Please spare a couple of minutes to read OUR WORLD

Our World

Every year I ask just like many of us do…… what can I, one person do to make a difference?

This year I’ve decided to do something about it, I’m going to make that difference. I will show that just one person with the help and support of all the people who are reading this, their family and friends that in fact together working as a team we can and will make that difference, so here goes…..

Yes, we all know that currently the world over is experiencing economic hardship – more commonly known to you and I as the “Credit Crunch” and not to mention the severity of our Winter weather but these harsh times will end and it’s inevitable that the future will become brighter and these past turbulent years will be written into our history!

The future of “Our World” is in the hands of our Children it is our Children who will care for us as we grow older, it is our Children who will write our laws and bring prosperity and freedom to our lands, but lets not forget there are many children out there in fact millions who need our help, help in helping them to gain the knowledge and understanding of “Our World” a world which is fast becoming as one, thanks to our modern day science and technologies. Who would have thought as little as 20 years ago or even 10, maybe 5 years that today you and I could see and play games with our friends living thousands of miles away in America, China etc.. from our living room in our own homes or from the airplane which can take us around “Our World” in a matter of a single day! I want to use this technology to reach out to everyone and help bring together the people of our world, people who can and will help make that difference to those who need it the most, our Children.

There are Children who do not have the same opportunities that our children may have, they do not enjoy the same comforts as we may have and most of all they may not have the essentials of food and shelter which we all take so much for granted. So this brings me to my one-wish aim. I want to raise £1,000,000 ($1,500,000) to start a building program to build a school for the less privileged Children in as many continents of “Our World” as possible starting in Africa, then on to the America’s, Asia and more… I would like to equip these schools with the modern technologies that will help the Children achieve their own goals, which in turn will lead to a better world for everyone no matter of their race, colour or creed and bring unity to all!

I am certainly under no illusion, this will be a mammoth undertaking but all I can say I will certainly give it my best as I believe with all your help, advice and working closely as a team we will and can achieve this and more for the benefit of the less privileged Children of “Our World” our future!

You can help me to help others in many ways;

Simply by making a small donation:

1) Advice,
2) Building Services,
3) Clothes,
4) Land,
5) Money,
6) Skills,
7) Technology,
The list is endless….

Or,

Simply help by just telling this story to your family and friends.

I believe it only takes for someone to have the courage and the goal to take the first important step. You and I may only be one individual or corporation but with your help and your family and friends help this one-wish will become a reality for many…..

I stress there is no obligation what-so-ever, as my greatest reward is that so many should approve and participate in the project, and so feel that they want to spread ‘the word’ with mentions to family, friends etc. However for those wishing to make a contribution towards my one-wish aim, your generosity is much appreciated, and is made easy and secure by quite simply clicking on the ‘Donate’ button on one-wish.co.uk .

Alternatively if you would like to pledge your support or donation please simply complete the short form on one-wish.co.uk

I plan to publish a book and an online version listing every person or company who generously makes a donation to “Our World” no matter how large or small that donation may be, every little will count. Everyone will have an option to have just their name listed or their name and donation or they can remain totally anonymous if they like. A copy of the book will be given to each school to be kept forever, to remind all who may visit of the generosity and goodwill of the people of our world.

My Philosophy on life is simple, if I can help to make someone’s life easier, happier and fulfilling for at least one day, then this alone is good enough for me, why complicate life. Tomorrow is not a guarantee for anyone, but if I’m lucky enough to be here then let me make a difference, no matter how small that difference may be. Always remember one thing, life is a gift and is for living, live it to its fullest everyday! I believe I am who I am because of everyone, not just because of who I am.

Please help me to help others.

If you would like to know more please don’t hesitate to contact me at ourworld@one-wish.co.uk

I would like to thank each and every one of you who has taken the time to read my one-wish aim “Our World”. Thank you.

Mike
one-wish.co.uk

Welcome 2010 – New Year – New Opportunities

First and foremost may I wish everyone a VERY…….Happy New Year and I hope in the New Year which also heralds the start of a new DECADE all your dreams and wishes become reality…….

2009 has been a fantastic year for one-wish as not only has it received nearly 3,000 wishes from different people from different countries from around “our” world, but it’s given me the opportunity to meet and make many new friends, friends which I would not have known if it wasn’t for one-wish.

I would just like to take this brief opportunity to mention a couple of my new friends who are both exceptional and wonderful people, Wendy and Tom Rees. Wendy who has her own weekly Live Radio show Wendy’s Animal Talk, is also a BEST selling author of six books whose latest book “Dog Lover’s Daily Companion: 365 Days of Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Living a Rich Life with your Dog” was currently at No 2 in the charts the last time we spoke. During the Summer Wendy made the most generous offer to the Make-A-Wish Foundation UK to grant any child who would like to be on Wendy’s Animal talk live radio show in LA a wish to come TRUE. For those of you who do not know the Make-A-Wish Foundation are a charitable organisation, who grant wishes to both children and young people who have life threatening illnesses.

Wendy also runs her own website www.petlifestyleadvisor.com and a blog which is a must visit especially if you like our four legged friends. The blog is called www.adogsvoyagearoundtheworld.blogspot.com and is absolutely fantastic, fun and informative for both adults and children alike.

Tom is the founding manager of http://www.reesnetworks.com/ who have developed a fantastic website called http://soberlivingsearch.com/index.php  Tom also runs his own blog http://dontdiecrying.com/ I think after visiting both sites you will gain a different and clearer perspective of life outside “our” own.

Both Wendy and Tom have become very good friends and I am very glad thanks to one-wish that I have had the opportunity to get to know these wonderful people on a more personal level.

I would like to make a special mention for Wendy’s sister, Carol Ann Emquies who is the chairman of the Africa Schoolhouse Foundation who are committed to building sustainable school communities for children in underserved areas of Africa. Their goal is to aid the progress of learning using modern technology and environmentally conscious methods while safeguarding the traditional teachings of cultural heritage. This is such a worthwhile organisation and it is the children who are the true beneficiaries of such a wonderful organisation. For more details log onto either http://www.africaschoolhouse.org or visit one-wish.

Now back onto one-wish.

During the year over 1,000 joined the one-wish mailing list to be kept in touch with the happenings and offerings on one-wish and on the subject of offerings; one-wish has just recently launched a new FREE Monthly and Bonus Prize Draw, giving every visitor the chance to win a box of one-wish goodies!

Finally, due to the great success of my ONE-WISH Pledge campaign I have decided to continue the campaign for a further six months. Therefore for every single person that makes a wish on one-wish.co.uk between the 1 January 2010 – 30 June 2010 I promise to continue to donate 1p per wish to the following charity: Make a Wish Foundation UK It may not sound much but hopefully it will soon add up if everyone reading this pledge makes a wish and shares this with their family and friends! (My first payment to the Make a Wish Foundation UK was made on the 31 December 09 as promised) 

Please help me to help others, thankyou…….

Thankyou for taking a few minutes to read this update and finally I would like to thank each and every one of you who has visited my website. If it wasn’t for you my website would not be the success it is today!

Many Thanks

Kind Regards

Mike  

http://www.one-wish.co.uk/

Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas………

I hope you all have a wonderful day and if you have a few days holiday then enjoy your days doing the things that you like to do the most.

Take Care.

Best Wishes
From all at one-wish.

http://www.one-wish.co.uk/

Win loads of one-wish Goodies…

To help celebrate Christmas and the launch of our new monthly PRIZE DRAW…..

You can now enter our one-wish Bonus Draw……..and WIN all these Prizes…

The person who has the highest number of friends who make a wish and also submits that persons unique Referral ID on the wish form at the same time, via one-wish.co.uk is guaranteed to win all the above and a second chance to win double!.

For example:

If…. 100 of your friends make a wish and also submits your Referral ID on the wish form at the same time, via one-wish.co.uk and 100 is the highest number during the current month, then you are guaranteed the following:

1) To win everything above.
2) 100 chances to win everything above for a second time in the monthly PRIZE DRAW.

So register your entry today…… http://www.one-wish.co.uk/bonus_draw

Now all you have to do is make sure you pass on your Referral ID to all your friends and ask them to make a wish and submit your Referral ID.

Good Luck!
from everyone at one-wish

Why do we all make Wishes

Wishing is significant in human life. It may be defined as a hope or yearning for something. Wishes make their presence felt from folklore to literature. While fiction is all about supernatural wishes, sometimes an entire tale revolves around wishes. Classically, the wish provider is a Genie, spirit, or similar entity after all who can ever forget the Aladdin’s oil lamp or a container closed with Solomon’s seal. Some cultures encourage people to “make a wish”, such wishing upon a shooting star at night, tossing a coin into a wishing well, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake, or breaking the wishbone of a cooked turkey. When times are tough, wishes offer the much needed comfort.

So drop by one-wish.co.uk  and make your WISH today!

Hope to see you there soon.

Kind Regards
Mike.

New LOGO for ONE-WISH

Hello,

Just a quick note to introduce everyone to the NEW one-wish LOGO. I have introduced a logo so that one-wish is easy recognizable to all my visitors from around “our world” you will see it appearing on the website, blog, newsletters etc..

Please can I just also remind you all of my

The ONE-WISH Pledge.

For every single person that makes a wish between the 18th July 2009 – 31st December 2009 I promise I will donate 1p per wish to the following charity: Make a Wish Foundation UK It may not sound much but hopefully it will soon add up if everyone reading this makes a wish and shares this with their friends!

Thank you,
Hope to see you there.

Kind Regards
Mike.

one-wish.co.uk

Africa Schoolhouse Foundation

One-wish is very pleased to have come across the Africa Schoolhouse Foundation www.africaschoolhouse.org/ who are committed and endeavouring to bring the standards of schooling and life to a self sustainable level for the less fortunate Children and Villages of “Our World” to a level that most of us all take for granted.

Please drop by www.africaschoolhouse.org/projects.html to see their latest project; Ntulya School House. 100% of any donation made will go directly to the Ntulya project and benefit the Children directly.

“Africa Schoolhouse Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization that is a public charity for U.S. tax purposes. We are committed to building sustainable school communities for children in underserved areas of Africa. Our goal is to aid the progress of learning using modern technology and environmentally conscious methods while safeguarding the traditional teachings of cultural heritage”

Mission Statement

 

This is one the most absolute worthwhile cause’s I have come across whilst operating my website. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone associated with the Africa Schoolhouse Foundation for their commendable and honourable work and drive to make the world a better place for all those who are less fortunate.

mike@one-wish.co.uk

 

An extract from their latest newsletter, December 2009

 

Some of the young children of Ntulya (town. village)

Choo (pronounced “cho”) is the Swahili word for toilet. In Ntulya, we have begun construction on eco-friendly; sustainable, self-composting pit latrines for our campus of 14 classrooms and 10 teacher houses. The school enrolment of 630 students requires 30 latrines for both girls and boys; the teachers living on campus in 10 individual homes will require one latrine each. These hygienic and innovative toilets are simple: while one pit is in use, the other is left covered. Within two years, the waste in the covered pit will dry up, ridding itself of pathogens, so that it’s suitable for use as clean and usable crop fertilization!

And while this topic may seem an odd one for the holidays, remember to be especially grateful if you’re blessed with proper and clean sanitation today – because many people (one-third of the world’s population – 2.5 billion folks), unfortunately, are not.

Just before you go please take a moment to consider

6 in every 10 Africans lack access to a proper toilet.

In sub-Saharan Africa, 322 million people lack access to clean water and 463 million people lack access to adequate sanitation.

Together, unclean water and poor sanitation are a leading cause of child mortality: an estimated 5,000 children die daily from diarrhoea, which is spread through poor sanitation and poor hygiene. Universal access to improved sanitation could reduce diarrhoea-related morbidity by more than a third.

Studies have found that about half of girls who drop out of primary school in sub-Saharan Africa do so because of a lack of separate toilets and easy access to safe water

…and, please help spread the word.

Kind Regards
Mike
one-wish.co.uk

December has finally arrived, Christmas only 24 days away.

One-wish raises the bar in November as my ONE-WISH Pledge campaign reaches nearly 2,500 registered wishes. This is absolutely FANTASTIC news….. Exceeding my original expectations. Thank you so much to all of you who have kindly visited my website and left your wish. Each and every visit is very much appreciated, without you one-wish would not be the success it is today.

For the tenth month in a row LOVE continues to dominate the one-wish chart for the most popular category for wishes placed during November, with a whopping 23% of all wishes. Money follows in second at 18% and Family nipping in third place with 15%.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish my very good friend, Tom Rees, the very best for his new venture. Tom has recently launched a new blog http://dontdiecrying.com/ and a new website http://soberlivingsearch.com/ both are a must visit. I know Tom will love to hear any comments or suggestions you may have.

Finally, I would like to ask for your help to help me to help others by supporting my one-wish pledge campaign…all you have to do is make a wish!

The ONE-WISH Pledge

For every single person that makes a wish between the 18th July 2009 – 31st December 2009 I promise I will donate 1p per wish to the following charity: Make a Wish Foundation UK It may not sound much but hopefully it will soon add up if everyone reading this makes a wish and shares this with their friends!

Thank you,
Hope to see you there.

Kind Regards
Mike.

one-wish.co.uk

Ps: Don’t forget if you like our four legged friends you must pay at least one visit to this amazing blog called A Dog’s Voyage Around The World www.adogsvoyagearoundtheworld.blogspot.com so if you like dogs then this is a must visit and checkout our family of canine friends for their tips and tricks… you’ll LOVE it.

We all make a SECRET wish now and then

Making a secret wish can be a joy and at the same time provides the positive energy to keep the hope alive. It is quite common with all of us to make secret wishes for things that would otherwise seem to be impossible – wishing for a promotion in office, getting good grades in examinations or winning the heart of the dream-girl.

There can be thousands of such occasions when we make a wish secretly and could not share it even with the person closest to us. We make a wish and keep praying for it to become true.

Sometimes our wishes do become realities and it is this fact that inspires us to wish for more.

Make your secret wish today http://www.one-wish.co.uk/.

One-wish.co.uk is the latest place for making your dreams or wishes come true

Manchester, U.K., November, 2009: one-wish.co.uk is the right place for your dream fulfillment. One always yearns for some guarantee, be it financial or emotional to get rid of a temporary trauma or problem. Individuals are always on the look out of compassionate hearts who can help to release the tensions and anxieties of life. This concept is the basis of this website, designed to bring some difference to people’s lives. Users get the opportunity of expressing their innermost wish for free as there are no registration fees required for using this website, it is totally free to use.

One-wish.co.uk spreads over 5 continents and tries to make a change in the lives of people with whatever wish they have. Users get the opportunity to put down their wishes of life in different categories, like relationships, emotions, society, love, family. Users can also know about wishes of others who have posted their desires in the different categories. This user-friendly and easily-navigable website brings forth good stories from the public which helps visitors to connect with one another. Others’ comments and feedbacks are posted to act as moral and spiritual booster.

Since one-wish.co.uk is newly launched, it has kept scope for improvements. Inclusion of new features like a message board in the near future is definitely the site’s plus-point. With its unique take on modern life, one-wish.co.uk promises to stay in the competitive market very strongly. Satisfaction for all users is guaranteed and it is 100% safe and secured.

For more information on one-wish.co.uk: contact mike@one-wish.co.uk

About one-wish.co.uk: one-wish.co.uk is an online destination for people from all walks of life whose one answer can change the lives of many. With scope for some fun and gift ideas on online shopping, the site appeals to a large mass constantly with its latest updates and inputs from people.

For more information visit: http://www.one-wish.co.uk/.