I set out to raise £1000 to grant one wish for a terminally ill child, and after just short of two weeks of fund raising and one wonderful night off laughter, wine and terrific food, we have beaten our target.

A special Thanks to all who have donated.

This page will remain open for the next week, just to collect from some who have stated they still wish to give.

Thank you again to all who have helped and to those who inspired me to do my part.

Starlight Children's Foundation brightens the lives of seriously and terminally ill children by granting their wishes and providing hospital entertainment to help take their minds off the pain, fear and isolation of their illness.

Please help us acheive this goal.

Here are just some of the wishes granted this past year:

Kylie Minogue: Katie meets her pop idol - Kylie Minogue.

Springwatch: Alex meets Kate Humble on set of BBC Springwatch!

Tranformers: Kai wows the crowds at the premiere of the new Transformers film.

Monaco fun: Six Starlight kids enjoy a trip of a lifetime to see the Grand Prix in Monaco.

Meeting a Princess: Yasmin presents a posy to HRH The Duchess of Cornwall .

Whale of a time: Daniel becomes a whale keeper!

Photoshoot: Rebecca enjoys a photo session with the Sunday Times team.

McFly grant a wish: Adam meets his favourite band, McFly!

Dolphin dreams: James swims with his favourite creatures.

Safari adventure: Connor's dream trip to see elephants in the wild.

Dreaming of being a DJ: DJ Bradley gets VIP treatment at the BBC .

Wind in her hair: Charlotte's out and about on her new bike.

Dreaming of sailing: Mark's wish to get back out on the water is granted.

He's in the Army: Dominic enjoys a day with the soliders!

Sweet puppy: Nic's wish - a puppy - is delivered.

Dancing on Ice: Gemma's wish to meet her ice skating heroes - Torville and Dean - is granted.

Guitar hero: Mark Knopfler helps Starlight grant Tom's wish

Strictly Come Dancing: Tom Chambers sweeps Chelsie off her feet on the West End stage.

Model of tomorrow: Lauren gets the chance to do a modelling photographic session.

Panda dreams: George visits the pandas San Diego Zoo (& helps to grant other wishes).

Chef Ellie: Ellie dreams of being a chef and learns from the best at Coq d'Argent

The Power Rangers to the rescue: Daniel meets his hero - the blue Power Ranger

Budding actress: Meli dreams of being an actress in period dramas

Horse racing hero: Anna's dream day with hero Frankie Dettori

Birthday surprise: Francesca's wish for a playhouse is granted at her 5th birthday party

Fairy dreams: Lucy wishes for fairies and ballerinas to come to her party

Red carpet fun: Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller help bring Lucy's wish to life

Star studded wish: Natalie is well enough to have her star-studded wish granted

Cake for The Queen: Olive bakes a cake for HM The Queen

Beckhams help Jacob feel better: Jacob's dream moment with the Beckhams.

Princess bedroom: Afsha's room is transformed into a princess's dream world

Motorcross hero: Motocross legend helps Starlight grant wish to Ollie

Footballing legend: Emma meets her hero Frank Lampard!

McFly grant a wish: Aaron plays his guitar for McFly

Gaming dreams: Starlight grants Bradley's wish to be a games tester

Lapland magic: Meet the 13 children who wished 'to meet Santa'

Right Said Fred: Adam's dream to sing and dance with Right Said Fred comes true

Australian experience: Two families enjoy a warm Austrian welcome in Saalbach Hinterglemm

Dolphin magic: Travis dreams of dolphins

Modelling ambitions: Luci's modelling dream

Magical footballing moment: The world watches on as our Harry and John Terry lead the England Football team into the new Wembley stadium

Lost in Hawaii: Jordie wishes to visit the set of 'Lost' in Hawaii

Britain's youngest police officer: JPC Collin Poole goes on patrol at number 10.

Beckhams birthday surprise: Natalie receives a special birthday present from the Beckhams (by Natalie)

Will Young sings with Bianca: Bianca is Starlight's singing star sings with Will Young

Three very special wishes: Hannah, Kurtis, Eilidh and Matthew - each child's wish is as varied as their imaginations

 

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