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Vivid Seats Renews National Make-A-Wish® Partnership to Grant Live Event Experiences
Celebrates World Wish Month™ with Donation Match CHICAGO, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vivid Seats Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAT), a leading marketplace that
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[{"type":"text","content":"Celebrates World Wish Month™ with Donation Match\nCHICAGO, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vivid Seats Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAT), a leading marketplace that utilizes its technology platform to connect millions of buyers with thousands of ticket sellers across hundreds of thousands of events each year, today announced it has renewed its partnership with Make-A-Wish, a global organization responsible for creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. In celebration of World Wish Month™, Vivid Seats is matching donations through its charitable foundation, Vivid Cheers, by up to 10X to Make-A-Wish, up to $250,000 for their “WishMakers Wanted” campaign. Vivid Seats is supporting this global campaign to help recruit 1 million people worldwide to sign up as \"WishMakers\" between now and the end of World Wish Month. “We are proud to renew our partnership with Make-A-Wish, an organization that provides hope, uplifts spirits and encourages the belief in the impossible,” said Stan Chia, Chief Executive Officer of Vivid Seats. “As Vivid Seats’ WishMakers, we are honored to continue to help create memorable, once-in-a-lifetime experiences through the power of live events, for wish kids and their families through this partnership.”\"A wish can provide light in the darkest of circumstances, and it can be a turning point in the lives of children who are battling critical illnesses,\" said Leslie Motter, President and CEO of Make-A-Wish America. \"Vivid Seats has been an amazing supporter, and we couldn't be more thrilled to continue working with them. Live events provide a way for these children to experience happiness, create memories, and forget about their illnesses, even if it's just for a little while. We're fortunate to have Vivid Seats as a partner.\" Vivid Seats has been a national Make-A-Wish partner since 2022, pledging $550,000 to-date through Vivid Cheers and working together to bring awareness to the power and impact of a wish for children and families. Through this partnership, Vivid Seats has been able to help grant wishes that connect children and their families with live events. As Vivid Seats helps Make-A-Wish make wishes come true at live events across the country, they invite everyone to become a \"WishMaker\" today. “WishMakers\" is a term for anyone who steps up to take action for wish kids and Make-A-Wi...