Major Donors

The following is a list of major cash and in-kind donors who generously give to our local chapter. We extend our deepest appreciation to all the donors who help fulfill wishes, underwrite operating expenses of Make-A-Wish or donate to our endowment throughout the year.


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27th Annual Make-A-Wish Golf Outing

Last year, the 27th Annual Make-A-Wish Golf Tournament raised $31,436 for Make-A-Wish®.

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AccuWeather.com

Make-A-Wish is deeply appreciative of Dr. Joel Myers of Accuweather in State College and his commitment to helping children of the area with life-threatening illnesses.

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Associated Wholesalers, Inc.

Associated Wholesalers, Inc. in Robesonia, PA, has been supporting Make-A-Wish since 2007.

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B. Braun Medical, Inc.

Since 2011, B. Braun Medical, Inc. in Bethlehem, PA, has generously donated funds and air miles to help make wishes come true.

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Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services

For the last four years, employees from 14 Coldwell Banker offices have conducted a variety of fundraisers, such as raffles, a bowl-a-thon, a Monte Carlo night, a shopping extravaganza and a holiday house tour, to benefit Make-A-Wish.

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Associates of Standard Bank

The Associates of Standard Bank have been proud supporters of Make-A-Wish® since 1994.

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CONSOL Energy

CONSOL Energy raised more than $153,000 at its 16th Make-A-Wish Golf Outing.

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Mylan Charitable Foundation

Mylan Charitable Foundation, based in Canonsburg, PA, helped to grant the wishes of local children battling life-threatening medical conditions with its first $39,000 donation.

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DuBois Area School District

Each school in DuBois Area School District holds a Make-A-Wish Week to raise money.

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Equitable Gas Company

Equitable Gas holds its "Bringing the Heat" campaign every Pirates season to benefit Make-A-Wish.

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Erie Insurance

Erie Insurance has been supporting Make-A-Wish's mission since 2001.

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GE Transportation

GE Transportation began raising funds for Make-A-Wish in 1993 through an annual fundraising event.

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Give Kids the World

Give Kids the World gives our Make-A-Wish chapter more than $200,000 a year in in-kind donations covering accommodations and park tickets.

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Krista Annual Motorcycle Show

Krista's Bike Show, in memory of wish child Krista Pawlowski, started in 2000 as part of Harvest of Dreams.

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Macy's

Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia recognizes Macy's as one of its biggest donors.

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McKamish

The McKamish Family Foundation, a local Pittsburgh charitable organization, has been a longtime, generous donor.

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Moms for Make-A-Wish Softball Tournament

In 1991, the first Moms for Make-A-Wish Softball Tournament was held and raised $2,000. Twenty-two years later, a few original players and many new recruits continue the annual tradition of a week-long softball tournament to raise funds for Make-A-Wish.

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Moyers Grove Campground and Country RV

The Lightner family, their supporters and campers have shown great generosity in helping Make-A-Wish for many years.

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WV Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA-WV)

The West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA) raised $168,507 to help grant the wishes of children diagnosed with life-threatening conditions during the month of August 2012.

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Pitt Ohio

Since 1995, Pitt Ohio Employees have been donating $1 out of their weekly paycheck and have raised more than $242,000.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins have supported Make-A-Wish for several years through its Pens and Pins bowling tournament and many other ways.

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Plum Borough School District

Plum Borough School District hosts a telethon each year, with each school participating in a variety of different fundraisers.

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PNC Investments and Treasury Management

Since 2000, PNC employees have raised more than $764,000 for Make-A-Wish through two major fundraising events each year.

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Preferred Prudential Realty

For the past 22 years, the employees of Prudential Preferred Reality have been supporting Make-A-Wish through office fundraisers, including yard sales, dances, auctions, holiday luncheons and bowl-a-thons.

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Robroy Industries

Employees of Robroy Industries have been holding year round fundraisers for the past eight years, while the company matches their gifts dollar for dollar.

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Ben Roethlisberger Foundation

Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, along with his father Ken, presented a $25,000 donation to Make-A-Wish President and CEO Judi Stone.

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Rutter's Companies, Inc.

Rutter’s charitable contributions of $221,528 in 2010 pushed the company’s giving for the past seven years to more than $2 million.

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Sheetz Family Charities

Since 1992, every Sheetz employee contributes to the company-wide “For The Kidz” program – an event created by two district managers looking for a new way to uphold the Sheetz tradition of giving back to their community.

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Truck Convoy for Wishes, Gettysburg

Now in its 12th year, the Truck Convoy for Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish®, has become a tradition with local truckers and trucking companies to raise money through pledges to support local children with life-threatening medical conditions.

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Tudor's Biscuit World

Tudor’s Biscuit World raised enough funds to grant the wishes of 11 children this past year thanks to the efforts of customers and employees.

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WDSN-FM Sunny 106.5

WDSN-FM Sunny 106 DuBois,PA started its Light Up A Child's Life campaign in 1994 and has been a continued supporter of Make-A-Wish since then.

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Westinghouse Electric Company

Westinghouse Electric Company, as well as the Blairsville Westinghouse Specialty Metals Plant Emergency Brigade and Nuclear Service Division, are big supporters of Make-A-Wish.

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WISH 99.7

Pittsburgh radio station WISH 99.7 FM has donated air time for Make-A-Wish's Light Up A Child's Life® Campaign for more than 20 years.

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WPXZ-FM 1041

WPXZ in Punxsutawney, PA had its first Light Up A Child's Life campaign in December of 1992.

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WRTS Star 104

Star 104 in Erie, PA, has been helping to make wishes come true for 16 years.

Make-A-Wish® Greater Pennsylvania & Southern West Virginia, Inc.
The Gulf Tower
707 Grant Street, 37th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1938
Make-A-Wish® Greater Pennsylvania & Southern WV, Charleston Office
1031 Quarrier Street
Suite 401
Charleston, WV 25301