Make A Wish
National Promotions


National Partnerships   

Betty Crocker
Stirring up Wishes
Help raise $500,000  to grant wishes by purchasing specially marked Betty Crocker products in your local store in March. Also, visit the website from March 1 through March 31 to donate $5 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Western North Carolina and receive $5 in Betty Crocker coupons in return!


Cheryl & Co.
Cheryl&Co. will designate gift items to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For each gift item sold, approximately 20 percent of the purchase price (excluding tax and shipping) will benefit the Foundation. The items will be highlighted in Cheryl&Co. catalogs. The gifts can also be ordered at www.cherylandco.com. The current gifts include the Make-A-Wish Bakery Sampler, the Make-A-Wish Cookie Gift, the Make-A-Wish Treats Gift, the Make-A-Wish Supreme Gift Tower and the Make-A-Wish Bakery Gift Tower – all appropriate for any occasion. 


Ongoing National Promotions

Snapfish
Over the course of the next year, Snapfish will support the Foundation in the following ways:

1) Snapfish has designated a specific album in its online store to benefit the Foundation. Through Dec. 31, 2010, Snapfish will donate 30 percent of the purchase price to the Make- A-Wish Foundation® for every WISH! book sold.

2) Snapfish will provide 27,000 8-by-11 inch, customizable, in-kind photo books to capture wishes for wish families and to use as thank-you gifts/recognition pieces for donors and sponsors.  *Please see the Snapfish In-Kind Program Procedures on The Daily Wish for more information on the in-kind photo books.  COMING SOON

Bank of America
Introducing the Make-A-Wish® Personal Checking Account

In partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, Bank of America is pleased to introduce the Make-A-Wish personal checking account. This program gives consumers the option of checking accounts and access to Keep the Change for automatic savings. A Make-A-Wish check card and checks are also available through the program. Bank of America will send a $10 contribution to the Foundation for every newly opened account and an additional $5 each year on the anniversary date of your account opening. Ten percent of all new net retail purchases made with the Make-A-Wish check card is donated to the Foundation. By opening a Make-A-Wish personal checking account you will receive outstanding account benefits while showing your continuing support of our mission. For more details, visit your neighborhood Bank of America or go online to www.bankofamerica.com/makeawish


NCAA Division II
Student Athlete Advisory Committee
The mission of the NCAA Division II SAAC is to enhance the student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity for all student-athletes, protecting student-athlete welfare, and fostering a positive student-athlete image.
NCAA Division II has been a sponsor of the Make-A-Wish foundation since 2003 and is the only division thus far to sponsor a division-wide community service campaign with the Foundation. The campaign consists of Division II student-athletes who conduct pre-determined fundraisers to benefit the Foundation. Last school year they raised over $359,000.
 

Creative Memories 
Creative Memories has selected the Make-A-Wish Foundation as its charity of choice!  They have signed on as a one year partner and have guaranteed a minimum donation of $250,000 through a specially created scrapbook product line.  Creative Memories has developed a line of products known as Wishes & Dreams that has been inspired by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Each product sold generates between $1 and $2 to the Foundation. All products are available through Creative Memories Web site www.creativememories.com and product catalogs.

Giftcraft
Through December 31, 2010, Giftcraft’s Eden’s Angels™ will donate between 20 cents and 55 cents from the wholesale price of all Eden’s Angels products to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Eden’s Angels has introduced two special sculptures dedicated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation - "Joy" and "Strength."  Giftcraft will donate $2.50 of the wholesale price from the “Joy” and "Strength" Angels to the Foundation.  To find the Eden’s Angel retailer near you, please visit the Angel Finder located on the Eden’s Angel Web site (www.edensangels.com/finder.php).

Celebrating Home
Until July 31, 2010, for each joy candle (priced at $7.50) sold, Celebrating Home will donate $3 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with a minimum guaranteed contribution of $50,000. This joy themed candle will be sold on the Celebrating Home website and through company catalogs. 


Discover Financial Services
Discover Cashback Bonus Awards
Discover Card members are able to accrue a Cashback Bonus up to 5 percent by using their Discover Card for qualified purchases. Discover Financial Services now adds a 20% match to all Cashback Bonus donations made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For more information about Discover Cashback Bonus Awards benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit www.discovercard.com.

American Express
American Express Membership Rewards participants may donate their points to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. American Express converts the points to a cash donation to the Foundation. More information on this donation program may be found at www.americanexpress.com and in the Membership Rewards program guide. 

Revolution Money
Show your support for the Make-A-Wish Foundation® and grab the Make-A-Wish widget for your social networking profile page.Just click on this link: http://www.clearspring.com/widgets/483f323ffb503ca4
You can also sign up for a Revolution MoneyExchange account via the widget and Revolution Money will donate $10 to the Foundation.

Chi Omega Fraternity
Chi Omega Fraternity is the largest women's fraternal organization in the world. In November of 2000, they named the Make-A-Wish Foundation as its national charity. Since the program's inception, Chi Omega has raised more than $3.2 million for local Make-A-Wish chapters. With the assistance of more than 24,000 Chi Omega members, Make-A-Wish chapters have received over 182,500 volunteered hours.  Thanks to our local chapters at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Appalachian University, Wake Forest University, Wingate University, Queen's University, and University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Jewelers for Children
Jewelers For Children has again renewed its commitment to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for Fiscal Year 2009 and will fund 75 wishes through the Wish A State program (at least one wish will be granted per state).  NEW for 2009, Jewelers for Children has designated May 29 as Jewelers for Children's Day and will be granting wishes across the country in association with this exciting event. JFC has raised over $6.9 million for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, helping to grant a total of 1,053 wishes in the U.S. since 1999.

UnitedHealthcare
UHG has pledged $1.5 million annually to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for the next three years.  As part of the three-year, $4.5 million partnership, the UnitedHealth Group Wishes program has been established to enable the company to grant wishes through the Foundation's 65 chapters nationwide. To enhance their partnership with Make-A-Wish, UHG included them in their United Giving Campaign. UHG will match 100 percent of employee contributions to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

TSS
 Photography
TSS Photography has a focus on grass roots outreach and national philanthropy, namely its commitment and longstanding partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation®.The company's relationship with the Make-A-Wish Foundation goes back to more than 10 years ago.  In central and western North Carolina, there are at least five local franchises.  Please consider using TSS Photography® for your child's next sports, school or event pictures.They support our mission so we hope that you will support them.To find a local TSS Photography® franchise, visit http://www.tssphotography.com and search on your zip code.

 

 

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