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Starz Entertainment Grants Wishes for 13 Colorado Children

Saturday, November 1, 2008 General News
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 31 In its 10th annual year ofgiving, Starz Entertainment will grant the wishes of 13 Colorado children whoare living with life-threatening medical conditions, donating $50,000 to theMake-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado. Starz Entertainment employees will presentthe funds and host the wish children and their families at the company'sheadquarters and provide an evening filled with fun and movie magic.
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This year's adopted wishes include trips to Walt Disney World and abedroom makeover. "Starz Entertainment and its employees have made a hugedifference in the lives of local children and their families going throughvery difficult times over the past 10 years," said Joan Mazak, president andchief executive officer of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado. "Theycontinue to grant more wishes than any other Colorado company, and it is withtheir generosity and compassion that these kids are afforded an opportunity toforget about their illnesses, if even just for a little while."
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In addition to the presentation of Starz' annual donation, wish childrenand their families will be treated to an evening of fun with games, prizes anda chance to star in their own movie. The kids will also get the chance to meetsome of their most beloved Disney characters.

"Starz Entertainment and its employees are honored to partner with theMake-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado to make a difference in the lives of thesecourageous children and their families," said Bill Myers, president and chiefoperating officer of Starz Entertainment. "We proudly present this gift in thespirit of giving and as an expression of our commitment to give these specialkids some much deserved light-hearted fun and happy memories."

Since 1999, Starz Entertainment has partnered with the Make-A-WishFoundation of Colorado, granting 130 wishes in that time. Sponsors andsupporters of Starz' efforts include Anchor Bay Entertainment, AtmospheresHigh-Lighters Event Productions, Buena Vista Television, C2 Media, Coca-Cola,Color Me Mine, Games Exchange of Colorado, Lee Wayne Corporation, Sean Poppthe Magic Dude, Blue Point Bakery, Kraft Foods, Robinson's Dairy, Sara LeeBakery, Brian Grove, Sodexo and Bernard Grant Photography.

About the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado grants the wishes of children withlife-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope,strength and joy. Since being founded in 1983, the Foundation has granted morethan 2,700 wishes to eligible Colorado children. The Colorado chapter is partof the largest wish-granting organization in the world, with 69 chapters inthe United States and its territories, and 27 international affiliates on fivecontinents. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation ofColorado, visit http://www.wishcolorado.org.

About Starz Entertainment

Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating inthe United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz(R)and Encore(R) brands with approximately 17.4 million and 31.6 millionsubscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies permonth across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including StarzHD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, StarzHD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play.Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC,which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and isattributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of LibertyMedia Corporation.Contact(s): Barbara McCoy Robert Newman Starz Entertainment Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado (720) 852-4036 (303) 750-9474 [email protected] [email protected] Eric Becker Starz Entertainment (720) 852-4065 [email protected]

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