her knowledge of them is endless. It came to our attention that the band is about to give a huge show at the O2 Arena in London after Easter. The foundation’s team – with helpful supporters – immediately organized that Nóri could be there. Although her health was in question till the last day. She got the final permission for the trip in the very last minute – the day before departure.

So the next day, we were on our way to London. It was a matter of hours, and Nóri found herself in the busy and rainy city of London. On the day before the concert, we got to visit the famous Hyde Park and we saw the city from the London Eye, and of course we couldn’t miss out the Double Decker and the fish and chips.

When the big day of the concert arrived, Nóri was waiting for the program cheerfully. We even got to take a photo of her - which she doesn’t like usually – but this was a special day. In the last minutes before the show, Nóri was waiting for her favourites with thousands of other fans. This was the time when we saw real joy and a huge smile on her face!

Thanks to our helpful supporters, and doctors for making this dream become true and aiding us to bring back a long anticipated smile.




We are grateful for the generous support of the Provident Pénzügyi Zrt!!!

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It was a bright sunny afternoon when we arrived at the nice and modest house of Mark's family in Devecser. The 13 year old boy was touched when he caught sight of us.

When Mark saw us with the large package, he could hardly believe that his wish had come true with the help of the Magic Lamp Foundation. That day Mark became a happy owner of a computer and its accessories. The PC opens window to the world, and this gift will also help Mark in his studies.

Sharing in your joy and wishing you good health.

Budapest Week Publishing sponsored the granting of this wish with the proceeds of the tombola of their 2013 Valentine's Day Gala.



We would like to express our sincere thanks in the name of Mark too, to the generous guests of the Gala and the management of our long time suppoter Budapest Week Publishing.

16 years old Fanni’s biggest wish was a tablet in a ‘girly’ color.

Her wish has been granted especially fast thanks to our kind sponsor’s help.

On Friday, February 8, at the Tűzoltó Street Hospital, she received her present, opened it immediately and was extremely happy.

We hope this great gadget will bring lots of joy to you!

We thank the Fundamenta Aprili-structure for their sponsorship and Nagygyörgy Erika for representing her colleagues at the hospital.

Dr. Jenei Tiborne
wish-coordinator
Budapest, 02/08/2013

One of the beneficiaries of the amount collected at the 2013 Valentine Day Gala of the Budapest Week Publishing is Rebeka currently undergoing radiotherapy at the Tűzoltó Street Children's Clinic in Budapest.

On behalf of Budapest Week Publishing, it was Event and Sponsorship Manager Piroska Trencséni who presented her with a Galaxy Tab tablet computer.

Many thanks to the guests of the Valentine Day Gala and the management and colleagues at Budapest Week Publishing, a long time supporter of Magic Lamp's cause.

The first time I met Vilmos at the Tűzoltó street Pediatric Clinic he told me, he had a laptop. He told me that it was lent to him and his great wish would be to have an own "machine" that was only his.

He asked wether Csodalámpa could grant his wish... I told him that I think so, but he must probably wait a bit, until a sponsor or donor turns up.

His wish was granted in his home - hopefully the pictures can show his joy.

Many thanks for fulfilling Vilmos's wish to the mangement and colleagues of Horváth & Partners DLA Piper Law Offices and the management of Hilton Budapest Hotel.

Dr. Jenei Tiborné
wish-coordinator
March 4, 2013

The 9-year old Márk loves music, and plays the piano very well already. His dream was to have his own synthesizer, so he can practice at home.

When we showed up at the home of his family, on a dreary January Sunday afternoon, with a huge box, to surprise Márk, he knew right away why we were there. He was watching us with a big smile on his face, as we carried his present into the room, and excitedly brought a pair of scissor to open the box.

Our timing was perfect, he explained, because his piano exam is coming up at the end of January, and he still has a lot of practicing to do. In a few minutes the synthesizer was set up, and Márk wasted no time to try it out. He played us two of his favourite songs. It was fantastic to see, how happy he was. Unfortunately there was no time for more, we had to leave.




We would like to say a very special thank you to Captain Zsolt Deák, for making Márk's wish come through.

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We were a little bit puzzled when we learned that Botond wished for a "ponycycle".
A short research on the internet revealed what it was, and we were relieved to learn that it can be purchased in Hungary.

Botond - who had a cold - was very happy when we surprised him at the hospital. He and his twin brother both rode the horse up and down the corridors and in the common area. We had to rescue them from various corners as the ponycycle does not move backwards.

Dear Botond, we wish you many hours of happy riding on your new ponycycle!

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Special thanks for the help of our private donors!

Gabor Halacsy
wish-coordinator
Budapest, Nov. 30, 2012

The 3 years old Milán’s favourite passtime is naturally playing with cars. He loves to watch the cartoon "Cars" and his favourite character turned out to be "Lightning McQueen".

His face lighted up as soon as he saw the big Csodalampa package, that contained the miniature version of a "Lightning McQueen" red racing car, that he can steer with a controller even from the far end of his room.

We wish him a wonderful time with his new red toy car!

This wish ha been granted with the support of the colleagues of the ENSZ Menekültügyi Főbiztossága, Globális Szolgáltató Központ (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Global Service Centre in Budapest). Many thanks for your kind help in the name of Milan too.

Bakonyi Joli
kívánság-koordinátor
Budapest, 2012.12.18.

Adri was asking her mother when her aquarium will arrive. She had a concrete wish from the Wishing Lamp’s “genie” when it asked her what she wants: An aquarium, just like the one in the hospital. Well, it wasn’t an easy wish, little mermaid.

After a long search we came by the perfect aquarium - with the help of the young students from the American School -, and shortly it arrived to the family’s house. Adri was very happy when the manufacturer and his son brought the huge aquarium into the living room.

Despite the missing residents inside, there was no need for a big imagination to see how good it will look filled with the little fishes. For the time we were happy to put a real mermaid into it, watching her enjoy the water.

We hope that the fishes make you happy Adrienn, and don’t forget to take care of them!




We want to thank the American International School of Budapest
for helping us to grant another wish!

The 11 years old Evelin wished for an LCD TV.

Evelin’s eyesight was very bad, but from now on, she can enjoy her favourite cartoons on a big screen.

On a sunny Wednesday, we went to grant her wish, accompanied by two teachers and three students of the International American School. The family was excitedly waiting for us when we arrived to Tét.

Henrietta, Evelin’s mom showed us around their nice little house and garden. Evelin had no idea why we were there, and she was surprised breathless, when we gave her the present.

Evelin loves Hello Kitty, so the children from the American School brought her a big box of Hello Kitty toy. Evelin was so happy with her new things; she was just sitting on the couch, watching them with a huge smile on her face.

But it wasn’t over yet! The children gave her a huge Hello Kitty cake with an enormous sparkler. Evelin’s mom quickly got plates and cut the cake, so we could all have a slice. Everyone enjoyed themselves, the kids were eager to find out everything about Evelin, so they came with a long list of questions, and Evelin and her mother took turns on answering them. Sadly, we had to say goodbye shortly, because the students had to get back to school.




We want to thank the International American School, for helping us grant Evelin’s dream.

Szabolcs’s wish was a laptop, and his dream came true on the 28th of November. He was very surprised, when the little group visited him.

The American International School of Budapest granted his wish, the school’s teachers and students accompanied the representatives of the Wishing Lamp Foundation on their trip to visit Szabolcs. They brought a chocolate cake beside the present, which we tasted, and found very nice.

Szabolcs enjoyed being among the children, and started to play with his new computer immediately, knowing expertly how to use it. The kids gave him advices on games to play and where to find them. Our boy was very happy and couldn’t believe that his wish was granted so fast. This day will be never forgotten, for all of us.

Thank you for everyone at the Wishing Lamp Foundation, and for the generous donation of the American International School of Budapest. You brought joy into my little boy’s life, and made him forget about the everyday struggles for a while.

I wish you all the best with life and work, because there are a lot of little faces needing you to put a smile on them.








We want to thank the American International School of Budapest
for helping us to grant another wish!

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Viktor is an always smiling, happy little boy who is interested in lots of things.
We talked about many things and I think he would like to experience all the wonders of life in one go. He loves stories. When he was still the inhabitant of the Tűzoltó street hospital he always participated in our story telling days with his fellow friends. He is enthusiastic about sports, animals and even for magic tricks, but his biggest love is for music. He has fantastic ears for music and one of his oldest dream was to learn how to play the drums.

Viktor is now over with all of his medications, he goes to school and since he regained his strength he wished for a drum set, from our genie. He made this a doubtful wish, since he couldn’t believe that the genie would have enough power to grant such a big wish.
He didn’t know the power of our Genie!

So, thought our Genie, let’s look around, where can we find the best drum set for our aspiring new musician. He found a very important supporter, a true legend in the drummer world: Mr. János Szanyi.

The FirstMed Centers Kft. wished to help in realizing the dream of Viktor and to help to make his first steps in the world of music.

I think we were able to surprise Viktor.
Mr. Péter Szanyi, the drum teacher of Viktor asked him to attend a class, and later on he guided him to another room, where we set up the new drum set for him. Without realizing it was his granted wish he already started to play it enthusiastically!

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Ms. Kinga Málnási, the representative of FirstMed Centers Kft. came with us to fulfill a dream, couldn’t believe her ears. After only 2 months of drum practice Viktor was already on a different level then any beginners.

After we told him that from today on this is going to be his MAGIC set of drums, which the First Med Center Kft. got for him, the only thing he could say:
- Oh... my... is it really true?
Yes it’s true Viktor.

But the day still wasn’t over. In gratitude of his new present Viktor with the vocal solo of his sister Anka provided us the best surprise in the form of a little concert. It was a wonderful experience, thank you for the wonderful time!

We wish you Viktor wonderful time with you new drum set, and we would like to ask you that as a man in a great band please remember to this small group of people who was able to help you realize your first dream, and help you start you way to stardom.

We would like to give an extra thank you, to the FirstMed Centers Kft., because without their help we wouldn’t be able to see such a big smile on Viktor’s face!

Dávid wished to share his secrets, surf the internet, send mails on his own laptop for a long time, while he has to spend the long days at the hospital. He is already a teenage boy who doesn’t believe in fairy tales and magic anymore.
However the always enthusiastic genie showed Dávid that there are still wonders in our days.

Dávid was in the hospital at Tűzoltó utca when the long awaited present arrived.
We stopped at his bed and told him that we arrived from Csodalámpa. He smiled and then looked at her mother with some doubts in his eyes: "Why are they here, I already told them my heartfelt wish?"

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Moments later his doubt vanished and his eyes changed to a happy and shining one as Kinga Málnási, the representative of FIRSTMED-FMC Kft. handed him his new laptop. He accepted it with a flushed face and trembling hands. After a few seconds he gave the new machine a gentle stroke, then there were nothing left to do just to start it up. With the professional help of Kinga, Dávid was able to surf the well-known websites, and still with the impact of surprise and happiness he shouted out every second: "Woooow this is super… so cool!"

We saw that Dávid started to get tired from the too much excitement. We started to say our goodbyes, when Dávid suddenly turned to Kinga, whispered something in her ear, and then gave a big smooch on her face to thank her for this wonderful surprise. I think this was the biggest present anyone (Kinga or the Csodalámpa) could get before Santa’s Day, from such a gentleman.

We wish you Dávid the quickest full recovery possible, and that you will find happiness in using your new laptop.

We wish to give a special thank you to the FIRSTMED-FMC Kft. for their patronage in realizing this dream. We wish to give an extra thank you to Ms. Kinga Málnási who was kind enough to make Dávid smile with her presence.

Levi is a very friendly and highly intelligent boy, who has lots of friends back at home. Some of them even came to visit him at the hospital although they live 300 km away.

That’s why his wish was to have his own laptop so he can keep in touch with all of his classmates and friends while he has to be away from them. His commitment to his classmates is so strong that, he decided to keep up with his school studies in order to remain in the same class with them after he goes back to school. Luckily with his new laptop he will be able to consult with his teachers and classmates about homeworks, and the stories of the everyday life in school.

This wouldn’t have been possible if there weren’t 800 hundred enthusiastic students at the American International School of Budapest, who contributed to Walked-the-Wish charity program so they can realise sick children’s dreams - including Levi’s wish! The representatives of the students arrived as „Ben’s angels” to the hospital to bring happiness and joy and even an American School T-shirt to Levente’s life.

We hope that Levi will be able to keep up with his studies, so after getting better he will be able to join his classmates for another year in high school!

This wish was accomplished with the help of the American International School of Budapest. We would like to give a big thank you for all of you.

Bori really is a "cool" always enthusiatic and lively girl.
It wasn’t a big suprise then that her wish from our genie was a big springboard where she can jump around anytime she wishes, even in this cold autumn weather.

Even though the wish itself wasn’t too complicated, it was really challenging to build such a big structure in a garden at autumn. But the family was more than happy to accept this challenge, and with the father’s enthusiastic work the springboard got ready in one weekend in November.

But how did it end up in the garden of the family?

It happened because hundreds of dedicated students of the American International School of Budapest decided to "Walk-the-Wish", in order to collect money to realise several sick children’s, including Bori’s dream. This was all it was needed to make a small child happily jump around in the air happily doing flips and twine in the process.

We shouldn’t forget about the lovely card, that held all the warm wishes of the students, and was given to an extreamly happy Bori by Adrienn, teacher of teh school).

We wish Bori lots of blissfull hours on the springborard!

This wish was fulfilled with the help of The American International School of Budapest. We would like to thank you in the name of Bori too!

The new target of our genie was Dani who has already spent long months in the hospital at Miskolc.

He wished to get a smart phone from Csodalámpa.
Then the magic happened in Dani’s life too.

Even if it was not the genie himself who came to deliver the mobile phone, we were still able to bring happiness to another hospital room for a while.

As soon as the little boy saw the phone in our hands, the only thing he said: "Oh my God! I knew he will be able to get me one!"

The smile of Dani empowers us more than any story we would be able to tell about it.

We would like to give our special thanks to FirstMed FMC Kft, because without their help this wouldn’t have been able to happen.

Köszönjük a FIRSTMED-FMC KFT. támogatását!

The five-year old Levente is truly a fond of old cars - sometimes he used to drive one of Grandpa 's car - so his wish was to go to an old timer car exhibition.

Fortunately in mid-October such a major event was held in Budapest Syma Hall. Hence after many phone calls and discussions Levente’s dream has come true.

The boy arrived in Budapest from Zalagyömörő with his mother and grandmother by the help of family Szabadics. They quickly occupied their rooms on the fifth floor of the Art'Otel where they enjoyed the view for a while. They could see the Danube, boats and motor boats, the Parliament and the tram on the Pest side from their windows, which was all new to the little boy.

We went to the Old-timer Show by taxi, which again was a great experience for Levi. At the show he ended up not knowing where to go among the many attractions. There was everything a boy could ask for such interests: "ancient" auto mobiles, young timers and old-timers, old, old motorbikes, bicycles, ambulances, Ikarus buses, and from World War I. and II combat vehicles, tanks and military equipments.

By the time we saw these hundreds of interesting vehicles, Levi got a little tired, so we went back to the hotel, where the chef was waiting with a delicious dinner for the evening and a surprise cake as a closure to our eventful day.

Thank you for contributing to the wish granting by donating the tickets to the Old Timer Show!






Thank you to Art’otel Budapest for hosting the family!






Thank you to family Szabadics for their help with the transport!

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Ágota Veress
wish-coordinator
Budapest, October 20, 2012

Viktória's longtime wish was to get a driving licence. When we asked why is this her wish, she answered: well, this is a good "long lasting" wish...

The students, their parents and professors of the American International School of Budapest have helped us to realise Viki's wish.

It was a Friday when Viki visited the American school. She was shown around then she was greeted by the school people at the theatre of the AISB. The students prepared her a huge "driving licence" - a happy symbol of their support.

What Viki felt amid the cheers? Please read her own words:

We hope to see Viki next spring again, and hopefully she will arrive in a car, driven by herself.

Many thanks for the generous help of the students, their parents and professors of the AISB!

I was suprised to see that everything around me turned to white when I woke up Monday morning. At this wintery autumn day there was a boy, who was waiting for me, and who wished a nearly real car from Csodalámpa.

Slowly but surely I arrived to Nagykörü, where there was absolutaly no sign of the coming winter. Gábor waited for me without a word, but when I asked what was his wish, he immediately replied: an electric car.

When his father brought in the car, he hopped in – the car nearly swallowed him whole - and started the "engine". Sadly, because of the bad weather he was only able to try out his new car inside, but I hope since then he explored all the hookes and crannies of the garden.

It was really wonderful to see that small boy roam around just like a real chauffeur.
We hope you will be able to drive for a long time, and that your destination will be healthy and happy!

We would like to give a special thank you for FIRSTMED-FMC KFT. who helped us to fulfill the dream of Gábor.

Mrs Judit Czakóné-Bálint
wish-coordinator
Nagykörű, 29. October 2012

Who could write a better report, then Zita herself? Please read her kind e-mail:

"I am Zita Budai. I am 18 years old. I live in a small village, Alacska, in Borsod County.

I had always dreamt about visiting London. I have been studying English for a few years now, and I wanted to know how people live in England, and wanted to learn more about their culture.

And now Csodalámpa Foundation granted my wish, and I had a chance to travel to London and spend three fantastic days there.

Unfortunately our flight to London was delayed by 5 hours, so by the time we got to our hotel the fabulous Hilton London Kensington Hotel,it was already 8 pm. We received a very warm welcome, our luggage was whisked away and taken up to our room on the top floor. We were even given free internet access, which made me very happy, because I was able to share my fantastic experiences with my family and friends right away.

We started every day with a delicious buffet breakfast. I tried the traditonal English breakfast, and really enjoyed the sausages, baked beans, and potato cakes. The first day we went to the London Eye. There was a huge line-up to get on the "giant wheel", but the wait was well worth it, the awesome panorama was an unforgettable experience. We spent the rest of the day shopping on the Portobello Road market. I bought gifts for my friends and family, a really cool watch, and of course a London t-shirt.

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The second day brought cold and rainy weather, but this did not damped our enthusiasm. We jumped on the red sightseeing double-decker bus and headed to the Tower. It was so interesting to learn more about English history, and see how the kings and queens lived. Of course the hightlight of the tour was seeing the splendid crown jewels. Andrea took many pictures of me with the huge Tower bridge in the background. Later, on our way to our next stop, the HMS Belfast, we walked across the bridge,and I had a chance to see it from close.
Soon it got dark, and the city lit up. We admired the gorgeous lights of the Tower bridge as we walked along the Thames and then crossed the river on the Milleneum Bridge.

The third day welcomed us with a beautiful sunny weather.
We hurried out to get on our red sightseeing bus to go to se the magnificent Westminster Abbey. After lunch we visited the London Aquarium, where we marveled at the many species of fish, the huge turtles, and of course everybody's favourites, the penguines. The next day was already time to go home. These three days were absolutely fantastic, and I had a really great time.

I would like to thank Csodalámpa for making my wish come through, and Andrea Molnar for accompanying me on my trip.

And last, but definitely not least a huge thank to Hotel Hilton for the wonderful accomodation in the heart of London.

Thank you,
Zita"

We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Hilton Budapest Hotel and the Hilton London Kensington Hotel for their generous help in fulfilling of Zita's wish.