Purchases with Purpose from pediped™ footwear

pediped™ footwear provides children with shoes designed to meet the needs of their developing feet. But pediped’s desire to care for the specific needs of children extends beyond providing shoes. That’s why the company is bringing back the Purchases with Purpose fundraiser to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® . From May 27 – June 26, pediped™ customers can save on selected styles of pediped™ shoes at www.pediped.com. Fifty percent of all sales on these specially priced styles will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Home & Garden Party, Ltd. has selected the Make-A-Wish Foundation as the charity of choice to profit from a special candle promotion. For each joy candle (priced at $7.50) sold Home & Garden Party will donate $4 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with a minimum guaranteed contribution of $25,000. This joy themed candle will be sold on the Home & Garden Party website and through the Fall/Winter 2008 (June 15, 2008 through December 31, 2008) and Spring/Summer 2009 (January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009) catalogs.

Giftcraft’s Eden’s Angels™ Collection premiered in 2007 and includes 21 full-sized sculptures.

Each Eden’s Angels piece in the collection features a hand-carved appearance and is hand-painted in a soft pastel palette with a wash finish. Eden’s Angels™ has developed special sculptures dedicated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the “Joy” and “Strength” angels. The “Joy” angel features a child and mother embracing a star. And the “Strength” angel features a family with a child holding a star-shaped balloon. All angels in the collection make great gifts for any occasion.

To symbolize the collection’s dedication, Eden’s Angels™ will donate $2.50 of the wholesale price from the specially designed “Joy” and “Strength” angels to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In addition, for all other pieces in the Eden’s Angels™ collection, a donation from 20 cents to 55 cents of the wholesale price will be made.

New Make-A-Wish® Treats from Cheryl&Co.

Share the power of a wish® with Cheryl&Co. Make-A-Wish gift items – 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. Cheryl&Co. offers a wide array of gourmet desserts, including award-winning cookies, brownies, cakes and snacks, all in distinctive gift packaging. For each gift sold, approximately 20 percent of the purchase price (excluding tax and shipping) will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation®. You can purchase these delightful gift items through the Cheryl&Co. catalog and at www.CherylandCo.com

Make-A-Wish^® gifts became a tradition at Things Remembered in 1997 when wish child Elysia wished to give her family and friends personalized ornaments saying “Thank you, I love you, and always remember me.” Shoppers can help make wishes like Elysia’s come true all year long by purchasing these exclusive gifts to benefit the Foundation. For every purchase, Things Remembered will donate $2 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® . Stay tuned for additional keepsake items offered by Things Remembered during the 2009 holiday season.

Make-A-Wish Keepsake Box

This silver plated star-shaped keepsake box is adorned with brilliant Australian crystals. It holds five stars that read - “Dream”, “Peace”, “Hope”, “Love”, and one with the Make-A-Wish logo.

The lid is ready to be engraved with your special message of good wishes! Makes a great gift for birthdays, graduations, first communions, or any time you want to give someone you love a little inspiration.

Make-A-Wish Musical

Not only will this musical keepsake box fill her room with the melody of "Over the Rainbow", it will help fulfill a very important wish. And her name on the engraving plate will warm her heart for years to come.

Discover^® Financial Services

Celebrate any occasion while supporting the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® ! When you purchase a Make-A-Wish^® Party Balloons Gift Card with matching greeting card, Discover^® Financial Services will donate 5 percent of the order, up to $2.50 per card, to the Foundation. Visit www.discovergiftcard.com for more details.

Another great way to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation through Discover Financial Services is to contribute your Cashback Bonus^® to the Foundation. Cardmembers can accumulate up to 5 percent by using their Discover^® Card on qualified purchases. Discover Financial Services will add an additional 20 percent to each donation made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Nearly $16 million has been donated to the Foundation through the Cashback Bonus Program to date.

Frigo^® Cheese Heads^®

Since 2005, Frigo^® Cheese Heads^® has helped share the power of a wish^® by donating $200,000 annually to the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® to help make wishes come true for children across the country. Frigo^® Cheese Heads^® cheese snacks come in lots of great Mom-approved varieties, including Original, Swirls™, Light and Variety Pack string cheese.

Emmy award winning television news anchor Ernie Anastos has written a new children's book, Ernie & The Big Newz, about the first day on the job of a television reporter. The young journalist reports on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a big snowstorm and a brave little hero, thereby getting the first "scoops" of his new career. The book is also beautifully illustrated by celebrated New York Daily News cartoonist Bill Gallo. Ernie Anastos is a distinguished Emmy-award winning news anchor at FOX 5, New York City's top-rated news at 10pm. He has 25 years experience and is recognized in the New York State Broadcaster's "Hall of Fame." He has won 30 Emmy awards and nominations, including "Best Newscast in New York" and the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award for excellence. $2 from the sale of each book/CD will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® .

The Power of a Wish
The Power of a Wish, a much-anticipated book to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® , is now available. This compilation of touching stories from our chapters nationwide was created by 18-year-old Ali Lauren Spizman, a national teen volunteer ambassador for the Foundation, and is published by Active Parenting Publishers. Within the pages of The Power of a Wish, wish kids and their families describe in letters of thanks their special day and the powerful impact that the wishes – and the people who grant them – have on their daily lives and their hope for the future. Celebrities and heroes from all walks of life share their life-changing experiences in making wishes come true, and the profound effect that these courageous children have on them. You have the opportunity to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation by purchasing this book. $1 of the retail price of $14.95 will benefit the Foundation.

Growing Up With Loukoumi
New York attorney and children's book author Nick Katsoris wanted to create a project to encourage children that if they believe in themselves, their dreams can come true. In the new book Growing Up With Loukoumi, a lamb named Loukoumi (Greek for "sweet") doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up, but her friends, Gus the bear, Fistiki the cat, Dean the dog and Marika the monkey, each help Loukoumi realize that if she looks inside her heart, she can be anything, because if you believe in yourself, your dreams will come true!

The book includes a narrated CD featuring the voices of Grammy winner Gloria Gaynor, Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis, CBS national correspondent Alexis Christoforous, American Idol's Constantine Maroulis, and Guiding Light star Frank Dicopoulos. The CD also includes an original song from Gloria Gaynor called "Believe." $2 from the sale of each book/CD will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® .

Thanks for Supporting Stirring Up Wishes™!

Thanks to everyone who cast a vote for your favorite Make-A-Wish^® chapter! Winners of the Betty Crocker^® Stirring Up Wishes™ program will be revealed June 19.

www.StirringUpWishes.com

Eat-A-Dish for Make-A-Wish^® at Maggiano’s Little Italy^®

Thursday April 30th - Wednesday May 27th 2009*

Maggiano’s Little Italy locations across the country will encourage their guests to Eat-A-Dish for Make-A-Wish to help raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® . The promotion includes: donations triggered to the Foundation through the purchase of feature menu items, gift card sales, and customer donations through the purchase of wish stars. Over the past five years, Maggiano’s has raised more than $700,000 through this promotion! Please visit your nearest Maggiano’s to help support your local Make-A-Wish Foundation.

*Atlanta and Chicago promotions will run from Thursday June 4th - Wednesday July 1st

Allergan is launching LATISSE™ Wishes, a charitable public awareness campaign borne out of the tradition of blowing on an eyelash to make a wish come true. LATISSE™ Wishes leverages the excitement surrounding the availability of Allergan’s LATISSE™ (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03%, the first and only science-based prescription treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for hypotrichosis of the eyelashes (inadequate or not enough lashes) that is used to grow eyelashes, making them longer, fuller and darker. The LATISSE™ Wishes campaign started with an initial donation of $500,000 from Allergan to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Consumers are encouraged to help double this amount to $1 million by registering their support at www.LATISSE.com to help grant the wishes of courageous children in their communities. Between now and December 31, 2009, Allergan will donate $5 for each new visitor who registers online, up to an additional $500,000.

Creative Memories has selected the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® as its charity of choice to benefit from their specially created Wishes & Dreams scrapbook line. This line is full of hope, strength and joy and was inspired by Make-A-Wish families. For every Wishes & Dreams product purchased, Creative Memories will donate between $1 and $2 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with a minimum contribution of $250,000. The Wishes & Dreams line is available through the Creative Memories Web site and the products catalog out now.

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 featuring a Make-A-Wish check card and checks. The Make-A-Wish personal checking account lets you show your continuing support for our mission while giving you all the account benefits you’d expect from Bank of America. Bank of America will donate $10 for each new checking account and $5 every year on the anniversary of enrollment to the Foundation, as well as 0.10 percent of all new net retail purchases made using the card.

And don’t forget about the Make-A-Wish^® Visa^® card…

The Make-A-Wish Visa card offers a unique way to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For every open and activated account, the Foundation receives a minimum of $2, plus 0.65 percent of all net purchases made on the card.

Your Opinions Can Mean Cash for the Make-A-Wish Foundation

NFO (National Family Opinion), owned by TNS Custom Research, a worldwide leader in consumer research, gives reward points for joining their consumer panel and for taking surveys about a variety of products and services. Members can "cash in" their points and make a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® (1,000 points = $10). There are no processing or administrative fees – 100 percent of the donation goes to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Help Create Memories for Wish Kids While Preserving Your Own

SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L^TM will donate four (4) cents from each product sold with a minimum guarantee of $50,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® . SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L^TM manufactures a wide array of adhesives that satisfy any scrapbooking and papercrafting need. They not only put their hearts into designing easy-to-use adhesives so stories will last throughout the ages, they also put their spirit into their community through corporate sponsorships.

TSS Photography

Since 1983, TSS Photography has been the leader in youth school, sports and event photography. Known also as The Sports Section, TSS Photography has built a strong reputation in the industry by consistently delivering quality service and products to its customers.

TSS Photography has been a supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® since 2003, providing a financial donation based on sales of certain Make-A-Wish^® branded products and capturing special moments by providing in-kind donations of photography services.

TSS Photography has proven to be a generous community citizen and believes passionately in our mission as it helps raise awareness of the Foundation’s life-changing work.