The excitement of a child’s wish can sometimes remind us of our own guilty pleasures, like getting all dressed up and heading to the West End for an enjoyable night at the theatre. London’s theatre shows and musicals appeal to us all but this was especially the case for these four wish children, whose greatest… Read more »
This week, in honour of Childhood Cancer Awareness month, Wish Engagement Manager Katie remembers a wish for a simply stellar young man……. I started my tenure at Rays of Sunshine over 10 years ago. I was naïve and didn’t appreciate the vast number of children affected by a serious illness. Sadly, each year the number… Read more »
Stepping into the King Street branch of Christie’s you can feel the history washing over you, Christie’s has been at its current London home in St James’ for almost 200 years, although the real history of the world famous auction house reaches back even further to at least 1766 when James Christie made his first… Read more »
Tuesday 5th September marked International Day of Charity, so we thought we’d take this opportunity to look at all of the ways that you can get involved with us at Rays of Sunshine, from volunteering to applying for a wish, so read on for ideas and info – we hope you’ll feel inspired to jump… Read more »
Our wish child, Evie, is a girl after my own heart and her wish to be a ballerina for the day was definitely one I shared when I was younger, so when I had the opportunity to join Evie and her family on the day of her wish, I obviously jumped at the chance! Arriving… Read more »
There are two ‘i’s in fundraising – inspiration and innovation. These two characteristics are demonstrated fully by two of our special fundraisers and dear members of the Rays of Sunshine family. Let us introduce our fabulous fundraisers; Tony and Sarah Glanville. To date they have raised over £20,000 for Rays of Sunshine by partaking in… Read more »
Today is World Photo day 📸🗓 and we thought what better way to support this day, than to highlight the power of photography, as a way of getting creative or helping to cherish special memories. Some of our wish children are super artistic and their wishes involve taking their own photographs or learning from a professional for… Read more »
In this week’s blog, Megan talks Warframe gaming, the power of social media and a truly amazing wish! As Wish Granters we often come across wishes that we have little or next to no knowledge about! I am no gaming expert, but was up for a challenge after seeing Ed’s wish pack come in and his… Read more »
Back in May, we posted a Days @ Rays blog celebrating our wonderful Wish Ambassadors. We thought it was about time you heard from them one of them, in their very own words. So without further ado, we will do just that… Hi there! My name is Sophie, I’m 21 and a Wish Ambassador for… Read more »
It’s Playday! Across the UK today, children and communities will come together at events from woodland adventures to street parties and festivals, held in parks and village greens, to celebrate children’s right to play. Founded by playworkers Mick Conway, Paul Bonel and Kim Holdaway in 1986, Playday aims to highlight the importance of play in children’s… Read more »