MAM MARZENIE | I HAVE A DREAM
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Mission Statement
The mission of Fundacja Mam Marzenie is to grant wishes of children (aged 3-18) suffering from life-threatening diseases. Speaking of wishes-there are four different types of them: to see/visit (e.g. Disneyland, sea shore, mountains), to meet (a celebrity such as artists actors, sportsmen), to have fan item such as a camera, computer, a toy) and to become (for one day the child is assuming a chosen role: a princess, a tv anchor, a policeman, a doctor).The most popular one is the third one, most likely due to financial struggles that affect many families of wish-children. Their battle with tragic illness takes a huge toll on their already limited budgets (often these are families with one working parent, where the second one is always with the child), hence having something that they could never afford borders with the limit of their happiness.
About This Cause
Today Mam Marzenie has 16 branches located in cities such as: Kraków, Warszawa, Poznań, Szczecin, Opole, Wrocław, Katowice, Lublin, Gorzów, Kielce, Białystok, Bydgoszcz, Rzeszów, Olsztyn, Łódź and Gdańsk. All chapters exist in the vicinity of a hematology-oncology hospital for children and/or children hospice care establishments. Patients of both are most likely candidates for FMM wish-kids. What makes FMM unique is that it is based solely on volunteers. Not a single person is employed by the foundation and Krakow remains as the only one physical office location. No other foundation in Poland-and perhaps even in the entire world-can show such a marginal amount of overhead expenses. This allows the foundation to use over 95% all of their income to the benefit of their children. Background In 2003 Polish-American enterpreneur Piotr Piwowarczyk returned from the United States to Poland with one purpose in mind. He dreamed of establishing an organization, which would make dreams come true for children suffering from life-threatening diseases. The foundation was to be a carbon copy of a world-wide Make-A-Wish Foundation, in which Piwowarczyk served as a volunteer for 3 years before making his move across the pond. The headquarter was established in Krakow-Piwowarczyk’s new home city-in June 2003. Four months later FMM granted its first wish. A 15-year old, wheel chair bound Bogumiła, who suffered from osteogenesis imperfecta and experienced more than 100 bone fractures in her life wanted to travel to Disneyland to meet Mickey Mouse. Her wish came true and almost 9 years later both Bogumia and Piwowarczyk are very proud of the fact that it started a chain reaction and a movement resulting in over 5000 wishes granted in 16 local FMM chapters in the entire Poland. How will a grant make a difference There are children in this world that wish for nothing else, but to be healthy. This wish can come true thanks to doctors’ efforts. We assist in granting smaller, but equally important wishes – the ones that give the children and their families moments of true happiness and power to fight their illnesses. Many of these kids and this wishes are waiting for your help!