Starz Entertainment Grants Wishes for 13 Colorado Children
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ENGLEWOOD, CO UNITED STATES
Starz Entertainment Presents $50,000 Donation to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 10th annual year of
giving, Starz Entertainment will grant the wishes of 13 Colorado children who
are living with life-threatening medical conditions, donating $50,000 to the
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado. Starz Entertainment employees will present
the funds and host the wish children and their families at the company's
headquarters and provide an evening filled with fun and movie magic.
This year's adopted wishes include trips to Walt Disney World and a
bedroom makeover. "Starz Entertainment and its employees have made a huge
difference in the lives of local children and their families going through
very difficult times over the past 10 years," said Joan Mazak, president and
chief executive officer of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado. "They
continue to grant more wishes than any other Colorado company, and it is with
their generosity and compassion that these kids are afforded an opportunity to
forget about their illnesses, if even just for a little while."
In addition to the presentation of Starz' annual donation, wish children
and their families will be treated to an evening of fun with games, prizes and
a chance to star in their own movie. The kids will also get the chance to meet
some of their most beloved Disney characters.
"Starz Entertainment and its employees are honored to partner with the
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado to make a difference in the lives of these
courageous children and their families," said Bill Myers, president and chief
operating officer of Starz Entertainment. "We proudly present this gift in the
spirit of giving and as an expression of our commitment to give these special
kids some much deserved light-hearted fun and happy memories."
Since 1999, Starz Entertainment has partnered with the Make-A-Wish
Foundation of Colorado, granting 130 wishes in that time. Sponsors and
supporters of Starz' efforts include Anchor Bay Entertainment, Atmospheres
High-Lighters Event Productions, Buena Vista Television, C2 Media, Coca-Cola,
Color Me Mine, Games Exchange of Colorado, Lee Wayne Corporation, Sean Popp
the Magic Dude, Blue Point Bakery, Kraft Foods, Robinson's Dairy, Sara Lee
Bakery, Brian Grove, Sodexo and Bernard Grant Photography.
About the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado grants the wishes of children with
life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope,
strength and joy. Since being founded in 1983, the Foundation has granted more
than 2,700 wishes to eligible Colorado children. The Colorado chapter is part
of the largest wish-granting organization in the world, with 69 chapters in
the United States and its territories, and 27 international affiliates on five
continents. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation of
Colorado, visit http://www.wishcolorado.org.
About Starz Entertainment
Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in
the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz(R)
and Encore(R) brands with approximately 17.4 million and 31.6 million
subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per
month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz
HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz
HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play.
Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC,
which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is
attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty
Media Corporation.
