Published: January 23, 2012
12 Kids Attending Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis Through Teamwork of Make-A-Wish Foundation®, NFL and Chevrolet
PHOENIX - (BUSINESS WIRE) - The Make-A-Wish Foundation is bringing its own team to Indianapolis in
the form of 12 kids with life-threatening medical conditions who wished
to attend Super Bowl XLVI. The wishes are made possible through the
combined efforts of Chevrolet, which is providing game tickets for the
kids and their families, and the NFL.
The young football fans and their families are traveling from seven
states and Canada and will arrive in Indianapolis on Thursday, Feb. 2.
They will enjoy a weekend of private stadium tours, the NFL Experience
interactive theme park, the Children's Museum and other activities
before cheering on the New England Patriots and New York Giants at Lucas
Oil Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 5.
"With Chevrolet's generous support, our wish kids and their families
will be provided with a life-changing experience and memories that they
can reflect on long into the future," said David A. Williams, president
and chief executive officer of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America.
"These Super Bowl wishes reflect a nearly 30-year relationship between
the NFL and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, when our organization was just
in its infancy," Williams said.
In 1982, the NFL helped the Make-A-Wish Foundation grant its first Super
Bowl wish to a 12-year-old Arizona boy at Super Bowl XVI in Pontiac,
Mich. In addition to that wish, the Foundation has granted more than 130
wishes over the last 10-year period for kids requesting to attend the
Super Bowl.
About the Make-A-Wish Foundation
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. According to a 2011 study of wish impact, most
health professionals surveyed say a wish come true can affect their
health outcomes. Kids say wishes give them renewed strength to fight
their illness, and their parents say these experiences strengthen the
entire family. Based in Phoenix, the Foundation is one of the world's
leading children's charities, serving children in every community in the
United States, its territories and in 47 countries on five
continents. With the help of generous donors and more than 30,000
volunteers worldwide, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish somewhere
in the world every 23 minutes. It has granted more than 280,000 wishes
since its inception in 1980. Visit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
at www.wish.org
and discover how you can share the power of a wish.
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Mark Hiegel, 602-792-3210
National
Communications Manager
mhiegel@wish.org
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