Charities

The Make-A-Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia is a non-profit organization, which grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. It was founded in 1983 and serves 57 counties in western, central and northeastern Pennsylvania and 23 counties in southern West Virginia with headquarters in Pittsburgh and regional offices in Erie, Punxsutawney, Pottsville, Scranton and York, Pa., and Charleston, W.Va. In fiscal year 2009, the Foundation fulfilled 705 wishes with the help of more than 900 volunteers. The Scranton Regional Office opened in 1985. It oversees wish fulfillment and fund raising activities in Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and Wyoming counties. In fiscal year 2009, the Regional Office fulfilled 59 wishes. 85.1% of all donations fund wish granting activity. Currently, the Foundation is one of the most active chapters in the country, having fulfilled more than 11,000 wishes, and has earned three consecutive 4-star evaluations from Charity Navigator. For more information on how to refer children or to volunteer, please call the Make-A-Wish Foundation at 1-800-480-9474 or visit its

Web site at www.wishgreaterpa.org.

KOMEN

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982 that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality of care for all and energize sciences to find the cures. Thank to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer visist www.komen.org or call 1-877-GO-KOMEN.

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Shriners Hospitals for Children® is a health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty pediatric care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs. Children up to the age of 18 with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate are eligible for admission and receive all care in a family-centered environment with no financial obligation to patients or families.