Rays of Sunshine exists to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families. We do this by granting children’s individual wishes, however impossible they may seem, by fulfilling Hospital Ward Wishes, which benefits hundreds of children during their time in hospital or a hospice, and by hosting Hospital Activity Days, which bring sunshine… Read more »
We definitely brought the Sunshine to yesterday’s London Marathon! As the hottest London Marathon on record, 22 of our incredibly resilient runners did such a fantastic job powering through the hot day and conquering 26.2 miles, all to raise money for Rays of Sunshine. Thank you for running with #TeamSunshine your support and fundraising efforts… Read more »
Feedback Friday – Roy’s Wish to Meet Bear Grylls In February, we granted Roy’s greatest wish to meet Bear Grylls, the renowned outdoors man, TV host of Man vs. Wild, the youngest ever Chief Scout, and bestselling children’s author. Roy loved his wish so much that he created a PowerPoint presentation, which he shared with the… Read more »
YIANNI ANNOUNCED AS RAYS OF SUNSHINE AMBASSADOR Supercar Customiser to help grant magical wishes for seriously ill children Yianni Charalambous, supercar customiser to the stars, owner of Yiannimize and star of TV show ‘Yianni: Supercar Customiser’, has been announced as an ambassador for Rays of Sunshine. Yianni has been a long-time supporter of Rays of… Read more »
World-class illusionist, the Champions of Magic, perform exclusively for Rays of Sunshine families and supporters On Thursday 5th April, the 5 world-class illusionists that make up the Champions Of Magic performed exclusively for Rays of Sunshine at The Mermaid, London. This special event enabled over 250 seriously ill children, who have had their wishes granted,… Read more »
Eight-year-old Semi steps out at Wembley Stadium thanks to Rays of Sunshine and The FA Eight-year-old Semi, from Rochester, fulfilled his wish to be an England Mascot during the friendly against Italy, thanks to Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity and The FA. The eight-year-old got to experience the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk out hand-in-hand with one… Read more »
This week, Olly Murs granted the wishes of seven seriously ill children. The star took time out of his busy filming schedule for The Voice UK to meet the children at an exclusive event at Wembley Stadium. Olly Murs has been an ambassador for Rays of Sunshine since 2012, and regularly gives up his time… Read more »
Rays of Sunshine is pleased to announce the appointment of Nina Bradburn as the latest member of the charity’s Executive Committee. Nina’s role will be to represent the charity at events and most importantly, be a voice of influence to the Committee from a wish parent’s perspective. We asked Nina what it means to join… Read more »
Today, March 20th, marks one of our favourite days of the year… International Day of Happiness! With so many of our wish children going through difficult times and fighting life-threatening illnesses, it’s always been our goal to bring sunshine and happiness to every child we meet. This International Day of Happiness we asked some of… Read more »
Did you know that last year, aside from granting hundreds of wishes, we also gave away treats to more than 100 children and had over 800 children attend various events put on by Rays of Sunshine? In this blog, our Wish Engagement Manager Katie tells us all about the fabulous extras that our wish families… Read more »