News Release: UAW-GM & Make-A-Wish Foundation Gramt "Wish" for Gilroy Teen. Sat 10/28 is 16th Annual "Make A Difference Day"

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Getting on the Road Again

GM Dealer Gilroy Pontiac-Buick-GMC Helps Grant Truck Refurbishment Wish for
Local Boy in Celebration of Make A Difference Day

Dealership Will Host Presentation on Octobert 28th

24 October 2006 -- BUELTON, CA: USA WEEKEND magazine’s 16th annual Make A
Difference Day, October 28, is a national day of lending a hand to others —
a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors.

As part of this year’s occasion, the General Motors Corporation (GM) and
participating GM dealers across the country are once again generously
reaching out in their communities. In support of Make A Difference Day and
the ongoing sponsorship of the Make-A-Wish Foundation by the UAW-GM Center
for Human Resources (UAW-GM CHR) and GM, GM dealers are pledging donations,
now through Oct. 28, to help grant the wishes of children with
life-threatening medical conditions in their communities.

Gilroy Pontiac-Buick-GMC in Gilroy, California, has adopted the wish of
local teen Spencer, 15, who battles Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID).
Spencer wished to have his 2002 GMC Sierra pickup truck restored.  The
dealership championed the entire project, garnered vendor support and
provided the labor. With additional support from the Make-A-Wish Foundation
of the Greater Bay Area and local businesses, he’ll be back on the road just
in time for his 16th birthday next month.

Spencer will be presented with his newly refurbished truck at a celebration
hosted by the dealership on Make A Difference Day.

WHO:
Local Make-A-Wish child Spencer, 15

WHAT:
Gilroy Pontiac-Buick-GMC will presented Spencer’s newly restored truck

WHEN:
Saturday, October 28 @ 10a

WHERE:
455 Stutz Way, Gilroy (408-472-2888)

This is UAW-GM CHR and GM’s fourth year of participating in the Make A
Difference Day campaign to benefit the Foundation.  Last year, 550 GM
dealers across the country (a record response!) raised more than $1 million,
enough to grant 154 wishes for Make-A-Wish® children in their communities.
To date (2003-2005), the UAW-GM CHR and GM Make A Difference Day campaign
efforts have raised $3.5 million, helping the Foundation’s 69 chapters to
grant 548 wishes.  Overall, the sponsorship has helped grant more than 8,500
wishes since 1999.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with
life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with
hope, strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring individuals
helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the
Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 69
chapters in the U.S. and its territories. With the help of generous donors
and nearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants more than
12,500 wishes a year and has granted more than 141,000 wishes in the U.S.
since inception. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation,
visit www.wish.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish®.

In 2006, the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation celebrates 22 years of
fulfilling magical wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses. One
of the largest chapters nationwide, it has granted over 4,000 wishes in its
17 Northern California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt,
Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Marin, Monterey, San Benito, San Francisco, San
Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Siskiyou, Solano and Sonoma.  In August
2005, the Chapter was recognized with a coveted “Best in America Seal of
Excellence” award, the first Make-A-Wish Chapter to achieve this distinction
for its outstanding management and governance practices.  Of the 1,000,000
charities operating in the United States today, it is estimated that fewer
than 50,000, or 5 percent, meet or exceed these standards, and, of those,
fewer than 2,000 have been awarded this Seal.   For more information, please
call (800) 464-9474 or visit www.makewish.org

In 1999, the UAW-GM Center for Human Resources (UAW-GM CHR) and General
Motors (GM) announced a national sponsorship of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Together, they made a substantial financial commitment to help grant the
wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.  This gift is
really an extension of their common goals and beliefs—a commitment to
community, family and helping those who need it most.

UAW-GM CHR and GM have already helped to grant thousands of wishes. Their
sponsorship has helped raise funds for the Foundation through GM dealer
donations and community-based promotions. With the help of Make-A-Wish
volunteers and other generous people, they are truly “Making Smiles Standard
Equipment” for children all over the country.

To learn more about the UAW-GM and GM sponsorship, visit www.wishworks.org
or call 877-947-4967.

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