Subaru donates more than $3.6 million to help grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses
PHOENIX, April 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Make-A-Wish® announced today that the organization has received a $3.6 million donation through the 2018 Subaru Share the Love® Event. The donation is the largest amount that Subaru has generated for Make-A-Wish since becoming a national charity partner recipient eight years ago. Throughout the life of this relationship, Make-A-Wish has received a total of more than $20 million in donations through the Subaru Share the Love Event. The funds have allowed more than 2,100 wish kids nationwide to replace fear with confidence, anxiety with hope and sadness with joy due to the powerful impact of a wish come true. From Nov. 15, 2018 to Jan. 2, 2019, Subaru donated $250 for every new Subaru vehicle purchased or leased to the customer's choice of one of four participating national charities, including Make-A-Wish. Local retailers could also select either one or two hometown charities from their local community where customers could direct their support. Many Subaru retailers chose their local Make-A-Wish chapter generating $760,800 in locally-driven donations. "Subaru and its retailers continue to show that they understand the impact a wish can have on a child battling a critical illness," said Richard Davis, president and CEO at Make-A-Wish America. "Year after year, Subaru helps to grant wishes, and in turn, make the impossible possible for wish kids – an experience that has the potential to impact a child's treatment, and ultimately, their health." "For the eighth consecutive year, Subaru has proudly supported Make-A-Wish as a national charity recipient of our annual Share the Love Event," said Thomas J. Doll, president and CEO, Subaru of America. "At Subaru, we are passionate about positively impacting local communities nationwide and the Make-A-Wish mission of giving life-changing wishes to the children who need it most allows us to bring that passion to life." Over the last 11 years, the Subaru Share the Love Event has donated more than $145.7 million to local and national charities. To learn more about Subaru and the annual Share the Love Event, please visit www.subaru.com/share. To find out how to join Subaru and others in making life-changing wishes possible for children with critical illnesses, visit wish.org. About Make-A-Wish About Subaru of America, Inc. For additional information visit media.subaru.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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