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LeapFish and Make a Wish Foundation Joins Forces to Raise$10,000 and Tweet an ill Childs WishClick to Tweet Now
 LeapFish and Make-a-Wish Foundation team up with Twitter users to grant an ill child’s dream to go to Disneyland 
PLEASANTON, Calif.
– November 16, 2009 – LeapFishhas joined forces with the Make-a-WishFoundation to adopt an ill child’s dream and help make that dream come true. Tweet-a-Cause, a socialmedia fundraising initative, will give Twitter users the power to grant an ill child’s dream to go toDisneyland, one Tweet at a time. LeapFish will donate 5 cents per Tweet to the Make-A-Wish Foundationuntil $10,000 has been raised and the child and his family can go to Disneyland.Jacob, age 4, has a rare and life-threatening disease that has affected him since birth. He has one big wish inlife –- to go to Disneyland with his family. LeapFish and the Make-a-Wish Foundation have joined forces to help him achieve his wish through Twitter. “We are privileged to be able to make a difference in youngJacob’s life by helping his dream come true,” said Ben Behrouzi, CEO of LeapFish. “What better tool thanTwitter to get the community involved and allow everyone to share in making a difference for someone,”said Behrouzi.The Make-a-Wish Foundation is the largest wish-granting organization in the world. The Foundation hasgranted wishes to more than 174,000 children with life-threatening medical conditions nationwide. Throughthe Adopt-a-Wish program, a donor, such as LeapFish, can cover the entire cost of a child’s wish. To raiseawareness of the Adopt-a-Wish program and to help get the social media community involved in grantingan ill child’s wish, LeapFish is sponsoring the Tweet-a-Cause and Make-a-Wish campaign.
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