Lilly Partners With the Make-A-Wish Foundation(R) of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Indiana Region to Grant Four Local Wishes
06 June 2007 - 11:04PM
PR Newswire (US)
One of the Four Indiana Wishes Will be the 2,000th Wish Granted in
the State INDIANAPOLIS, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WHAT: Eli
Lilly and Company and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio,
Kentucky & Indiana - Indiana region will join together to grant
the wishes of four Indiana children living with cancer. One of
these wishes, the milestone 2,000th wish granted in Indiana, will
be presented at Lilly headquarters. The wishes signify both Lilly's
and the Make-A-Wish Foundation's dedication to improving patient
lives and make Lilly the first U.S.-based pharmaceutical company to
partner with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky
& Indiana, Indiana region. WHO: -- Tracy, the 2000th
Make-A-Wish recipient from Indiana, and her family. Tracy's wish is
to take her family to Hawaii to make up for the class trip her
sister missed giving Tracy a bone marrow transplant. -- Lilly
representatives including Deirdre Connelly, president of Lilly USA,
Rob Smith, president of the Lilly Foundation; and Dr. Richard
Gaynor, vice president of oncology. -- Susan McConnell, president
& CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky
& Indiana WHEN: Friday, June 8, 2007 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 pm ET
WHERE: Main lobby of the Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis,
Indiana WHY: "We are greatly moved by Lilly's support of the
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana,
Indiana region. Their desire to make a difference in the lives of
children in their community is remarkable. This partnership will
impact our very- deserving wish children and their families." Said
Susan McConnell, President & CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation
of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana. Lilly's fulfillment of
these wishes, including the 2000th, underscores the urgency of the
work that Lilly does by putting a face on this dreadful disease of
cancer. Lilly is also interested in community development and
improving the quality of life of its neighbors. "Our employees come
to work everyday trying to enhance outcomes for patients," said Rob
Smith, President of the Lilly Foundation. "Our philanthropic
activities are aligned with that same strategy, to help other
organizations designed to help patients, and the Make-A-Wish
Foundation certainly does that." Lilly, a leading innovation-driven
corporation, is developing a growing portfolio of first-in-class
and best-in-class pharmaceutical products by applying the latest
research from its own worldwide laboratories and from
collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered
in Indianapolis, Ind., Lilly provides answers - through medicines
and information - for some of the world's most urgent medical
needs. Additional information about Lilly is available at
http://www.lilly.com/. The Make-A-Wish Foundation(R) grants the
wishes of children with life- threatening medical conditions to
enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. The
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana,
Indiana region has fulfilled the individual wishes of 242 local
children diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions in the
last fiscal year. With your help, we can do even more. All local
contributors are used to fulfill the wishes of children in the
Indiana region. Currently there are 178 pending wishes in Indiana.
To find out how you can help share the power of a wish(R), contact
Executive Director Rhett Cecil at 317-636-6060 or check out the
website at http://www.makeawishindiana.org/. (Logo:
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Eli Lilly and Company
CONTACT: Christine Van Marter of Eli Lilly and Company,
+1-317-651-1473; or Colleen Harris of the Make-A-Wish Foundation(R)
of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, +1-877-206-WISH
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