Lilly Partners With the Make-A-Wish Foundation(R) of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Indiana Region to Grant Four Local Wishes
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/.
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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