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CCC Continues Character of Caring with $29,500 Donation to Make-A-Wish Foundation.


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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2002

In September, 2002, CCC CCC

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 Information Services See Information Systems.  Inc. donated $29,500 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that grants wishes to children (2.5 years to 18 years old) with life-threatening medical conditions. , proudly granting the wishes of seven seriously ill A patient is seriously ill when his or her illness is of such severity that there is cause for immediate concern but there is no imminent danger to life. See also very seriously ill.  children. Over half of the donation was generated by employee-driven fundraising activities in the company's Chicago, Ill., Glendora, Calif., and Sioux Falls, S.D. offices.

"On behalf of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the children whose wishes have been granted, I would like to thank CCC and its employees for this generous donation," said Julie Pendell, director of development of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois. "Through donations like this, the Make-A-Wish Foundation is able to continue our mission to enrich the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses."

The donations to the Northern Illinois, Greater Los Angeles and South Dakota chapters of the Make-A-Wish Foundation are part of CCC's Character of Caring, a program that supports charitable involvement and active participation in the automotive claims industry and local communities where offices are located. The company's involvement includes sponsorship and volunteerism activities on both corporate and employee levels.

Over the last year, CCC and its employees have donated nearly $200,000 to community organizations such as Chicago Technology Cares and industry organizations including I-CAR I-CAR Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair  and the Society of Collision Repair Specialist's (SCRS SCRS Le Service Canadien du Renseignement de Sécurité (Canadian Security Intelligence Service)
SCRS Society of Collision Repair Specialists
SCRS South Carolina Retirement Systems
SCRS Southern California Recorder Society
) Camp Make-A-Dream fund. The company has also donated items such as computers, cell phones and food to shelters, schools and non-profit organizations.

"Being active participants in our industry and good neighbors in our Chicago, Glendora and Sioux Falls office communities is important to the people of CCC," said Oliver Prince, senior vice president and chief talent officer at CCC. "We are extremely proud to make our donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and to help make a difference in the lives of seven very special children."

For more information about CCC's Character of Caring, visit the Company's Web site at www.cccis.com.

About Make-A-Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. It is the largest wish-granting organization in the world, with 78 chapters in the United States and its territories, and 23 international affiliates on five continents. With the help of generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted more than 97,000 wishes to children around the world since 1980. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit www.wish.org.

About CCC

CCC Information Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of CCC Information Services Group (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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: CCCG CCCG Canadian Conference on Computational Geometry
CCCG Climate Change Co-ordinating Group
), headquartered in Chicago, IL, is a leading supplier of advanced software, communications systems, Internet and wireless-enabled technology solutions to the automotive claims and collision repair industries. Its technology-based products and services optimize efficiency throughout the entire claims management supply chain and facilitate communication amongst over 15,000 collision repair facilities, 350 insurance companies, and a range of industry participants. For more information about CCC Information Services Inc., visit our Web site at www.cccis.com; or contact Julia Costin at 312-229-2842, or Lisa Wahrmund of Ketchum CTC CTC - Cornell Theory Center  at 312-228-6821.
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