7 Oct 2004
Marlton, NJ The Childrens Healthcare Foundation of South Jersey
(CHF)makes children a winner in every hand at Viva Las Vegas! 3rd
Casino Night/Auction Gala, on Friday, October 29, 2004, at the
Mansion on Main Street, Voorhees, NJ, with doors opening at 6:30pm
for VIP guests and 7pm for the general public. The fundraiser
benefits programs and services for the health and well being of
South Jersey children, including a one-of-a-kind healthcare clinic
for children with no health insurance and a program that provides
ow/no cost vision services to children with no insurance. Enjoy a
night of the most popular casino games in the country, spirits and
food, live entertainment and prizes - all to help children who need
it most. Festivities will transport attendees to a vintage Vegas
casino where they can play poker, black jack, roulette, slot
machines and craps, as well as enjoy heavy hors doeuvres, open bar,
vintage Vegas martinis, Hollywood cocktails, dessert and coffee.
Live entertainment includes a special tribute to Elvis by famed
entertainer Michael OConnor performing Reflections of Legend. Other
themed entertainment includes vintage Vegas music, 50s cigarette
girls, Vegas showgirls, a silent auction, contests, souvenir
pictures in Marilyn Monroes movie corner, and caricature portraits
in a vintage Vegas or 50s/60s settings by Barbara ThorntonArt.
Prizes to be awarded or sold in the auction include the grand prize
of a golf/ski weekend for the family at a choice of destinations
around the United States valued between $800-$1,000. A complete
list of auction items is available at
www.childrenshealthcaresj.org. A sample of prizes includes box
seats to the Philadelphia 76ers, autographed sports memorabilia,
opera tickets, a VIP Disney on Ice package, super box seats to the
circus, six months of delivered flowers, spa and hair packages,
restaurant gift certificates, a Poconos getaway and Elvis
collectors limited edition memorabilia. Casino night transports
audiences into our own specially created casino where vintage Vegas
gets a 50s and 60s twist! said Executive Director Kory Michael
Aversa. Join the stars and legends of yesterday and help us raise
critical dollars to bring critical medical and vision services to
children who have no health insurance, no financial means and no
where else to turn. Since 1986, more than $440,000 has been awarded
by the CHF in grants, programs and services. Proceeds from Viva Las
Vegas benefit general CHF programs and services, as well as grants
to the Pediatric Healthcare Outreach Program (HOP) and Camden Eye
Centers Sight First for Kids. The Pediatric HOP Clinic, in
association with Cooper University Hospital, is a free pediatric
clinic supported by volunteer medical students and pediatric
attendings/ residents of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
of Camden. It is the only clinic of its type in the Camden area to
provide pediatric care free-of-charge to those in Camden without
health insurance. The clinic provides not only healthcare, but also
medications. The CHF is the primary financial collaborator on this
project. The Sight First for Kids program is a comprehensive
program for children up to eighteen years old. Free eye care
services, examinations, treatments and prescription eye wear are
provided for eligible children from underserved, low income and
uninsured families in Camden City, Camden County and surrounding
areas. The Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) program component of the Sight
First for Kids program, has reached over 7,000 children ages six
months thru six years during the last three years in an effort to
detect this childhood vision disorder that is the primary cause of
vision impairment, monocular vision impairment in children. Viva
Las Vegas! is presented by the CHF, with support from sponsors:
Acorn Dental Associates, PA; Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams,
Mulford, Cicalese, Wilson & Co.; Bob Meyer Communities; and the
Childrens Regional Hospital at Cooper University Hospital. In-kind
support is being provided by the Mansion on Main Street, Whole
Foods Market, The Trend/ The Journal and
www.youngprofesionalevents.com . Tickets are $75, or $100 for the
event, preview party and souvenir. Young professional tickets are
available for those 32 and under, and cost $65, or $90 for the
event, preview party and souvenir. Packages of ten tickets, signage
and a full-page ad are available for $1,750. Ticket and ad forms
are available by visiting www.childrenshealthcaresj.org, calling
Executive Director Kory Michael Aversa at (856) 983-3308 or
emailing kaversa@childrenshealthcaresj.org .Related News:
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