Westfield to Grant Holiday Wishes to Those in Need

Westfield Sunrise and Westfield South Shore are pleased to serve as a corporate sponsor of a holiday initiative that will make this season much brighter for families who truly deserve it. The shopping centers will support Connoisseur Media-Long Island’s K-98.3 (WKJY) Christmas Wish program, which grants wishes to those in need. A holiday feature on the radio station for several years, its goal is to grant at least a dozen wishes to individuals or families with legitimate needs to make their season more enjoyable.

This holiday season, K-98.3 FM asks listeners to nominate a person or family. All wishes will be reviewed by the 2015 Christmas Wish Committee and vetted by a team that researches and ensures the legitimacy of each wish request before it is granted. The wishes typically range from holiday presents to household items and will be granted to the recipients between now and December 24th.

Westfield will grant a wish each week of the holiday season to a person or family in need of assistance. “We are very proud to partner with Connoisseur Media in this meaningful project,” said Vanessa Mitton, marketing director of Westfield Sunrise and South Shore. “This year at Westfield centers across the country, we’re finding ways to help people unwrap joy and unwrap hope. We believe that it’s so important to give back to the local community especially during this time of year. Everyone deserves to have a joyful holiday, and we are grateful to be able to assist in this program.”

“This is the beauty of how radio can make an impact,” said Connoisseur Media-Long Island Market Manager, Jim Condron. “This program gives us the opportunity to connect our listeners and their needs with local businesses and services to make a difference.”

“This is a chance for us to not only ‘give back,’ but to help make connections at holiday time,” said WKJY Program Director/Brand Manager Jon Daniels. “Making a difference in the lives of those less fortunate is what community is all about, and we’re proud to be a part of the Long Island community.”

If you know of a person or family experiencing difficulties this season, nominations are being accepted via www.k983.com/christmas-wish.aspx.

If you are looking to grant a wish, in your name or the name of your business, please contact Alissa Marti at 631-770-4344.

About Westfield Corporation
Westfield Corporation (ASX: WFD) is a global leader in the design, development, and operation of premier retail destinations with interests in 40 shopping centers in the United States and United Kingdom, along with a major development site in Milan, Italy. In the U.S., Westfield’s portfolio of 38 shopping centers includes more than 6,700 retail shops across 46 million square feet of space in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Washington.

About Connoisseur Media and Connoisseur Media-Long Island
Connoisseur Media is headquartered in Westport, CT. The company owns and/or operates radio stations in Allentown, PA, Billings, MT, Bloomington, IL, Bridgeport, CT, Erie, PA, Nassau-Suffolk, NY, New Haven, CT, Omaha, NE, Rapid City, SD, Stamford-Norwalk, CT, Stroudsburg, PA, Trenton, NJ, and Wichita, KS.

Connoisseur Media-Long Island is a media based cluster in Farmingdale, NY, that provides full service, one stop marketing programs. The portfolio of stations reaches Long Island both demographically and geographically across various platforms, including: commercial advertising on 6 radio stations (WALK 97.5, K-98.3 FM, The New 103.1 MAX FM, 94-3 The Shark, WHLI 1100/1370am), digital platforms using website integration with on-air messaging, mobile and text based campaigns, social media solutions, graphic design options, e-database marketing, field marketing distribution and sampling programs, cause marketing, PR facilitation and more. Learn more at www.connoisseurmediali.com.