Media contact: Shantell Kirkendoll
E-mail: smkirk@umich.edu
Phone: 734-764-2220
September 21, 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center will host a strolling food and wine tasting from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Michigan League, 911 N. University in Ann Arbor.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the young patients at the Congenital Heart Center, many of whom face life-threatening heart defects. Funds also will go toward education and research opportunities for the health care providers at the center, as well as the construction fund for the Congenital Heart Center in the new C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital, set to open in 2012.
At the event, there will be tasting samples from some best-known local restaurants, as well as a large selection of wine from around the world.
Along with presenting sponsor Conor O'Neill's Traditional Irish Pub, other restaurants that will participate this year include: Whole Foods, University Catering, Cafe Felix, The Melting Pot, La Dolce Vita, Knight's Steakhouse and Coffee Express.
The event will also feature a silent auction and live music. The silent auction will include items such as a Disney World vacation, handcrafted pottery and quilts, children's items, wine and Michigan and other sports memorabilia.
Tickets for the Save A Heart Celebration of Food and Wine are $60 per person ($75 at the door) and available at C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital. For more information about the event, to volunteer, become a sponsor or place an advertisement in the event program, please visit the Save A Heart Web site at www.umsaveaheart.org, or call Marilyn Hawkins at 734-936-9134.
About Save A Heart
The Save A Heart program was created to raise funds for patients and their families at the University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center in C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
Funds raised through the Save A Heart program help Congenital Heart Center families with travel expenses and lodging, as well as support research to evaluate the long-term effects of medical and surgical treatment of patients and their support networks. As more medical costs are being shifted to the patient, one of the goals of Save A Heart is to provide some financial relief to families during an already stressful time.
About the U-M Congenital Heart Center
The U-M Congenital Heart Center specializes in providing comprehensive care for congenital heart patients from infancy through adulthood. Caregivers in the program include a collective of highly skilled cardiac health care providers.
An unwavering commitment to excellence in patient care, as well as continuous improvement in the care process and outcomes for patients has earned the Congenital Heart Center a reputation as an outstanding facility at the international level. To learn more about the Congenital Heart Center, visit www.med.umich.edu/mott/chc.
To learn more about the children’s and women’s fund-raising campaign and building project, visit www.mottchildrenshospital.org.
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