Make-A-Wish Canada Celebrates 2013 Season of Wishes

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 26, 2013) - Make-A-Wish^® Canada is proud to commemorate the holidays with its 2013 Season of Wishes® campaign, an annual celebration of the organization's magical mission. Make-A-Wish Canada will grant more than 420 wishes in 2013, including Mariana, 17, leukemia, who had her wish to go on a Caribbean cruise granted.

To view Mariana's wish video, click here.

The Season of Wishes is also a time to give, and this year it's easier than ever. You can support wish-granting efforts across the country in a variety of ways to help Make-A-Wish^® reach its target of granting close to 500 more wishes to courageous children next year.

Donations of up to $25,000 will be matched by its National Board of Directors, if made by Dec. 2, 2013. In addition to making a donation this holiday season, other ways to help include:

1. Shop for Wishes: Check those holiday items off your list and help Make-A-Wish at the same time by purchasing your holiday gifts through our retail partners. Some of the 2013 Shop for Wishes partners include:

• Brooks Brothers
• LS travel retail North America
• Travel Underwriters
• West 49
• Bowring
• Benix
• Bombay
• Sony
• Foot Locker
• Hush Puppies
• RW&CO
• Suzy Shier
• Kernels Popcorn
• Cadbury & Trident
• Things Remembered
• John Fluevog Shoes
• South Hill Designs
• Claire's
• ECHOage

All Shop for Wishes partners and promotion details can be found at: makeawish.ca/shopforwishes.

2. Send Make-A-Wish holiday e-cards and cards: Make an online donation in memory/honour of someone and send an e-card to a loved one with your own custom message. Or, purchase our cards to send holiday greetings to friends and family.

3. Text-to-Give: Text 'JOY' to 45678 to donate $5 to support magical wishes across the country.

To learn more about Make-A-Wish Canada's 2013 Season of Wishes campaign, please visit seasonofwishes.ca.

About Make-A-Wish^® Canada

Make-A-Wish^® Canada is a dynamic wish-granting organization that brings hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. Along with the national office, eight (8) regional chapters grant magical wishes to children in need from coast-to-coast. This year, Make-A-Wish Canada is celebrating its 30^th anniversary and the granting of more than 5,200 wishes. Make-A-Wish Canada is an affiliate of Make-A-Wish^® International. Make-A-Wish^® is the largest wish-granting organization in the world, making dreams and wishes come true for more than 310,000 children since 1980. For more information, please visit www.makeawish.ca.

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