March 2011 E-Newsletter

Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Carolina

March 2011

Vol 2, Issue 2

The Wishmaker®

Greetings!

Spring is here and the South Carolina chapter is full swing with new and exciting opportunities on the horizon. With new staff and technological additions, we are ready to take on this fast-paced momentum in order to grant the wishes of children from our great state.

Take a glance at what's to come and a recap of our Holiday campaigns that were such a success. Thank you for your continued support and helping to share the power of a wish®.

Best Wishes,
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of South Carolina Staff

Chapter Website Gets a New Face Lift

It's the moment you've all been waiting for...or at least our staff has! The new Make-A-Wish Foundation® of South Carolina website is now up and running and looks better than ever. Check out the latest wish stories, our calendar of events, how to get your group involved and everything else the South Carolina chapter has to offer. We hope the new site will provide you with more and better information and will entice you to keep checking us out. Enjoy!

In This Issue

Chapter Website Gets New Face Lift

World Wish Day & 2011th Wish Granting

Apple-J Donates Over $1 MIllion

Zaxby's Raises $70,000

Macy's 2010 Believe Campaign Breaks Records

Calendar of Events

Quick Links

Chapter Website

Join our Mailing List!

World Wish Day Marks the Granting of 2011th Wish

April 29 is the 31st anniversary of the wish that inspired the creation of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® to a boy named Chris, who wished to be a police officer. In honor of Chris' wish, the Make-A-Wish Foundation will celebrate World Wish Day® - a global celebration of wish granting. Wish children in 36 countries around the globe will have their wishes come true on April 29, including the wish of a South Carolina child, Josh. Josh's wish will be the 2011th wish granted by our chapter and will be presented "Star Wars" style on World Wish Day®!

Read more to find out about Josh's wish and how your school, company or organization can be a part of World Wish Day® and be recognized as one of our participating supporters! Contact Mary Silverberg at msilverberg@sc.wish.org for more information.

Apple-J Donates Over $1 Million Since 2002

Apple-J, a South Carolina franchisee for Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, has been a proud supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of South Carolina since 2002 and has donated over $1 million to grant the wishes of South Carolina children.

Read more about their goal breaking 2010 campaign and find the smiling faces of our wish kids for the 2011 campaign in stores now!

Zaxby's Raises $70,000 With New Participating Stores

Zaxby's restaurant has been supporting the South Carolina chapter for over four years and has grown from only 9 participating stores to 67! This new increase made for a successful 2010 campaign raising $70,000 for children with life-threatening medical conditions. Click here to find out more about the 2010 campaign.

Macy's 2010 Believe Campaign Sets the Bar for 2011

Two big and shiny vehicles rolled into Greenville for the 2011 Macy's Believe campaign. One of these was a special surprise for Wish Kid Nathan from Abbeville on National Believe Day. Nathan's wish was to have a camper and with the help of Macy's, Nathan's wish came true. On this day, Macy's also doubled its donation for every letter collected. See photos of Nathan's new camper here!

The second was Santa's Tour Bus! Following the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the real Santa Claus departed from the parade for a 26-city bus tour across the country and made a stop in Greenville. Read more to find out what Santa did during his trip to Greenville and check out photos from the day!

Calendar of Events

The South Carolina chapter has a new and improved events calendar on the new website! Look here to get full details on events that are coming up in your area.

Having an event for the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of South Carolina that you'd like to list? Email Heather Pierce at hpierce@sc.wish.org to submit your event for posting.

We hope that you enjoyed our new E-newsletter and are looking forward to our next issue in June! If you have any questions or comments about the content mentioned above, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you again for your continuous support and helping make South Carolina wishes come true!

Sincerely,

Make-A-Wish Foundation® of South Carolina Staff
www.sc.wish.org

Greenville Office: (Administration,                              Charleston Office: (Wish Granting,
Fundraising, Marketing)                                                Program Services, Volunteer Management)
726C Lowndes Hill Road                                               3520 Meeks Farm Road, Suite C
Greenville, SC 29607                                                    Johns Island, SC 29455
864-250-0702                                                               843-853-7880
864-250-0704 fax                                                        843-853-7892 fax

Russell S. Smith                                                    Tiffany Howard
President & CEO                                                       Director of Program Services
rsmith@sc.wish.org                                                      thoward@sc.wish.org

Lucy Quinn                                                                  Brittany Hyland
Director of Operations                                                Wish Coordinator
lquinn@sc.wish.org                                                      bhyland@sc.wish.org

Heather Pierce                                                             Jessica Woolsey

Communications Coordinator Special Projects & Development Coordinator

hpierce@sc.wish.org jwoolsey@sc.wish.org

Nancy Melton
Development Specialist
nmelton@sc.wish.org

Columbia:
Mary Silverberg
Development and Youth Programs Coordinator
msilverberg@sc.wish.org