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HOLIDAY FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOL GROUPS
Ward Centers' Festival of Giving provides an opportunity for groups to retain 100 percent of funds raised
HONOLULU www.wardcenters.com <http://www.wardcenters.com/> Ward Centers is again offering local charities and school groups a chance to raise money for their causes by selling tickets to the three-day Festival of Giving discount shopping extravaganza scheduled for November, just in time for the holidays. Last year's event drew thousands of shoppers and raised $70,000 for more than 50 groups.
Ward Centers invites all nonprofits and schools groups that may be interested in participating in the event to an informational meeting on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. Seating is limited. Nonprofits must call Heidi Kuia at 591-8411 by Friday, August 15, to reserve a seat for this meeting.
The Festival of Giving works as follows: Participating nonprofits sell members and friends tickets for the event at $10, with the nonprofit keeping 100 percent of ticket proceeds. The tickets give shoppers exclusive discounts and special offers from participating merchants throughout Ward Centers from Friday, November 7 to Sunday, November 9 during normal shopping hours. Exclusive store discounts, entertainment, and free gift-wrapping are just a few incentives customers can expect when they purchase an event ticket.
All 501(c)3 nonprofits are eligible to participate in the Festival of Giving fundraiser. All unsold tickets can be returned to the Ward Centers' management office at no charge.
Ward Centers is owned and managed by General Growth Properties, Inc., one of the largest U.S.-based publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REIT), based upon market capitalization. Best known for its ownership or management of more than 200 shopping malls in 45 states, General Growth is also a leading developer of master-planned communities and mixed-use properties. It has ownership interest in master-planned communities in Texas, Maryland and Nevada and in smaller mixed-use projects under development in additional locations. Its shopping center portfolio totals approximately 200 million square feet of retail space accommodating more than 24,000 retail stores nationwide. General Growth¹s international portfolio includes ownership and management interest in shopping centers in Brazil and Turkey. General Growth Properties, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GGP. For more information, please visit the company Web site at http://www.ggp.com.
