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Eighth Annual Family and Friends Charity Golf Tournament Raises more than $4,000 for Children's Heart Foundation

LAS VEGAS — TOn Sunday July 13, Children's Heart Foundation's Heart Kid Ashley Schlipp hosted the Eighth Annual Family and Friends Charity Golf Tournament raising $4,340 to benefit 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.

The annual event, which was held this year at the Siena Golf Club in Las Vegas, raised funds that will provide continued support for children and families challenged with facing heart disease. Schlipp, who was born with critical aortic stenosis in 1989, is one of the children the foundation has helped in the past. After an unsuccessful attempt to fix her heart at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, she underwent a successful procedure at Boston Children's Hospital. Schlipp then returned to Las Vegas and later became involved with Children's Heart Foundation.

Children's Heart Foundation Receives $5,000 Grant from The Vons Foundation

LAS VEGAS July 24, 2008 — The Vons Foundation, a charitable organization funded primarily by Vons employees, recently awarded a $5,000 grant to Children's Heart Foundation, a Nevada-based non-profit that lends support to families as they deal with the emotional and financial toll exacted by a child's heart problems.

The funds will be used for Family Outreach, a program which among its services helps in a new diagnosis or crisis situation by helping families pay for living expenses such as rent, utilities, food, travel expenses and medical costs such as prescriptions.

"Many families incur incredible financial burdens from medical bills due to the numerous doctors' appointments and hospital stays heart kids require. So we applaud Vons for seeing the need for our services and helping financially so we can continue our very important mission," said Lyn Acebo, board president and heart mom. "The employees of Vons believe in the importance of giving back to the communities where we live and work," said Marlyn Denter, president of the Vons Foundation. "On behalf of all the employee members of the Vons Foundation, I would like to thank the Children's Heart Foundation for the important work they do and for giving us the opportunity to support their efforts in Las Vegas."

About Vons Foundation
The Vons Foundation is a grant-making non-profit organization funded primarily by the generous employees of Vons, a division of Safeway, Inc. (SWY), one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America.

About CHF
The mission of the Children's Heart Foundation is to improve the care and quality of life for children in Nevada who are born with or develop heart problems. The Foundation has four main goals: to provide a carefree camp experience for children with heart conditions; to educate healthcare professionals and the general public on pediatric cardiology issues; to lend support to families as they deal with the emotional and financial toll exacted by a child's heart problems; and to support research efforts in the field of pediatric cardiology. Children's Heart Foundation was founded in 2001 through the compassionate efforts of local pediatric cardiologists and concerned families of children with heart problems. Children's Heart Foundation is located at 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89109. For more information on Children's Heart Foundation, please call (702) 967-3522 or visit www.chfn.org.

The Darin Lifetime Group Begins a Series of Donations with the Presentation of $1,000 to Children's Heart Foundation

LAS VEGAS — Bobby Darin's memorial organization, The Darin Lifetime Group recently began a series of donations to Children's Heart Foundation, a Nevada-based non-profit that lends support to families as they deal with the emotional and financial toll exacted by a child's heart problems.

President of the Darin Lifetime Group, Vicki Shonerd, presented the $1,000 donation. The funds were raised in May 2007, when members of the Darin Lifetime Group visited Las Vegas for its national meeting to host commemorative events of Bobby Darin's life and career. Also attending the check presentation were two of Bobby Darin's prominent musicians Bill Aikins, a pianist/conductor and Tommy Amato, drummer/gutarist, as well as pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Robert Rollins of Children's Heart Center and Las Vegans, Toni Mullinix and Evelyn Cannestra.

In addition, The Darin Lifetime Group presented Children's Heart Foundation with an encouraging message from Dodd Darin, son of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee. Bobby Darin suffered with a lifetime and eventually fatal heart condition. In his memory, his family has been committed to the advancement of a treatment to alleviate this serious disease.

The mission of the Children's Heart Foundation is to improve the care and quality of life for children in Nevada who are born with or develop heart problems. The Foundation has four main goals: to provide a carefree camp experience for children with heart conditions; to educate healthcare professionals and the general public on pediatric cardiology issues; to lend support to families as they deal with the emotional and financial toll exacted by a child's heart problems; and to support research efforts in the field of pediatric cardiology. Children's Heart Foundation was founded in 2001 through the compassionate efforts of local pediatric cardiologists and concerned families of children with heart problems. Children's Heart Foundation is located at 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89109. For more information on Children's Heart Foundation, please call (702) 967-3522 or visit www.chfn.org.

Children's Heart Foundation board secretary, Steve Eisen accepts a $10,000 donation from Karen Carey, of Secure Computing.

LAS VEGAS — The foundation received the charitable donation from Secure Computing, a leading enterprise gateway security company, via the company's "Tchotchke Challenge" charity program, hosted during the 2007 Interop Las Vegas Conference and Expo.

About Secure Computing:
Secure Computing (NASDAQ:SCUR), a leading provider of enterprise gateway security, delivers a comprehensive set of solutions that help customers protect their critical Web, email and network assets. Over half the Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 are part of our more than 20,000 global customers in 106 countries, supported by a worldwide network of more than 2,300 partners. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has offices worldwide. For more information, see http://www.securecomputing.com.

Children's Heart Foundation Receives Donation from Nevada Department of Transportation Golf League

29th Annual Dick Morris Golf Tournament raises $9,441

LAS VEGAS — Nevada based, Children's Heart Foundation was the recipient of a $9,441 donation from the Nevada Department of Transportation Golf League for the 29th Annual Dick Morris Memorial Golf Tournament.

The May 5th tournament hosted at the Dayton Valley Golf Course included150 participants. The winning foursome was Larry Kelly, John Greene, Dave Manning and Scott Bohemier.

Children's Heart Foundation, a 501(c)(3), was founded in 2001 through the compassionate efforts of local pediatric cardiologists and concerned families of children with heart problems. Children's Heart Foundation is located at 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89109. For more information on Children's Heart Foundation, please call (702) 967-3522 or visit www.chfn.org.

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For more information, please contact:
Renee Rietgraf
Children's Heart Foundation
Ph: (702) 967-3522
renee@childrensheartcenter.com

For Immediate Release
January 8, 2007

Children's Heart Foundation Appoints Renee Rietgraf to Development Manager

LAS VEGAS — Children's Heart Foundation announced today the appointment of Renee Rietgraf to Development Manager. Her responsibilities are fundraising, publicity and special event coordination including the upcoming Walk with the Heart of a Child at the Fashion Show Mall on Saturday, February 10.

Rietgraf recently spent four years at Preferred Public Relations & Marketing and won numerous awards for her publicity campaigns including PR News Legal PR Awards 2004 for the Snell & Wilmer Charitable Foundation Publicity Campaign; The Communicator Award of Excellence 2004 for the Fiamma Trattoria Restaurant Launch at MGM Grand, International Association of Business Communicators Bronze Quill Awards 2004 for the for the Snell & Wilmer Charitable Foundation Publicity Campaign, and Public Relations Society of America Tri-State Pinnacle Awards 2004 for the Sammy's Woodfired Pizza/Clark County READS Mac King Book Drive.

She also worked at CBS Radio as the Lite 100.5 promotions and marketing director, later adding interim Mix 94.1 marketing and promotions director duties. Prior to moving to Las Vegas, Rietgraf worked as a reporter with the NewsTribune, a medium size newspaper serving central Illinois.

Rietgraf attended Illinois Valley Community College and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in speech communications with a public relations specialization and minor in journalism and political science.

Currently, she serves on the board of directors for Southern Nevada Pug Rescue.

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For more information, please contact:
Shannon Bentham
Children's Heart Foundation
Ph: (702) 967-3522
shannon@childrensheartcenter.com