LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Thorntons announces it has raised more than $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, Kentucky Region. During the month of May, all Thorntons store locations sold Wish Stars for $1, with 100 percent of the proceeds going back to the foundation. This is the fifth year Thorntons has partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and since 2008, the convenience store chain has raised more than $50,000 for the foundation.

"We are very proud to partner with such a great organization as the Make-A-Wish Foundation," said Matt Thornton, president and CEO of Thorntons, in a press release. "We have seen an overwhelmingly positive response from our customers in regards to this program, and we are thrilled to serve as a vehicle for our customers to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation."

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Founded in 1983, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana chapter is the largest of the 64 Make-A-Wish chapters in the country in both territory and wishes granted. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, Kentucky Region has fulfilled the individual wishes of 852 local children since it was founded in 2001.