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Make-A-Wish Foundation Ball, Saturday, April 24, 2010
This year's Make-A-Wish Ball looked like one big birthday party, and it was; Make-A-Wish was "Celebrating 30 Years of Wishes."
The evening brought together the founders of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and corporate partners including the Disney® Company and celebrity guests. Festivities included live and silent auctions, cocktails, a gourmet dinner, live entertainment and a presentation about the history of the foundation. KTVK-TV3 Good Morning Arizona Anchors Tara Hitchcock, Scott Pasmore and Kaley O’Kelley served as the masters of ceremonies.
Andrea Stewart of Event Services of America was Vice Chair of this anniversary event. Andrea helped with fundraising, brought in donors, and also assisted with logistical management of the event, décor and color scheme and theme and set-up.
This event earned Event Services of America a Zonies Arizona Industry Award in the category of "Best Nonprofit Event $75,000+".
Make-A-Wish created an annual Tom and Madena Stewart Lifetime Compassion Award that was awarded this year to Walt Disney in honor of its heartfelt support for such an amazing organization. Tom and Madena Stewart were huge supporters of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and tragically both were killed in a helicopter crash in February of this year.
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2010
Contact:
Liz Kaplan
602-395-9474 x126
lkaplan@wishaz.org
Celebrating 30 Years of Wishes
Presenting the 14th annual Wish Ball, Saturday, April 24, 2010
PHOENIX—The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Arizona is celebrating the founding of the organization in the city where it began at the 2010 Wish Ball.
“Celebrating 30 Years of Wishes” is the theme of this year’s black-tie gala, which will be held on Saturday, April 24 at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix Hotel.
The evening will bring together the founders of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, corporate partners including the Disney® Company and celebrity guests. Festivities include live and silent auctions, cocktails, a gourmet dinner, live entertainment and a presentation about the history of the foundation. Presenting media sponsor is KTVK-TV3. Good Morning Arizona anchors Tara Hitchcock, Scott Pasmore and Kaley O’Kelley will serve as the masters of ceremonies.
The chair and co-chair of the 2010 Wish Ball is Renee Roebuck and Event Services of America's Andrea Stewart. Frank and Kitty Shankwitz have been named as honorary co-chairs of the event.
Frank and Kitty Shankwitz, founders of the foundation, will be recognized at the gala for their remarkable work, their passion for children and their ongoing support.
After participating in granting the wish of a seven-year-old boy with leukemia, Frank had the idea to create a nonprofit organization that would grant the wishes for other children with life-threatening illnesses and the Make-A-Wish Foundation was born.
The goal of this year's Wish Ball is to raise $700,000 to fund more than 100 wishes for children like Chris. Tickets are $500 per person and include appetizers, cocktails, a gourmet dinner and entertainment. Table sponsorships are also available. All proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona to grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.
For more information, call Renee Roebuck at 602-710-9967 or at renee@reneeroebuck.com
Or Robin Dunn
CEO, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona
602-317-8028
About the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona
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. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona is the place where wishes began in 1980, with a young boy’s dream of becoming a police officer, and is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona is launching a new campaign goal to grant more than 500 wishes per year in five years. The chapter has granted more than 3,200 wishes in Arizona since its inception. For more information, visit www.wishaz.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish®.