Upcoming Events & Promotions

You can help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions by supporting the events and promotions below.

Join us at the Walk for Wishes 5K on August 15 - Seattle/Eastside, Tacoma/South Sound and Spokane

Grab your tennis shoes and a friend or two and head out to one of three Walk locations on August 15, 2010, for the Foundation's Walk for Wishes! This family-friendly 5k walk is for all ages and will include food, beverages and entertainment. The top fundraiser across our territory will win a fabulous vacation package that includes four round-trip tickets anywhere Alaska Airlines flies, compliments of Alaska Airlines, and a one week vacation stay at select Wyndham Resorts. Additionally, trophies will be awarded to the top fundraising individual and team.

Online registration is quick, easy and now available at http://nwmakeawish.kintera.org/walkforwishes
Register online for one of our walks and jumpstart your fundraising with your own webpage. To guarantee your t-shirt size, you must register before August 2nd!

Seattle/Eastside – Marymoor Park
6046 W. Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE
Redmond, WA 98052

Spokane – Mirabeau Meadows
13500 E. Mirabeau Pkwy
Spokane, WA 99216

Tacoma/South Sound – Titlow Park
8425 6th Ave
Tacoma, WA 98465

For more information, please contact Dayna Russell at 206.623.5307.

Download a registration form.
Download Fundraising & Contributions Form
Download a Walk for Wishes Brochure

Make Wishes Soar during KOMO 4 Problem Solvers: Frequent Flyer Mileage Drive - August 5th

Answer the call to make long-distance wishes come true and tune into the KOMO 4 Problem Solvers Miles for Smiles Frequent Flyer Mileage Drive on Thursday, August 5^th from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Don't have miles but still want to help? Now through August 12th, text MILES to 90999* to help make wishes come true!

More than half of our wishes require airline travel, and donating your frequent flyer miles is a great way to give those wishes wings at no additional cost to you! Donated miles help us to keep the costs associated with airline travel down. Call in (stay tuned for specific phone number) or download a donation form to mail or fax to us.

Last year's Frequent Flyer Mileage Drive was a huge success and this year we need your help to reach our goal of 4,000,000 miles to make wishes take flight! So tune in, log on, or call us to give an ever-lasting gift; once we receive donated miles, they never expire for us.

* $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill/deducted from your prepaid account. Message and Data Rates May Apply. Reply STOP to Stop. For full terms, go to: mGive.org/T

"Run for Wishes" - August 7 in Missoula

Grab your running shoes and join the fun at the "Run for Wishes" in Missoula on August 7, 2010. The event will begin and end at Rattlesnake School and proceeds will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The course is 3.25 miles and is a combination of city streets and trails. Registration will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., followed by the run at 9 a.m. Kids 12 and under are $10 and all others are $15. For more information, call 406.214.6896 or email Pam Cordis and Kelsey Clark at maw.missoula@gmail.com.

Text to Give - Now through July 31

You can be a superhero in the life of a child. Make a donation in honor of one of our recent larger than life wishes before July 31st. Text ELECTRON to 90999 in honor of our Electron Boy superhero wish or text PIRATE to 90999 in honor of Joseph's wish to become a buccaneer (if you don't, he may make you walk the plank!).

There are currently 264 wish kids awaiting their wishes and together we can make a difference.

$5 will be added to your mobile phone bill/deducted from your prepaid account. Message and Data Rates May Apply. Reply STOP to Stop. For full terms, go to: mGive.org/T.

Make-A-Wish Cashes in on U.S. Bank Promotion – August 1-31

During the month of August, U.S. Bank has teamed up with Make-A-Wish to ensure that children in our community battling a life-threatening illness will receive their most heartfelt wishes. In 112 communities across Western Washington, U.S. Bank locations are offering customers the opportunity to purchase paper Wish Stars to benefit our local chapter of the Foundation.

For a $1 minimum donation, customers will receive a paper Wish Star which they can then personalize with either their name or the name of someone they would like to honor. Throughout August, U.S. Bank locations will display the colorful stars to celebrate all those who have donated.

Stop in at your local U.S. Bank to help them to reach their goal of raising $35,000–enough funds to grant seven wishes. For the U.S. Bank location nearest you, please visit www.usbank.com.

Broyhill^® Furniture Supports Make-A-Wish

Broyhill^® Furniture has selected the Make-A-Wish Foundation as its charity of choice and is helping to grant wishes by donating 1% from the purchase price of every Broyhill^® product to the Make-A-Wish Foundation from July 15 – September 15, 2010. In addition, Broyhill^® will help grant 50 furniture and room-makeover wishes across the country now through June 1, 2011 by providing new Broyhill^® Furniture to each of the 50 wishes. Visit www.broyhillfurniture.com to read more about the 50 wishes and find a Broyhill^® dealer near you.

7-Eleven "Cup with a Cause"

7-Eleven recently launched the "Cup with a Cause" program, which brings limited edition coffee cups designed by high profile entertainers and athletes into 7-Eleven stores nationwide. WWE Superstar, John Cena, will be featured on the cup this summer and has chosen to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation^®. From July 16 – August 30, 2010, 7-Eleven will donate 20¢ for each cup sold to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with a minimum $250,000 contribution. For more information about Cup with a Cause, visit www.7ecwac.org.

Trick or Treat in the Heat - September 12

Get into the Halloween spirit early this year during the Trick or Treat in the Heat event Sunday, September 12th. This annual event kicks off in the Muirwood neighborhood in Anchorage celebrating Halloween early in honor of wish kid Ian. Funds raised will benefit our chapter in addition to Hospice of Alaska and Seattle Ronald McDonald House. For more information, please contact Nicole Sheldon at 907.258.9474.

Harvest Moon Auction & HalloWine Tasting - October 22

Enjoy a night on the town at the 4th annual Harvest Moon Auction & HalloWine Tasting on Friday, October 22 at 6 p.m. at Mirabeau Park Hotel in Spokane Valley. Sponsored by the INBTA, guests will have a chance to enjoy some exceptional wine from well known wineries in Washington and California while bidding on dozens of auction items including travel packages, sports packages, and other specialty items. Tickets are $40 per person, $70 per couple and $300 per table of 10. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. To register or for sponsorship information, please contact Dana Divine at 509.789.6812. Visit www.inbta.org for more information. Special thanks to INBTA for hosting this event.

Close your eyes, blow on an eyelash and help make wishes come true…

Inspired by the tradition of blowing on an eyelash to make wishes come true, join LATISSE^® (a prescription treatment used to grow longer, fuller and darker eyelashes) as they strive to raise more than a quarter of a million dollars for the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® through the star-studded LATISSE^® Wishes Challenge campaign.

Here's how it works:
Several celebrities, including fashion CEO Kathy Ireland, professional ballroom dancer Chelsie Hightower and style guide Bobbie Thomas, will lead teams of LATISSE^® users in raising funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Each team is challenged to raise the most funds by encouraging consumers to join their team and donate a minimum of $20 online. Allergan, the makers of LATISSE^®, will double donations and send a LATISSE^® free trial certificate that can be taken to a doctor to see if LATISSE^® is right for you.

Join Team Kathy, Team Chelsie, or Team Bobbie at www.LatisseWishesChallenge.com.

Alaska Airlines and the Mariners Hit One Out of the Park
with "Home Runs for Wish Kids"

The Seattle Mariners and Alaska Airlines announced that Alaska is the ballclub's official airline. The multi-year sponsorship includes the launch of "Alaska Airlines Home Runs for Wishes," a new community program that will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Alaska, Montana, Northern Idaho and Washington. Through the program, the airline will donate 10,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles for every Mariners home run and 40,000 miles for every Mariners grand slam at Safeco Field.

Alaska Airlines has supported the Make-A-Wish Foundation since 1985 and each year provides the local chapter with about 350 tickets to send children and their families to their wish destinations. Donations of frequent flier miles reduce the Foundation's costs.

For information about this promotion, please view the press release.

Special thanks to Alaska Airlines and the Mariners for their continued support in making wishes come true.

Extend Your Giving With Celebrated Chefs

Celebrated Chefs is an exciting program that helps you lend valuable support to the Make-A-Wish Foundation simply by dining at the area’s best restaurants. Enroll for free today and every time you dine at one of the more than 75 participating Celebrated Chefs’ restaurants, 5% of the bill is donated back to the Foundation.

As a thank you for enrolling in this dining program, you will receive a complimentary Celebrated Chefs’ cookbook containing a signature recipe from each participating restaurant.

Visit www.celebratedchefs.com to enroll today!