Christie Cookies Announces Winning Charities in $25,000 Giveaway

Top Prize to Clay Aiken's National Inclusion Project

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Christie Cookies
(www.christiecookies.com) today announced the 12 winning charities in its
$25,000 Charity Giveaway, with the top prize of $10,000 going to the National
Inclusion Project, co-founded by Clay Aiken and Diane Bubel.

The check was presented Saturday night at the National Inclusion Project's
Champions Gala in Raleigh, N.C. Aiken and Bubel accepted the check on behalf
of the organization, which is dedicated to inclusion and empowerment for
individuals with disabilities.

"We've been fortunate and wanted to celebrate our 25th anniversary by giving
something to nonprofits that help people every day," said Fleming Wilt,
president of The Christie Cookie Company. "So we held an online contest to let
customers vote for causes they love. We're thrilled that more than 300,000
people visited our website to vote, and we congratulate all the winners."

Bubel said, "It was so wonderful to see our supporters get behind this, get
excited and help raise funds for the project."

The second prize of $5,000 went to the Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford
County, Tenn., which helps abused and neglected children and their families.

Ten other charities each won a $1,000 check. They are:
-- Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, Lenexa, Kan.
-- Young Singers Foundation, Tulsa, Okla.
-- Liz Logelin Foundation, Minnetonka, Minn.
-- Tupelo Children's Mansion, Tupelo, Miss.
-- Coffee County Children's Advocacy Center, Manchester, Tenn.
-- United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pa.
-- MarineParents.com , Columbia, Mo.
-- Ronald McDonald House, Winston-Salem, N.C .
-- St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.

-- Kyle David Miller Foundation, Golden, Colo.

"Thanks to everyone who voted," said Wilt. "We know these organizations need
support and we are happy to help."

About Christie Cookies
Christie Cookies began in a small apartment kitchen in Nashville and has grown
to serve customers and corporations nationwide, normally processing 250 mail
orders per hour and 900 per hour during the peak season. Christie Cookies
ships 250 mail order boxes daily and as many as 7,500 gift packages daily
during peak season. Christie Cookies contain no preservatives and are made
using only the finest ingredients, including rich chocolate, fresh macadamia
nuts, plump raisins, real butter and Heath toffee. Every batch is mixed by
hand and cookies are baked fresh when ordered.

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Sue O'Donnell, Christie Cookies, +1-615-210-2003