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Welcome to the website for Maddie's Wish Project Her mother Sharon Babineau is joined in her effort by Souris, PEI’s Tara Stewart. A public school teacher, Tara applied to be on No Opportunity Wasted to put her good intentions into action. Giving the little that she does earn to charity, Tara wanted to have a tangible experience she could use to inspire her students in PEI. “Maddie’s dedication to helping others despite her sickness is inspiring,” says Phil Keoghan, Executive Producer and Creator, “No Opportunity Wasted”. “What Sharon and her co-challenger Tara Stewart experience in Kenya reminds us that no matter who we are, we can make a difference.” “In Kenya there are young girls Maddie’s age who can now attend school,” says Craig Kielburger, Founder, Free the Children. “She led a life of caring and compassion and her mother Sharon deserved to see first hand what an incredible legacy her daughter leaves in Kenya.” This website has been donated by Mr. Chris Ecklund of Ecklund Marketing Group, a Hamilton businessman and philanthropist, who enthusiastically supports both Maddie's vision and Sharon Babineau's efforts to make it a reality.
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Hamilton, Ontario native Maddie Babineau lost her battle with bone cancer in May 2007. Only 15-years-old when she died, Maddie used her final days to help children half way around the world. She became known as the girl who gave her wish away when she opted to use a wish, granted by The Children’s Wish Foundation, to give students in Kenya a badly needed school. With the school complete, Maddie was heartbroken to learn that many children could not attend class because they had to spend hours fetching water for their families. She raised money from her hospital bed to have a well built by selling jewelry, but passed away before realizing her dream of seeing the well completed. 