The annual Mukwonago for Wishes fundraiser is underway with a spark from Bucks wing Pat Connaughton.

That officially tips off the 13th edition of the free throw-a thon. They’re aiming to raise $150,000 that will help grant 30 wishes.

“Just strength, hope and community. At the end of the day these events are supposed to be fun, but they’re also supposed to be able to take something from it and learn from it. Make-A-Wish has done a great job including kids and making, granting wishes within the game of basketball. Specifically with the Milwaukee Bucks. Finding ways to use sport as a vehicle to empower the next generation," said Connaughton.

On Thursday, Jan. 19, Milwaukee Bucks Guard Pat Connaughton will be the featured speaker at the annual Mukwonago Community Kids For Wish Kids kickoff event at 6 p.m. at the Mukwonago High School Gym. Connaughton will be joined by Coach Rick Witte, Mukwonago Varsity Girls Basketball Coach and Make-A-Wish® dad.

The Green Bay Packers Foundation and Greater Green Bay Community Foundation are once again partnering to host the 6th annual Give BIG Green Bay, an event that highlights nonprofit organizations working to improve life in the community.

Give BIG Green Bay is an innovative program providing a way to learn more about the work of participating nonprofits, including Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, and donate, at any level, to the causes they champion.

Pat Connaughton helps the Bucks rack up Ws on the court – and this week he'll aim to spark triumphs off the court as well by helping kick off the annual Mukwonago Community Kids for Wish Kids fundraising push, running through Feb. 2.

Connaughton will serve as the featured speaker – along with Mukwonago varsity girls basketball coach and Make-A-Wish dad Rick Witte – at the fundraising effort's kickoff event, hosted from 6-7:15 p.m. at the Mukwonago High School Gym, 605 W. Veterans Way.

On Jan. 19, Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton will be the featured speaker at the annual Mukwonago Community Kids For Wish Kids kickoff event at 6 p.m.

The event, taking place at the Mukwonago High School Gym, 605 W. Veterans Way, is themed “Strength. Hope. Community,” and the kickoff meeting will be the official start to a two-week fast break of fundraising by various Mukwonago athletic and student groups. This includes track & field, band and youth basketball, Muskego varsity boys and girls basketball teams and various other groups, according to a statement.

Ten-year-old Lucy of Brookfield has been living with a rare form of bone cancer. She wished to have a tree house and with the help of the community, her wish came true.

Community members came together for a car-parade Saturday to celebrate a local 3-year-old’s last chemotherapy treatment and his wish come true.

The girls swimming and diving team did a virtual 5K run and walk at the high school to raise money for Make-A-Wish Wisconsin. In about a week, the girls raised over $11,000 online -- a team record -- shattering their previous best by almost $5,000.

3-year-old Cooper Resech suffers from a genetic disorder that not many know of or can even pronounce. “It’s called early infantile epileptic encephalopathy,” Cooper’s mother Katelyn Resech said. Cooper has dealt with the disorder for almost his entire life but never fails to be a bright spot for his family.