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Join Children's Heart Foundation for an afternoon of "Music from the Heart"
On Sunday May 4, The Darin Lifetime Group will host an afternoon concert at the Alexis Park Resort benefiting the Children's Heart Foundation, a Nevada-based non-profit that lends support to children and families who suffer or are affected by heart problems.
Bobby Darin's memorial organization hosts the event each year consisting of family, friends, and fans gathering to celebrate and remember the former musician's career and life. Attending this year's event will be Bobby Darin Musicians Billy McCubbin, Terry Kellman and others to
Share in Darin's music and memories. The event will begin at 2:00 pm at the Alexis Park Resort located at 375 East Harmon. Individual ticket prices are $15.00 or two for $25.00. Call the Children's heart Foundation at (702) 967-3522 to reserve your tickets today.
Last year, on behalf of The Darin Lifetime Group, Darin's son, Dodd Darin, presented Children's Heart Foundation with a $1,000 donation. Bobby Darin suffered over his lifetime with an eventually fatal heart condition. Because of the damage rheumatic fever did to his heart as a child, Bobby Darin had a special interest in children with heart problems, and in his memory, his family has been committed to the advancement of a treatment to alleviate this serious disease, and donates a gift in his name each year to the Children's Heart Foundation.
Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Camp Mend-a-Heart is a cost-free, medically supervised camp for children who are born with or develop heart problems. Children's Heart Foundation established the camp in an effort to provide children with an opportunity to participate in a variety of fun camp activities.
Camp Mend-a-Heart is a place where children with heart conditions are able to forge friendships, attain hope, and create great memories with one another. Camp Mend-a-Heart is the only medically supervised camp in Nevada offered to children with heart conditions.
Camp Mend-a-Heart is a truly wonderful experience! The children are able to shift their focus from their heart conditions to the richness of life that can be experienced even by those with cardiac problems. They spend time with others who understand what it's like to have a heart condition. One child commented, "It's cool that everyone else has to take meds, too." Many of the boys at camp were shedding their shirts to participate in water-play, for once unconcerned about any visible scars or medical devices. One group even dubbed themselves the "D-team" because they each had a defibrillator under their skin.
For more information, enter the camp website!
September 20, 2008 at MGM Grand
One of the goals of Children's Heart Foundation is to educate healthcare professionals on pediatric cardiology issues. In 2003, the Foundation began to host the annual Pediatric Heart Conference, in partnership with Children's Heart Center, Cardiovascular Surgery Associates and Anesthesiology Consultants, Inc.
The purpose of the Pediatric Heart Conference is to update physicians, mid-level practitioners, nurses and other health care professionals on the history as well as recent advances in the field of pediatric cardiology.
There is no fee for the conference for Nevada residents and a minimal fee for non-Nevada residents. Continental breakfast, snacks, lunch, handout materials, and CMU/CEU certificates are included. Registration information for this event will be posted at www.childrensheartcenter.com
To sponsor this event, please contact Renee Rietgraf at 702-967-3522 or renee@chfn.org.
Join our Albertson's Community Partners Program Today!
Help Children's Heart Foundation simply by shopping for your groceries at your neighborhood Albertson's, Savon Drugs and Osco Drug stores – or even online – when connecting your Preferred Savings Card to our foundation. CHF will receive a percentage of your eligible purchases in the form of a cash contribution. It is so easy to get connected. Just call 702-967-3522 or email renee@chfn.org. All we need is your Preferred Savings Card number, first and last name along with your phone number for program verification purposes and we will do the rest to get you connected.
Children's Heart Foundation is proud to launch CarePages which are free, private, personalized Web pages available to patients and families that help you stay in touch before, during and after a hospital stay, or any time care giving is needed. The service allows you control over communication and provides an easy way for friends and loved ones to respond with messages of support.
CarePages provide a convenient way to keep loved ones updated. You can share photos, contact information, visiting hours and relay information when the time is right for you. Friends and loved ones can visit your CarePage and be kept up-to-date on your condition and provide you with emotional support.
Click here to Create a CarePage!
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