Hearts of Hope United

RAISING HEART DEFECT AWARENESS

Community Events Around the World

TUCSON, ARIZONA

We are happy to announce that Tucson will host it's Second Annual CHD Awareness Day at the Reid Park Zoo from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm on Sunday, February 16th. Please feel free to stop by and visit. We will have HeartLight t-shirts for sale. Free admission to all CHD families.

If you would like further information or can help out at this event (need people to man the table, arrange for cookies, help sell t-shirts, decorations) - - - please feel free to contact Katie Desiato at kkdiz@aol.com or on the HeartLight Hotline 520-250-6252. You can also contact Nancy Jensen at fancydancy@cox.net .

TORONTO, ONTARIO

CHASE is hosting a reception in the Rotunda at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children. The events will take place from 9:00 - 3:00 pm. Presentations will begin at 10:00 am. Speakers featured are Dr Andrew Redington, Chief of Cardiology at HSC, Dr Gary Webb, Cardiologist at TGH and head of the CACHnet (Adult Network), Grace Bennet a young chd'er, and a member of the Make A Wish Foundation. Displays will be set up from CHASE, Make A Wish, CACHnet and nursing staff from TGH and HSC. We will also have a player from the Toronto Raptors basketball team signing autographs from 12:30 - 1:30. Families and CHASE members will be available to meet with the press for about 1 hour.

HSC is holding a radiothon from Feb 12 - 14 in the Garden Terrace (Atrium)with 3 radio stations, MIX 99.9, CFRB and EasyRock. All the money raised at the radiothon will be donated to the HSC - Cardiology department. I h ave already pretaped interviews and will be doing interviews on Feb 14th with all 3 stations.

At 7:00 pm CHASE is hosting a children's party in the Bear Theatre at HSC. We have a clown and a singing act for entertainment. Dinner, snacks, crafts and activities and prizes for all the kids. Patients from the hospital as well as outside families will be in attendance.

I am still awaiting confirmation of the Ontario Premier sending a plaque or something and the Prime Ministers Office doing or sending something.

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