Levente is a fan of mobile phones like many of his teenage friends. When he learned as a patient of the National Cardiology Institut, that he can wish for "something" as his first thought came the word "handy".
After some reflections he wished for an iPhone 6 and the Genie of our Magic Lamp rushed to get one for him...

We wish Imre Levente a fast and full recovery.

We would like to thank the students, their parents and teachers of the American International School of Budapest for their decade long support!

Beata Ratimorszky and Joli Bakonyi
wish-coordinators
Budapest December 8, 2017

Gyuri arrived to our clinic for a scheduled treatment. As at each occasion he asked us, when his wish will be granted...

This time the treatment was rather burdening for him, but when I entered his ward with the package he immediately sat up and started to open it with the help of his father.

The laptop was switched on and we hope that browsing the Internet and playing games will make his days at the hospital seem much shorter...

We wish György a fast recovery an lots of fun with his new computer.

We would like to thank the students, their parents and teachers of the American International School of Budapest for their decade long support!

Dóra Lengyel
wish-coordinator
Pécs, November 15, 2017

András, like many of his age group is a real LEGO fan. No wonder that he asked fro a LEGO Police Station.
He was really excited, not knowing when a Genie will bring him his "wish"...
Well, in the end it was not a Genie, only me, who gave him the many boxes containing the many pieces of the police station, but he was not at all disappointed.
His somehow michievous smile radiated such great joy!

We would like to thank the students, their parents and teachers of the American International School of Budapest for their decade long support!

Natalia’s wish was an Iphone 7. She lives in a dorm so this phone would make easier the communication with her parents. It could of course also help with her studies.

I told Natalia to come in to the hospital for a medical checkup for the 18th of December.
Natalia’s mother knew everything, she helped me with the surprise by not telling anything to her daughter.

Nati was quite upset at the hospital. She seemed depressed and she wouldn’t have thought that a surprise was waiting for her. But when she saw her present in my hand, she was immediately happy and cheerful.

We set up the smartphone quickly and she started playing with it like a little girl. She was incredibly happy that her Christmas wish came true in the end.

We would like to thank our private supporters,
especially the employees of the UNHCR Global Service Centre for their support.

Martin lives in Lajosmizse with his mom and his sister. He wanted a big-screen smart TV, to watch movies and series, and to play computer games on the big screen.

The TV was delivered a week before Christmas, but we could not visit the family before the 23rd. (until that day, only in December, Magic Lamp's nationwide wish-granting network has fulfilled 35 different wishes of life threatheningly ill children...)

Martin had a difficult week, looking at the big box, and dying to open it to see what was inside...
So he was very happy and excited when we finally arrived to officially present it to him.
He had already watched some videos on youtube, so he expertly opened the box and proceeded to set up the TV.
It was placed in the family room so the whole family can sit down and watch programs together.

We wish all the best to Martin and hope that he and his family will enjoy their wonderful new TV. We would like to say a big thank you for the beautiful gingerbread house that Martin’s mom made for us.

We would like to thank in the name of Martin too for the support given by our private donors, Mr Richard Jacobs and his friends.

On the 3rd of December was the day when me and my family picked up our electric screwdrivers and went to a really nice family to fulfill a - for me very important - little girl’s wish...

The two dads were building the bed, the moms were cooking and the kids were playing.
Dius (nickname of Diana) was really happy about her new bed and all day long she was telling us how excited she is about the evening when she will at last sleep in it.
The dads worked fast, the bed was ready by the afternoon and Dia was looking at it with glittering eyes.

She has already invited Hanna – my younger doughter – for a pyjama party.
We would like to thank that another wish could have been fulfilled.

We would like to say a special thank in the name of Diana too to the leaders and members of XpatLoop, the largest Hungarian expat community, for organizing the Budapest Bonfire Night Party for Charity and for the donations raised at the event.

It was a well kept secret for Bence that his wish is about to be fulfilled - his mother only told him that she invited some new friends...

As we arrived with the big box and the new XBOX inside he was at first quite surprised but then soon got really excited. After the "official" handover he told us how deep he was touched by the big surprise...

When not in home, Bence lives in a dorm and despite his severe illness he leads a fully balanced and independent life as a teenage boy. Thanks to his excellent academic achievements he gets a scholarship too.

We would like to thank in Bence's name too the support of Firstmed-FMC Kft..

Alexandra has been taking singing lessons since she was a little girl and she performed at school and city events with her high school musical team.
After having recovered from a serious surgery she told us her secret wish: she would like to perform with famous singers on stage.
We have learnt about her wish about the time when we started planning the foundation’s first charity event with 300 guests to be invited so we thought this would be a great opportunity for Alexandra to go on stage and sing. She said she would be happy to perform to our guests – and accepted to be one of the „surprises” of the event.

Our only problem was that Alexandra lives quite far from the famous singers she was going to sing with. It was quite a challenge for her as she had to study for school exams, so she couldn’t travel a lot.
She learned the songs from the Internet and communicated on-line with the other – professional, to say the least - singers.
The special day came finally when Alexandra arrived to the beautiful Hilton Budapest Hotel from Hajdúszoboszló. After a quick sightseeing at the Buda Castle she could finally meet the singers to practice a little together before the big performance. There was not much time for that but Alexandra fared well.
In the crowded ballroom 300 people were waiting for the surprise.
The evening started with a few short speaches then Zoran Stevanovity and his band sung a few songs. After the mini-concert, Zorán invited Alexandra on the stage to sing with them. Their vocal sounded fantastic while singing Zorán’s hit „Mi kéne még”. The crowd was clapping and cheering… Then Alexandra performed another song alone.

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Later in the evening she could sing another duet with Kata Csondor and the Soul Family. People really loved her performances.
This was a most touching wish fulfilment for everyone present, as our supporters could see the moment of a „Magic lamp” wish coming true.
Alexandra could not stay to the end of the charity event as she had a medical test scheduled for next morning at the Bókai street pediatic clinic.
We hope that this night gives her strength to recover fully as soon as possible.

We would like to thank the 300 guest who were with us on our fundraising event which took part at the Hilton Budapest Hotel. With the guest’s support we could fulfill Alexandra’s dream and next year we shall fulfil many other children’s wish.

We would like to thank Zorán and his musician friends, Csondor Kata and the Soul Family and of course the Hilton Budapest Hotel for helping us to grant Alexandra’s special wish.

Márta Felkai and Éva Patzauer
wish-coordinators
Budapest, november 27, 2017

300 people fulfilled Bianka’s wish when we invited the little girl and her family to our fundraising event.
Despite her young age, Bianka was not shy at all in front of these many people. She walked to the stage with confidence.

Her mother told us that in the last 2 years Bianka spent most of her time in the hospital or in her room because of the medical treatments. She really likes building things and her favourite toy she plays with is LEGO. That is why she asked for the LEGO medical hospital series from the Magic Lamp Foundation.

When we told them we will hand over Bianka’s present at the event we asked her mother to be with her daughter on the stage. But Bianka told us she is a big girl so she can handle this by herself. When her name was said at the event, she was right there on the stage immediately. She had a big smile on her face when she got the two big boxes and she also greeted her supporters with a big smile.

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She unpacked the LEGO-s at their table and she already started in her head to build it...
As she was not afraid of the crowd, we asked Bianka’s help at the raffle.

This was a big and long day for the little girl but we hope the love she got this day will help her heal fully as soon as possible.

We would like to thank the 300 guest who were with us on our fundraising event which took part at the Hilton Budapest . With the guest’s support we could fulfill Bianka’s dream and next year we are planning on fulfilling many other children’s wish.

On a nice autumn afternoon I arrived to the 5 years old little Vanda’s home.

She was surprised and excited because she didn’t know who I was and why I was there.

After a little talk we became friends easily. After the chit-chat the time has come to give her the surprise which was a fire red Mercedes electric car. When Vanda saw it her eyes were shining from the excitement. Her wish came true!
First, she walked around to get a closer look and then she got into her new car and didn’t want to get out of it...

I wish her all the best and a fantastic driving experience in her new car!

We would like to thank the students, their parents and teachers of the American International School of Budapest for their decade long support!

Éva Benedekné Ferencsik
wish-coordinator
Miskolc, November, 9, 2017

Dorina was about to go home from the hospital after her serious heart surgery. Unfortunately she had to return to the ICU for some complication and stay there for a little more. This was quite a shock for the little girl. She was really waiting for the Gini of Magic Lamp to arrive even before this misfortune but after this we knew she needed urgent help to boost her morale...

Our caring supporters understood the seriousness of the situation and they gave up on being there personally at the granting of Dorina's wish as they wouldn’t even have been allowed to enter the intensive care unit. So I decided to fulfil the wish of the young girl that day.

She was really excited and happy seeing the big package ...she immediately started unwrapping it with her mother’s help. She was pleased to notice that her new PC had a camera and a cd-drive also - nowadays a rarity.

Many thanks for the support of the students, their parents and teachers of the American International School of Budapest!

Matyi has a very curious and versatile personality. He is really interested in PC games and cycling. His favourite "objects" to play with are drones an helicopters. Matyi needed some time to figure out what he would really want from the Gini od ur Magic Lamp, but then he realized he would love a "real" quadcopter.

We surprised the young boy at the hospital who was eagerly waiting for his gift. We arranged the time and place with his mother on the phone which gave the vigilant Matyi the opportunity to figure out that the big surprise must be under way...
When I arrived with the big box in my hands Matyi told me delightfully that he felt we were coming because of the mysterious phone calls...

We instantly opened the box for Matyi, who started assembling the pieces like a professional aircraft mechanic. The outside world disappeared for him as he was working on the quadcopter.
I asked him if he is going to give a name for his new machine. His answer was yes, it’s name will be Thrown-drone. He also told me the meaning of this name but it should remain our secret...

We wish Matyi to heal completely and lots of fun time with his wonder drone.

We would like to thank the students, parents and the teachers of the American International School of Budapest for their decade long support.

Marcell wanted to spend an unforgettable weekend in London to see a match of his favourite football team, the Chelsea F.C.

The team surprised us with an invitation to the gala lunch before the game. Later on we could watch an exciting game, both teams were really good, and luckily Chelsea won by 4:2.

Next day Marci had the chance to visit the stadium. They could look around „behind the scenes”, walk through the dressing rooms, sit in the coach’s chair and they saw the field from a closer look. After this adventure they went to see the city’s other monuments, and they took a rest in the famous Hyde Park and it’s neighbourhood.

To make this journey more memorable for Marci they had their last dinner in the Hard Rock Cafe.
I hope this journey was just as memorable for Marci as to us. We wish him good health and success in his life.

We would like to thank the managment and employees of UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt. for their kind support.


We would also like to thank WIZZAIR and also Mrss. János Szövérfi and Zoltán Bartos for arranging Marci the opportunity to take part in the gala lunch with the team.

We would like to thank also our other private supporters for their help.

Please read Zsanett's own words about her long awaited trip to London

We flew to London on a Wednesday from Budapest. Annamari waited for us at the airport and we went together to the London Marriott Marble Arch Hotel .
The director of the hotel, Mr. Ross Patton and his staff was really kind to us they even prepared surprises for me like the sweets on the photo.

We started nex day the sightseeing at the Buckingham Palace . We have seen the beautiful collection of the Queen of paintings, some marvellous chambers and wonderful spring-carriages, too. We liked the Big Ben the Westminster Abbey and the Changing of the Guard. It was great!!!

Friday was full with programms, too. We have seen the London Eye, the Thames, the Tower and the Tower Bridge. We travelled by the underground and a double decker , too. We have been to Tate Modern and visited The Shard and of course went to the British Museum. To finish the day we "submerged" into the heavy traffic in the Oxford Street. This day was fantastic, too.

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We spent the most part of my last day in London at the Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. This, I will never forget! I have seen there a 4D film, too. Watching an English speaking film?4? I was afraid that I won't understand a word, but as it came out there was no problem with understanding it. We had lunch in a pub with Annamari. We ate a typical English food, fish and chips, which was very tasty.
Time passed rapidly and we had to go to the airport.

Zsanett

We are greatful for the many kind of support of the management and staff of London Marriott Marble Arch Hotel , our private donors and supporters, among them Mr. Rick Engers and the bicycle team of Deutsche Wirtschaftsclub Ungarn and the ZHERO IT company and Daalarna, that allowed us make Zsanett's wish-granting unforgettable. We would also thank His Excellency Mr. Iain Lyndsey, Ambassador of Great Britain to Hungary, that he invited Zsanett and her mum to the Residence and presented her with a beautiful book.

Annamaria Oosthuizen
wish-coordinator
London 2017.08.31.

Csongor's wish was from the Magic Lamp to organize a visit to Kidzania Park into Moscow. His father used to study there and the boy was eager to see how Moscow looks like...

His wish has been fulfilled with the help of the director Mr. Adrian Gray of Lotte Hotel Moscow.

I met a 10 years old excited boy at the airport in Budapest on a Friday morning . His name was Csongor. He has never flown, yet. We arrived in Moscow after a pleasant flight, and Csongor enjoyed the flight.
A car of the Hotel Lotte was waiting for us and took us to the hotel. The director, Mr. Adriann Gray and his colleagues were waiting for Csongor with a surpise gift and fantastic programs.

A travel guide, Elena showed us the most important sights in the city on the first day: the Red Square, the Kreml, the Vasily Blashenniy Church and of course the GUM Shopping Centre. Csongor knew if he drops some Rubels into the fountain of GUM ,he will return into the city, so he did it.

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The huge old buildings fascinated Csongor here.

The next surprice was the Museum of Astronouts. Csongor liked the spaceships, the film about the training of the astronouts and the stuffed dogs, like Laikta, that were used to flight test of the space ships.
He looked up and foun Farkas Bertalan's photo as well.
The museum made a surprise for Csongor, too. He was allowed to put on one of the spacesuits.
His father took some pictures about him, of course.
There was no end of this day.
We went to the Marmor Palace, to the Armoury. He enjoyed them very much. We saw the Changing of the Guard at 6 o' clock, too. Csongor returned to the beautiful hotel rich in experience but a little bit tired that day.

The high point of the next day was the Kidzania-Park. He could fly an airplane. He learnt to drive a car and got a driving licence, which is valid in Kidzania for 2 years. He worked as a fire man and he fought a fire. He was a serviceman as well and repaired wheels. He made joghurt in a milk factory.

Csongor enjoyed everything very much. He always said: " It is great!" He went with sparkling eyes to the next program, which was a boat trip on the river Moscow. he said: " It is fantastic! ". Before going to bed he swam a little bit in the Wellness of the hotel. He could hardly go asleep from the lot of experiences that night.

We visited some beautiful metro stations on the last day. Csongor admired the huge buildings and the huge traffic on the way to the hotel.

We gratefully thank in the name of Csongor Mr Adrian Gray and his colleagues of Lotte Hotel Moscow for the hospitality and support thay did for Csongor. We also want to thank the support of FGSZ Földgázszállító Zrt. allowing us to realise Csongor's special wish.

Csongor' own handwritten report tells more about his joy than we ever would be able:

Bence was thinking about what he should wish for for a really long time. He even changed his mind once.

Eventually he decided on a desktop computer. It will belong only to him, he can use it any time to play games, watch movies, surf the net, and keep in touch with his friends.

After conspiring with the parents, I entered Bence's room unexpectedly, carrying the big boxes. He was lying on his bed, recovering from a serious medical treatment.
Seeing his face I felt that I came at the right time. His sad eyes brightened up immediately when he noticed the package.

We helped him to open the box, and when the monitor and the keyboard emerged, Bence started to weep.... and so did we..

It was so good to see his immense joy and I relaxed seeing that we managed to divert his attention from his ordeals in the hospital.

We would like to thank our private donors, including the the generous guests of Corinthia Hotel Budapest for making Bence's wish come true.

This is how little Laci remembers the few days he spent in London:
"I had been looking forward to my trip to London so much. The city is full of exciting experiences. We saw numerous sights. The Tower Bridge is beautiful not only from the outside but the inside exhibition is very interesting. The glass floor and the mirror above it multiply our reflections in a strange way. From the top of the bridge we watched the people, cars, and boats moving by underneath our feet.
We observed the opening of the Tower Bridge and the huge ship passing under it from the 72th floor of the Shard. The view was magnificent from the top of London’s tallest building. We saw the city in different seasons and in full night illumination through a special telescope.

During our sightseeing walks our hosts told us all about the famous sights, local customs, and special courtyards. The change of guards, the toy store, the walks through the beautiful parks, riding on the double- decker, Madame Tussauds, and of course the British Museum will all remain unforgettable experiences.

I learnt a lot from my visits to the Greenwich observatory and to the famous tea clipper.
My time in London has enriched me with amazing experiences that will last for a lifetime. I had a chance to also gain insight into the everyday life of the Londoners."

These few days were a great experience for our volunteers as well. This is how they remember :
"We would like to say a thank you for this great weekend that we spent together in London. We had a
fantastic time and we were happy to show Lackó and his mother around in the city we have chosen for our
new home.

We have to say that Lackó is a fantastic boy. He behaved exceptionally well, he was very kind and dutiful,
and showed great interest in everything. Marika and László, you can be proud of your son.

Lackó, we hope that you'll always stay this open minded and nice! We wish you a great summer holiday, full
of adventures. We hope that when you go back to school in September you'll remember the British
Museum and the Royal Observatory, and the knowledge and the experience you've gained during your stay
will help you with your studies of history and natural sciences.

We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to the Hungarian National Bank, to the EON Zrt,
to Ms. Ágnes Simon, and our private donors for making Lackó’s wish come true!

Laura Kékuti, Györgyi Beregi, Péter Takács
wish-coordinators
London, July 2, 2017

Gergő's wish was a "serious" laptop because, firstly he wants to be an IT consultant, and secondly, the old one that he had received as a prize for winning the national mathematics contest 6 years ago, unfortunately broke down.

Thanks to our generous supporters his wish was granted in the fabulous Budapest Marriott Hotel.
Mr. Rick Engers (Budapest Marriott Hotel), Mr. Nicolas Kipper (Ritz-Carlton Budapest), and Mr. Hendrik Beye (Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center), the CEOs of three hotels of the Marriott hotel chain in Hungary, on behalf of the employees of the company, presented Gergő with the laptop.

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The teenager opened the box with sparkling eyes and an elegant white laptop emerged. Who would not be happy to receive a laptop like that?

When Mr. Engers found out that Gergő wanted to study IT management, he invited him into the IT department of the hotel for a few-day-long field trip. This extra gift made Gergő very very happy, he could hardly believe his luck...

The event was crowned with a sumptuous lunch, full of delicacies, in the hotel's Peppers Mediterranean Grill restaurant.
During lunch we found out that Gergő had completed his treatments, and he actively plays kayak-polo, which is basically like water polo, only it is played sitting in a kayak.

We wish Gergő good health, lots of joy, happiness, and success!

We would like to say a big thank you to the CEOs and employees of Marriotts and Ritz-Carlton and to our private supporters who raised money by participating in the K&H charity run in June as Magic Bugs.

18-year-old Józsi’s wish was to travel to Loch Ness to see the famous lake. Because of his illness he had to wait for rather a long time, but eventually his wish was also granted. He speaks fluent English as he wants to became an English teacher.

This is how he remembers his wish-trip to Scotland:

First, I would like to thank Magic Lamp for the amazing opportunity, to be able to go to such a wonderful place in Scotland.
It was already evening when we arrived to our accommodation in Edinburgh, where we did a little sightseeing the next day. The public transport system of the capital city was easy to get used to, and we discovered the whole city without any difficulties. On July 15th the tour bus picked us up to take us to a tour around Loch Ness, which was a mind-blowing experience.
We saw beautiful sceneries during our bus drive, huge mountains scraping the bottom of the clouds. We saw many gorgeous lakes as well. It was amazing!

On our last day we marveled at the Edinburgh castle, where the view was unparalleled. After we visited the five storey ship Britannica, which used to belong to the Royal Family. It was an unsurpassable experience to walk around on the deck of the ship where many celebrities and members of the Royal Family had set foot before.

I would like to thank all the sponsors who made our trip possible.

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We would like to thank the help of the Hungarian National Bank, the Budapest Stock Exchange and our private supporters for supporting Józsi's special wish!
We would like also to thank his Excellency Iain Lindsay and his wife to have presented József with a beautiful book about Scotland a few days before his flight.

Seven year old Zoe would really liked to have a television in her room, so she could watch cartoons after the long treatment sessions in the hospital. The wish was supported by Budapesti Ertektozsde, their representatives, Balazs Bozsik and Ildiko Auguszt visited her in Tuzolto street’s clinics and suprised her with a TV.

Zoe was very happy. At first she was a little nervous but then thanked the gift with a nice smile.

We wish her good health, quick recovery and that she takes care of her new „friend”.


We are grateful for the support of Budapesti Ertektozsde.