Waterford's Keith Barry is asking people to show they still believe in magic by helping children's dreams come true.
The world-renowned mentalist and magician is Make-A-Wish Ireland's newest Ambassador. He is asking the public to give the most precious gift of all and help grant the wishes of sick children all over Ireland this Christmas by making a donation via the 'Donate' button on their website https://www.makeawish.ie.
Keith Barry says, "I am thrilled to be the new Head of Magic for Make-A-Wish.
"We could all do with a little magic in our lives and nothing is more magical than seeing a child's face light up in delight when their special wish comes true.
"I am asking everyone in Ireland to help spread a little magic this year and donate to Make-A-Wish and help us make wishes come true for the children."
Make-A-Wish's ability to grant these special wishes has been affected by the current health pandemic but the charity has worked tirelessly to ensure as many wishes as possible were granted despite the restrictions and lockdown. Their Christmas appeal includes a video produced by the Make-A-Wish team and features children who had their wishes granted this year during the pandemic.
This Christmas, our newly appointed Head of Magic @KeithpBarry and our partners at @SPARIreland are asking the public to help seriously ill children all over Ireland #BelieveInMagic this Christmas.
Please donate to help make their wishes come true: https://t.co/O6yDpxvXWi pic.twitter.com/sw0WZ4R8Zc— Make-A-Wish Ireland (@MakeAWish_ie) November 23, 2020
Susan O'Dwyer, Chief Executive of Make-A-Wish Ireland, says, "2020 has been a challenging year for everyone, and at Make-A-Wish Ireland, we have had to contend with fundraising events being cancelled and planned wishes having to be rescheduled and re-imagined. But we are inspired by our wish children, who deal with uncertainty, isolation and difficult treatment journeys and still hope for the magic of a wish come true - to just be a child for a day.
"COVID-19 has brought significant disruption to our ability to grant wishes, which means that by the end of the year, we expect to have over 200 seriously ill children waiting for their wishes to be granted.
"Now more than ever, these children need what Make-A-Wish can bring in the form of hope, strength, and the all-important smile."
