Bank of America: Helping Out Locally

Bank of America continues to play a vital role in helping the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine grant wishes by offering support for numerous fundraisers and events. Last year, Bank of America contributed $5,000 to light up a floor of the Time and Temperature Building in Portland during our holiday Stories of Light campaign. This year, Bank of America is a Wishmaker® Sponsor for the 2006 Fantasy Auction on July 21, donating $10,000. Also this year, staff members at the Belfast office of Bank of America are in the process of raising $10,000 to fund our annual Make-A-Wish Family Reunion, and will volunteer at the event. And just recently, employees at the Orono call center rallied together to raise $4,200 for our Walk For Wishes in Bangor on May 25, and are continuing in their efforts to raise $5,000 to become a Wishmaker® and grant a child's wish.

Sixty-six members of the Bank of America -- Orono Banking Team raised $4,734 in just three weeks.
They are continuing on their quest to reach Wishmaker status by collecting funds through dress down days.

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Credit Cards to Benefit Wishes

On a corporate national level, Bank of America has launched the new Make-A-Wish® Visa® credit card - a full-service credit card that supports the largest wish-granting charity in the world. Each time a Maine resident makes a purchase using the Make-A-Wish Visa card, a percentage of the net purchase benefits our Maine chapter. For more information, click on the credit card icon on the bottom left-hand side of our website's homepage.

Bank of America also offers a purchasing card program for the staff of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine to use for chapter business, with cash back to our Maine chapter. And for our wish families, Bank of America has launched a debit card to make wish trips and shopping sprees easy. Our chapter is able to provide wish families with pre-paid debit cards, which are more cost-effective and safer than checks, traveler's checks, or cash.

We appreciate the many innovative ways that Bank of America supports Make-A-Wish. Thank you, Bank of America!