Kretschmar Premium Deli Meats & Cheeses will help Make-A-Wish bring smiles to children's faces for the sixth consecutive year in 2017. Kretschmar, a brand of Smithfield Foods, has announced it will extend its partnership with Make-A-Wish through 2017. Kretschmar will donate $105,000 to the non-profit organization and has committed to sponsoring three individual wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Since partnering with Make-A-Wish in 2012, Kretschmar has donated more than $600,000 nationally and sponsored more than 12 wishes with local chapters through its "Legendary Wishes" campaign. Along with its retail partners, Kretschmar has raised additional funding through in-store sales of Make-A-Wish paper stars, employee donations and sandwich fundraisers. Those efforts have raised more than $85,000, which was given to local Make-A-Wish chapters to grant even more wishes.