"Shower of Hearts" Heart Gala
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“Shower of Hearts” Heart Ball to help raise funds for heart disease education and research
JONESBORO, Ark. –On April 1, 2011 area supporters are invited to the Jonesboro American Heart Association Heart Ball to help raise funds for education and research to help build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The event will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn at 7:00 pm.Heart disease and stroke are the number one and number three killers of Americans claiming over 870,000 American lives and over 79 million Americans have some sort of cardiovascular disease.
This year’s Jonesboro Heart Ball has been coordinated entirely by a committee of dedicated volunteers, led by Co-Chairs Brandi Adams, Marsha Carwell and Kelli Register. It is a black tie optional event that will feature a live and silent auction; recognition of our honorees; dinner and dancing. This year’s Heart Child is Teagan Hesch, daughter of Marty and Karen Hesch and this year’s Gala honoree is Ted Herget.This year’s Heart Guild members are: Kelli Register, Brandi Adams, Jill Bristow, Cindy Modelevsky, Emily Gairhan, Sarah Strobbe, Marsha Carwell, Lori Tyson, Lindsey Woodard, Audrey Hanes, Andrea Carlisle, Megan Melsheimer, Jeri Jo Winters, Lai Ferrell, Jessica Bruce, Jennifer Longmire, Farrah Myrick, Jessica Reed, Jenny Beth McKelroy, Brittany McKelroy, Diane Kueter, Lisa Burton, Christie Redden, Lindsey Tedder, and Christy McKeel. Craig Rickert will be this Dance music will be provided by D. J. Ryan Eagle, and Brett Strobbe will be our auctioneer.
For more information about the American Heart Association go to www.americanheart.org, To purchase tickets to the Jonesboro Heart Ball on line, go to www.americanheart.org/jonesboroarheartball. Or for more information, call Christy McKeel at 870-761-2747.
The Jonesboro Heart Guild would like to thank our sponsors for the 2011 Jonesboro Heart Ball: NicePak, St. Elizabeths’s Place, Ridgecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Semo Drugs, Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Town and Country Insurance, and Liberty Bank.
About the American Heart Association: Founded in 1924, the American Heart Association today is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke. These diseases, America’s No. 1 and No. 4 killers, and all other cardiovascular diseases claim nearly 870,000 lives a year. In fiscal year 2006–07 the association invested more than $554 million in research, professional and public education, advocacy and community service programs to help all Americans live longer, healthier lives. To learn more, call 1-800-AHA-USA1 or visit americanheart.org.