Our Partners
Each year, hundreds of wishes of Colorado children with life-threatening illnesses are granted thanks to our many partners. Learn how local businesses are supporting Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado and the children we serve.
- Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines, the second largest jet carrier of Denver International Airport, is committed to support Make-A-Wish and its mission as a way to give back to the community. Frontier flies our wish children for free and offers discounted ticket prices for the wish family members, as well as Make-A-Wish board and staff traveling on business. Through Frontier's Scouts program, wish familes are met by Scout Volunteers at the airport and assisted through check-in and security. The volunteers continue the escort of the families to their gate and make sure they get comfortably seated on the plane. Make-A-Wish is a recipient of Frontier's frequent flier donation program where passengers have the opportunity to donate their miles.
This past holiday season, Frontier's holiday giving program gave its employees the opportunity to get involved and donated thousands of dollars worth of wish enhancement gifts. In addition, Frontier sponsored Make-A-Wish's annual Wish Store events at The Children's Hospital and Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center where nearly 300 wish kids and patients shopped for family and friends.
With the goal to grant more than 200 wishes this year, with approximately 70% of them being travel wishes, this partnership will mean thousands of dollars saved for Make-A-Wish.
- Big Fish Marketing
Big Fish Marketing is committed to the Make-A-Wish mission, supporting our chapter and many of our marketing efforts. Big Fish generously donates most of the design costs for special event and general marketing collateral and works diligently with its vendors to ensure Make-A-Wish receives the lowest possible pricing.
- Ross PrintMarketing, Inc.
Ross PrintMarketing, Inc. generously donates a substantial amount of the cost to print our biannual newsletter, Rocky Mountain Wishes. In addition, the company also works diligently to ensure the best possible pricing on the paper and other costs associated with each newsletter run.
Adopt-A-Wish Sponsors
- Adopt-A-Wish Sponsor: Starz Entertainment
Starz Entertainment and its employees have been making dreams come true for 13 courageous wish children and their families annually since 1999. Not only does Starz and its employees completely underwrite the cost of these 13 wishes each year, they host a fabulous party for the "adopted" families unmatched by any other Adopt-A-Wish sponsor. This year's jamboree was at Pepsi Center where the families dined on a smorgasbord of delicious food for children and adults. They were entertained by Starz's own stand-up comedians and joined by Denver Nuggets' mascot Rockie and Colorado Rockies' mascot Dinger. Not to mention, there was a magician and balloon artists extraordinare. The children and their siblings enjoyed creating crafts, playing games and taking home their personal video where they appeared in a scene from well-known Disney movies. All this topped off by HUGE goodie bags for all the children!
Wish Sponsors
- Midas
Midas’ Denver area stores, 22 locations situated along the Front Range, are teaming up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Colorado to grant the wish of a seriously ill child in their area every month in 2008! All told, over $78,000 in wishes will be granted with the help of Midas’ Denver store owners.
The campaign is part of a larger, joint venture between Midas International Corporation and the national Make-A-Wish Foundation®. As the 2008 summer driving season rolls around, Midas will kick its sponsorship into high gear by donating $5 to Make-A-Wish’s “Destination Joy” for every Midas Touch Maintenance Package (MTMP) sold coast-to-coast from May 5 to August 3, 2008.
Event Sponsors
- Event Sponsor: DEX Media
Since 2004, DEX Media has been a sponsor of our internal events:the golf tournament in the summer and the gala in the fall. DEX Media also generously provides ad space in its print and online directories.
- "Hooray for Hollywood" Gala Sponsors
National Sponsors
- National Sponsor: Cold Stone Creamery
For the past five years, Cold Stone Creamery has been a national partner with Make-A-Wish, primarily raising money with its "World's Largest Ice Cream Social" event held at the same time at all of the more than 1,500 franchise locations throughout the United States. Over the past five years, the number of Colorado Cold Stones hosting ice cream socials grew from 11 to 42 stores, resulting in more than $75,000 being donated to grant the wishes of Colorado children! Several of the store owners have also donated coupons and ice cream to other events and to our Kids For Wish Kids fundraising program.
Replacing the ice cream social event in 2007 is the Colorado Cold Stone owners’ commitment to sell 6,500 magnetic Make-A-Wish stars statewide at all locations as part of the corporation’s national sponsorship of Make-A-Wish’s Destination Joy campaign.
Cold Stone Creamery, an independently owned franchise system headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, was developed to offer countless combinations, or Creations, of made-fresh-daily ice cream and a variety of add-in ingredients mixed in on a frozen granite stone. For more information, please visit Cold Stone Creamery's Web site.
- National Sponsor: La Petite Academy
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the 35th birthday of La Petite Academy, students and families from La Petite Academies nationwide came together this spring to help make dreams come true for some very special children. Each spring, La Petite Academies hold a "Spring Fling" and in the fall host "Fall Festivals" to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
- National Sponsor: Things Remembered
Things Remembered stores have been selling specially designed Make-A-Wish gift items for the past seven years, primarily during the holiday season, as a fundraising effort for the Foundation. In that time, more than $1 million has been generated for Make-A-Wish! Make-A-Wish receives a portion from the sale of each item, including a pewter holiday ornament (a new design each year), a musical holiday snow globe and a silver-plated, star-shaped keepsake box that is now available year round.
In addition, National Make-A-Wish Day was held for the first time in stores across the country on November 13, 2004 when Make-A-Wish items were featured and discounted 25-33%. All Colorado locations enthusiastically supported this extra fundraising effort, asking for donations and providing free gift-wrapping. Make-A-Wish volunteers assisted at several of the stores.
In 1997, Elysia, a wish child from Ohio, had a special wish – to give her loved ones personalized gifts so that they would remember her. The Make-A-Wish Foundation turned to Things Remembered, who, in turn, donated 62 gifts. Each gift was engraved with a personal message that read, "Thank you, I love you, and always remember me." To honor Elysia's memory, Things Remembered created the line of Make-A-Wish gifts to benefit the Foundation.
Ongoing Promotions Sponsors
- Ongoing Promotion Sponsor: Waste Management Recycles America
Look for newspaper recycling bins with the Make-A-Wish logo on the side. To date, Waste Management's recycling project has raised approximately $31,600 for wishes and is making a positive impact on our environment!
- Ongoing Promotion Sponsor: Community Health Charities
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado is a member of Community Health Charities of Colorado (CHC), a partnership of more than 40 Colorado premiere health organizations that have joined together to raise charitable contributions in the workplace via payroll deduction campaigns. Donations are used to support member charities and provide funding for medical research, patient services and community outreach.
The mission of Community Health Charities is to provide employers with a customized employee workplace giving campaign that impacts the health of Coloradans. CHC raises money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado through payroll deductions at more than 120 local businesses and government agencies. You simply choose the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado from the list.
For a complete list of CHC Company Partners, go to www.healthcharitiesco.org. If you do not have this option available at your company, call CHC at (303) 758-0069 to find out how your place of business can become a Company Partner.
- Ongoing Promotion Sponsor: The Crazy Merchant
This one-of-a-kind jewelry and gift shop offers wholesale prices to groups and individuals and donates 10% of every purchase to Make-A-Wish when you designate us as your "charity of choice." Located at 1700 W. Belleview Ave. in Littleton, this shop has designer jewelry, unique sterling silver pieces, amazing gifts and decorator items from all over the world, children's gifts and free gift wrap. Organize a shopping trip and everyone can make a donation to Make-A-Wish! Call (303) 761-6100 for store hours, as well as details on group shopping.
- The Marriott Colorado Springs
The newly renovated Colorado Springs Marriott, located near I-25 and Rockrimmon Road, has agreed to donate bi-monthly meeting space in 2007 for Make-A-Wish volunteer meetings and training sessions. The 300+ room luxurious hotel (including 36 suites) boasts upscale amenities, delectable Southwestern dining, and more than 24,000 square feet of premier space for events, business meetings, and social functions. The donated space ensures Make-A-Wish staff from Denver can meet regularly with Pikes Peak area volunteers. Many thanks to the Colorado Springs Marriott for this generous assistance.