CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- If you've ever attended a charity event and bid on any wine-related item to support the charity, you can now do it from home and have the wine delivered to your door. When you purchase wine from the Cellar Angels winery partners, including some of the biggest names in Napa and Sonoma, you get to select which charity they will support with ten percent of proceeds.

Cellar Angels (http://www.cellarangels.com) is a unique wine-philanthropy group that today announces three new charity partners: Ophthalmic Women Leadership, Clinica Verde and Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation.  

"It's really an exciting day as the outpouring of support for our charity partner program has been amazing to witness," said Martin Cody, President of Cellar Angels. "Each of these charities resonates with our membership and all have funding needs. Now wine lovers everywhere can support three more causes through Cellar Angels."

Cellar Angels currently works exclusively with Napa County wineries and Sonoma County wineries to offer its members highly rated wines at discount in the name of charity. Once each week Cellar Angels members receive a private email alerting them to that week's offer. Within each email is a link to the offer and a custom movie filmed of the winery, wine and people behind the wine. The member also receives tasting notes and a custom recipe often provided by a celebrity chef. After their purchase, members are able to select from a handful of charities to direct Cellar Angels' contributions towards. Membership in Cellar Angels is currently free. To receive the Cellar Angels email, go to http://www.cellarangels.com  

The Cellar Angels blog, The Daily Flight, features wine tips, chef recipes, industry topics, winemaker stories and is accessible to anyone: http://www.cellarangels.com  

About Cellar Angels

Based in Chicago, Cellar Angels was created by a compassionate group of wine lovers and experts intent on changing the world. Our mission is simple: connect small, iconic, artisan and often family-run wineries to a larger audience, introduce wine lovers to incredible purchase opportunities offered exclusively to our members and provide assistance to a select group of charities. We love wine. We love introducing others to great wine and we love helping others. Cellar Angels provides an opportunity to accomplish all three.

About Ophthalmic Women Leadership

Ophthalmic Women Leaders (OWL) is dedicated to the advancement of women in the eye care industry. OWL works to help women around the world develop the leadership skills to advance in their careers, leverage relationships and improve work/life balance. http://www.owlsite.org

About Clinica Verde

Clinica Verde is a new model of care for families in need - a global prototype of an environmentally sustainable health clinic for Nicaraguan women and children living in poverty. With their whole health approach, they provide not just clinical care, but health and nutrition education in a sustainable community environment. http://www.clinicaverde.org

About Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation

Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation's mission is to improve the care, quality of life and survival rate of children with malignant diseases. The organization supports laboratory research that translates into immediate treatment for children with cancer. Dedicated volunteers ensure that over 80% of every dollar raised goes directly to research, allowing us to focus our time, talent and money on what is most important - a cure. http://www.pcrf-kids.org

Contact:

Martin Cody
martin@cellarangels.com
847-682-3776

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