{"id":7998,"date":"2025-12-03T15:09:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/?p=7998"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:10:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:10:03","slug":"moments-of-giving-merryland-students-present-aed-20000-to-make-a-wish-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/2025\/12\/03\/moments-of-giving-merryland-students-present-aed-20000-to-make-a-wish-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Moments of Giving: Merryland Students Present AED 20,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"4\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Following their successful school fundraiser, the Merryland students of Grade 12 took the next inspiring step: officially donating the significant proceeds to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">In a proud and heartwarming ceremony, representatives of the student organizing committee presented <b>AED 20,000<\/b> to the Make-A-Wish Foundation representatives. This substantial amount was raised entirely through the collective effort and generosity displayed during the recent on-campus Bake Sale event.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">The students&#8217; initiative, driven by empathy and a commitment to social responsibility, culminated in this moment of contribution, demonstrating the true impact of their hard work. Every cupcake, cookie, and hour of teamwork directly translated into hope and smiles for children facing critical illnesses.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">This achievement enhances Merryland\u2019s dedication to nurturing leaders who value giving back.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">We extend our warmest congratulations to the students and our sincere gratitude to the parents, teachers, and community members whose wholehearted support made this generous donation possible.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8003\" src=\"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6044.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6044.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6044-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6044-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6044-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">The student organizers whose creativity and teamwork successfully raised AED 20,000 to help fulfill the wishes of children in need.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6034.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6034-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6034-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6034-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6014.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6014-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6014-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6014-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8000\" src=\"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6072.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6072.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6072-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6072-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/95A6072-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">Merryland Grade 12 students proudly present a donation of AED 20,000, the proceeds from their community Bake Sale, to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5qdPOhnf_io?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong data-start=\"1335\" data-end=\"1365\">Watch the video highlights<\/strong> on our official Instagram page: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mis.abudhabi\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1454\">@mis.abudhabi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following their successful school fundraiser, the Merryland students of Grade 12 took the next inspiring step: officially donating the significant proceeds to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In a proud and heartwarming ceremony, representatives of the student organizing committee presented AED 20,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation representatives. This substantial amount was raised entirely through the collective effort and generosity displayed during the recent on-campus Bake Sale event. The students&#8217; initiative, driven by empathy and a commitment to social responsibility, culminated in this moment of contribution, demonstrating the true impact of their hard&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7998"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7998"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8005,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7998\/revisions\/8005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}