AZ Big Media gives almost $17K to Make-A-Wish Arizona

PHOENIX - Oct. 24, 2014 - PRLog -- On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Mike Atkinson, president and CEO of Phoenix-based AZ Big Media, presented a check for $16,824 to Make-A-Wish Arizona CEO Elizabeth Reich. The donation was the result of the “Bankers Care” partnership between AZ Big Media and the Arizona Bankers Association.

“We realize how much the banking industry gives back to the communities they serve in Arizona,” said Atkinson. “We saw this as a way to show the banking industry that we appreciate the support they give to the business community that we cover. We also wanted to do our part to impact the community in a positive way.”

AZ Big Media, which publishes Az Business magazine, AZRE, Ranking Arizona and five other Arizona-based publications, created Bankers Care in 2013. The company  donated a portion of all bank-related advertising revenue to Make-A-Wish Arizona. The Arizona Bankers Association is featured in a supplement that is published annually in the November issue of Az Business magazine from AZBigMedia.com.

“The fact that we were able to do this for Make-A-Wish meant a lot to me personally,” said said AZ Big Media Editor in Chief Michael Gossie. “I have two sisters who both had life-threatening medical conditions and both were beneficiaries of the amazing work that Make-A-Wish accomplishes. The joy that Make-A-Wish brought to my sister Lisa’s final days when they arranged for the Buffalo Bills to visit her is something that brought my family comfort in a time of great despair. And the strength that my sister Kristina’s Make-A-Wish trip to Disneyland gave her allowed her to weather her medical crisis and live a full life. I am proud that AZ Big Media’s contribution will help Make-A-Wish impact the lives of other families like it enriched my family.” Read more online: http://azbigmedia.com/ab/az-big-media-17k-makeawish

AZ Big Media and the Arizona Bankers Association have teamed up to make wishes come true. Bradley Nynalek of Quarles & Brady; Paul Hickman, president and CEO of Arizona Bankers Association; Elizabeth Reich, CEO of Make-A-Wish Arizona; AZ Big Media Editor in Chief Michael Gossie; and AZ Big Media CEO Mike Atkinson. AZ Big Media Direct Link: http://www.azBigmedia.com