Media contact: Sara Hickey
E-mail: nfawcett@umich.edu
Phone: 734-764-2220
October 11, 2006
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A strolling buffet of gourmet food and fine wines will help patients and families when the Michigan Congenital Heart Center at the University of Michigan C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital hosts its 14th annual Save A Heart Celebration of Wine and Food. The event will be held at the Michigan League, 911 N. University in Ann Arbor from 6:30-9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10.
Food samples from many well-known area eateries and 150 wines from around the world will be provided for tasting at the event. The celebration will feature a silent auction and entertainment from a selection of musicians. Austin and Warburton Fine Jewelers will present a “diamond dip,” an opportunity to choose one of 10 diamonds scattered throughout a jewel box of cubic zirconias. “Dips” are $25 each or five tries for $100. The drawings will be conducted at the event.
Funds raised by the event will provide financial support to the families of young patients, many of whom face life-threatening heart defects, at the Michigan Congenital Heart Center. The funds also will be used to support education and research opportunities for the health care providers at the center.
Tickets for the Save A Heart Celebration of Food and Wine are $60 per person and are available at C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital. For more information, visit the Save A Heart Web site at www.umsaveaheart.org or call Marilyn Hawkins at 734-936-9134.
The 2006 event is made possible through the generosity of several sponsors: Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub and Restaurant; Maeve Murray Memorial Fund; Whole Foods Market; General Motors Powertrain – Ypsilanti; David, Monica, and Heith Jacobson; Ann Arbor News; Carepages; and Dr. William and Mrs. Julie Edgar.
Area restaurants providing food for the event include: Bello Vino Market, The Blue Nile, Bobber Down Bar and Grille, Busch’s Valuland, Café Felix, Carlson Catering, Carson’s American Bistro, Coffee Express, Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub and Restaurant, Cottage Inn, Effortless Entertaining, Ernesto’s, The Gandy Dancer, Knight’s Steakhouse, La Dolce Vita, Moveable Feast Catering, Quarter Bistro, Rush Street, Shalimar, University Unions and Whole Foods Market.
About Save A Heart
The Save A Heart program has been created to raise funds for patients and their families at the University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center at C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital. To volunteer, contact Marilyn Hawkins at 734-936-9134.
The Save A Heart program has been created to raise funds for patients and their families at the University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center at C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital. To volunteer, contact Marilyn Hawkins at 734-936-9134.
Funds raised through the Save A Heart organization provide support ranging from help with travel expenses and lodging for patients and their families, to providing funds for 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 is to provide some financial relief to families during an already stressful time.
About the Michigan Congenital Heart Center
MCHC 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.
MCHC 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 Michigan Congenital Heart Center a reputation as an outstanding facility, not only statewide, but nationally and internationally.
U-M Congenital Heart Center hosts 14th annual Save A Heart Celebration
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