Make-A-Wish Foundation

Make a donation today and help grant the wish of a seriously ill child.

In what has become one of the Make-A-Wish Foundation's most legendary wishes, superhero Beetle Boy saved a grateful community from peril and the hands of an evil villain. The story of Beetle Boy (a.k.a. 6-year-old wish child Michael) and his arch-nemesis (wish volunteer Stu Snodgrass) inspired the Make-A-Wish Foundation's newest television ad. The ad reminds Americans that, like Stu, we all have the power to grant a wish. Watch the ad and read Beetle Boy's original wish story at www.wish.org/tv.

Redeem A Bag of specially marked LAY'S brand potato chips and help make wishes come true. This LAY'S promotion will bring potato chip bags featuring a Make-A-Wish^® theme to stores
near you. For every one of these bags you purchase and redeem online at www.lays.com through Sept. 1, LAY'S will donate 25 cents to the Foundation (minimum donation
$300,000; maximum donation $345,000). More...

Find YOUR Wish at the Destination JoySM Ultimate Online Auction

The Destination Joy Ultimate Online Auction, running
through June 18, is offering people the chance to make
their own dreams come true and help grant wishes in
the process. Bidders who log on will find a 2007 Shelby
Mustang, a golf lesson with Annika Sorenstam, a VIP NASCAR package, incredible vacations and dozens more
once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Bid online now!
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Destination Joy^SM debuted June 5! With the help of presenting sponsor LAY'S and national campaign supporters Amtrak and 3M, wish kids in six major cities - Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles/Orange County, Nashville, Las Vegas and New York --
enjoyed Destination Joy train and bus rides, mayoral proclamations, celebrity appearances and more surprises. Wishes to be a train conductor and to meet a celebrity were granted on this special day. But the joy didn't stop on June 5. Visit www.wish.org/news/events to find a Destination Joy event in your area.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been picked as the Official Charity of the Great Race. This summer, the 25th Anniversary Great Race will be part of Destination Joy as the "cross country cause caravan" to raise awareness and money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The event is the first effort in a multi-year, global partnership. Learn more about the Great Race.

SHOP.COM Names Make-A-Wish Foundation Its Charity of Choice
The online retailer SHOP.COM is onboard the Destination Joy campaign. The ecommerce multi-merchant shopping web site featuring all your favorite stores with OneCart^TM convenience, has named the Foundation its charity of choice, and will launch its support in two phases. The first phase encourages shoppers to make product contributions to their local chapters through the Wish Supporter program. Featured in the "Shop to Help" section, the SHOP.COM online marketplace provides access to millions of products using just OneCart^TM. The second phase will feature special rebates and values on purchases made directly by chapters.
Visit www.shop.com/Make-A-Wish.

Stars on Cars Help Fund Wishes
Make a $2 donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation at any Cold Stone Creamery location in the continental U.S. and you'll get a magnetic Wish Star for your car. To find your nearest Cold Stone Creamerywww.carstart location, visit www.coldstonecreamery.com.

Additionally, participating CARSTAR auto repair shops nationwide will be giving Wish Stars to each customer who brings a vehicle in for repair. To find a CARSTAR location, visit www.carstar.com.


Dig into Maggiano's Promotion and Grant Wishes The Maggiano's Little Italy "Eat a Dish for Make-A-Wish^®"promotion is running through June 27. Until then, Maggiano's will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation each time a guest orders one of four newly created dishes. Diners can also give an amount of their choosing, and the restaurant will post a star cutout recognizing their generosity. Maggiano's is also donating $1 from the sale of each limited edition Make-A-Wish® gift card. More...		Monthly Giving Join our monthly giving program and become a Wishmaker. Your dedicated monthly gift will help provide the Make-A-Wish Foundation with the steady, reliable support we need to grant children's wishes. You can enroll easily online or through the mail.

About the Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. It is the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with chapters throughout the United States and its territories and international affiliates on five continents. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit www.wish.org. To give to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and help extraordinary children live their most heartfelt wishes, please visit our Giving section.

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