Funko and Make-A-Wish Launch New Pops! With Purpose
Awesome announcement from Funko and Make-A-Wish!
According to BuisnessWire.com, Funko announced their newest Pops! With Purpose! These Pops have been created in partnership with Make-A-Wish. They will feature characters from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilms!
These Pops have been created in honor of World Wish Day which is April 29th. Each Pop! With Purpose figure features a designated sticker and box art indicating that Funko has made a charitable donation to the Make-A-Wish organization.
“Funko understands the importance of giving back by supporting causes that are close to the hearts of our employees, fans and the greater community,” said Andrew Perlmutter, Chief Executive Officer at Funko. “We are honored to support Make-A-Wish’s efforts as they work around the clock to fulfill children’s wishes.”
Funko will donate $150,000 to Make-A-Wish regardless of sales which will do a lot to help fulfill wishes for kids!
“World Wish Day is all about the Make-A-Wish community coming together in celebration of wishes that can help kids build the physical and emotional strength needed to fight a critical illness,” said Richard K. Davis, president and CEO, Make-A-Wish America. “We are so grateful to have Funko join the celebration and find a fun way to involve a couple of our other key supporters in Disney and GameStop as well.”
These Pops! With Purpose will be for sale online and in stores starting April 4th. The Pop! With Purpose for this collection will include:
- Pop! Disney: Make-A-Wish Disney Mickey Mouse (BoxLunch Exclusive)
- Pop! Disney: Make-A-Wish Disney Minnie Mouse
- Pop! Disney: Make-A-Wish Cheshire Cat
- Pop! Disney: Make-A-Wish Sulley
- Pop! Disney: Make-A-Wish Winnie the Pooh (Hot Topic Exclusive)
- Pop! Marvel: Make-A-Wish Iron Man (Funko Web Exclusive)
- Pop! Marvel: Make-A-Wish Spider-Man
- Pop! Star Wars: Make-A-Wish BB-8 bobblehead
- Pop! Star Wars: Make-A-Wish Stormtrooper bobblehead (GameStop Exclusive)
What a great way to support Make-A-Wish!
