Media are invited to attend the third annual Make-A-Wish® Go Blue! Go Bald! head shave

Waterloo Region, Ontario. January 14, 2010.  WestJet today announced that for the third year in a row WestJetters and community members from Kitchener-Waterloo will participate in the Go Blue! Go Bald! head shave event, shaving their heads to support one of the airline's national community investment partners, Make-A-Wish®.

"We are very proud, once again, to be part of this amazing event. It is an event that allows us to be ourselves and do what comes naturally - care," says Rui Pinto, Kitchener-Waterloo WestJet station manager. "WestJetters care for our guests, each other and our communities. I am very fortunate to work with such an amazing group of individuals and for a company that truly values people."

Go Blue! Go Bald! will take place on March 6, 2010, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Region of Waterloo International Airport in Breslau to help raise funds for Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario. WestJetters will also provide volunteer support at the event. 

To register for Go Blue! Go Bald! or to sponsor a participant, please visit makeawish.ca/gobluegobald and select Region of Waterloo International Airport. The Waterloo Region Go Blue! Go Bald! event is proudly sponsored by CTV.

WestJet Cares For Kids, WestJet's national community investment program, has been a national corporate partner of Make-A-Wish® Canada since March 2007. WestJet donates flights to Make-A-Wish® chapters across Canada to help fulfill travel wishes, and encourages employees like Rui Pinto and his fellow WestJetters to become involved with their local Make-A-Wish chapter.

 Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.  In 2009, Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario granted 84 wishes. Support from events like Go Blue! Go Bald! helps Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario continue making wishes come true. To learn more about the magic of a wish, please visit swo.makeawish.ca.    

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