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benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation(R) of America and local
chapters across the country.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:
-- Interview a Cold Stone Creamery representative
-- Interview a Make-A-Wish Foundation representative
-- Capture visuals of local heroes and influencers who are
lending their support to the event by participating as
Celebrity Servers. Event footage
will be available on the Pathfire System on 4/26/05. Jean's surprise and excitement at seeing her wish come true is a
moment viewers will want to share.

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WHERE: Cold Stone Creamery stores nationwide.

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The ice cream cake consists of chocolate ice cream with
cookie dough and chocolate shavings, layered with yellow cake
and wrapped in a rich , fudge ganache.

Other generous Triangle residents who will be featured in weeks to come
include:

-- A remarkable 12-year-old who beat cancer and is inspiring other
children with cancer through a program he began and funds himself.

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NBC17 developed "Triangle Wishes" to capture the spirit of "giving back"
seen in Grant's network series and bring it home to the Triangle.

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On April 25th, nearly 1,000 Cold Stone Creamery stores
throughout the United States , Guam, Puerto Rico and the U. This role allows them to serve the
Make-A-Wish cake to guests with the hope of generating
even more donations for the organization
-- Capture visuals of communities coming together for
wholesome fun in a family-friendly atmosphere

MEDIA NOTE:
Desperate Housewives star, Nicolette Sheridan, will be a
Celebrity Server at the Cold Stone Creamery located at 131
East Palm Ave.

PRESS RELEASE Amazing Wishes Come True for Deserving Triangle Residents

It's very gratifying to be able to bring these stories to our
viewers.

Organization with local, state, and international chapters dedicated to granting seriously ill children a wish.

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WHEN: Monday, April 25, 2005 from 5 - 8 p. The
nominations were submitted via the station's Web site, www."

Once a deserving person is identified to be featured on "Triangle Wishes,"
NBC17 staffers work to secure donations and help in granting that person's
wish from station sponsors or community organizations.

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Friday night, September 23, on NBC17 News at
11, WNCN/NBC17 will premiere "Triangle Wishes," stories of wishes granted
to real, everyday heroes living in the Triangle who have given generously
of themselves to touch hearts and change the lives of others.

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REMINDER/Cold Stone Creamery Hosts the Fourth Annual World's Largest Ice Cream Cake Social; Free Ice Cream Cake Served Up on April 25th in Stores Nationwide

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"Or, we wondered, will everyone wish for millions of
dollars for themselves? Instead, we received hundreds of great stories
from people who genuinely wanted to recognize someone they felt had made a
difference .

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Virgin Islands, invite ice cream lovers to experience the joy
of ice cream at a nostalgic event that promises wholesome
family entertainment, fun activities and lots of ice cream
cake!

Guests will be treated to a slice of the Make-A-Wish ice cream
cake developed by Micah, age 12, a wish child from the Boston
area.

newscast after the NBC series
"Three Wishes," hosted by singer Amy Grant.

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In exchange for a free
slice of ice cream cake, each location will ask customers to
make donations to benefit the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish
Foundation, an organization that grants the wishes of children
with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human
experience with hope, strength, and joy. The feature
will air Fridays in the station's 11:00 p .

-- The wife of a locally-based serviceman who heads a support group for
families of paratroopers while her own husband is fighting in Afghanistan.

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To find the "nearest stone," please visit
www. In
August, the station produced a promotion announcement requesting viewers to
nominate a generous person they would most like to grant one wish for.com.

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This Friday, viewers will meet Jean, an extraordinary teacher who founded a
unique kind of pre-school in the heart of downtown Raleigh.

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(Palm and Magnolia), Burbank, CA.

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----Cold Stone Creamery:

EVENT: In celebration of the Make-A-Wish Foundation's 25th
anniversary, Cold Stone Creamery(R) will host the "World's
Largest Ice Cream Cake Social.coldstonecreamery.

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-- A big-hearted man whose one wish is to be reunited with the foster mom
who set him on a path to a better life.

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"We weren't sure how many responses, if any, we would get," said NBC17 news
anchor Sharon Delaney.

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Jean's wish was
to provide her diverse group of typically-developing and special-needs
children with a real playground instead of the school's unkempt gravel
space.

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Philanthropy Writers/Community Editors/Food Editors
REMINDER.

WHO: Anyone with a love for ice cream and a heart for children can
join the celebration.