Wishes come true for the children at Latifa Hospital, Dubai Hospital, and make a wish Abu Dhabi

Press release

Published August 22nd, 2012 - 04:35 GMT

Al Bawaba

Xerox Emirates with the support of Avis Al Otaiba Bus Transportation Service and Corporate Connection, all of whom are member of the Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba Group Companies, alongside with The Make-A-Wish Foundation UAE, granted the wishes of 11 children with the Make a Difference campaign which ran throughout the holy month of Ramadan.

The heart-giving days included donations from Xerox Emirates, the company and its employees, which were presented at the Thalassemia Centre in Latifa Hospital, the Leukemia Centre at Dubai Hospital as well as The Make-A-Wish Foundation Office in Abu Dhabi on the 12th, 13th and 14th of August.

A total of 7 children with life threatening medical conditions had their dreams come true as they received the gifts they had wished for, for as long as they could remember. The other 4 children will receive their gifts within the upcoming months as they were unable to attend the heart-giving days.

The children enjoyed face painting and balloon twisting while they anxiously waited for their surprise….

Excitement built up as the children tore off the gift wrappers and realized their wishes are now a reality, each child had received the gift they had asked for. A total of, 4 iPads, 2 iPhones, a pink laptop, a purple laptop, Ferrari world tickets and a one night stay in Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi as well as 2 shopping spree vouchers from Toys R Us, in addition to extra goodie bags from The Toy Store were handed out to the delighted children.

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