The 1st Annual ‘Mended Heart’ Ball Friday October 24th 2008

Oct. 16, 2008 - PRLog -- The 1st Annual ‘Mended Heart’ Ball Friday October 24th 2008.

The National Congenital Heart Association will host one of Northern Virginia’s most anticipated charitable events - “The Mended Hearts Ball” October 24 at  7 p.m.at the Hyatt Regency Reston Hotel.
“The Mended Hearts Ball” promises to be one of the most remembered charitable events to be held in Northern Virginia this year. Guests will dine on chef prepared dishes and romantically dance the night away to live entertainment.

There will also be both live and silent auctions covering sports, leisure and entertainment. Bidding promised to be lively.
Mystery guest speakers will ensure the guests are kept in a anticipatory and light spirit.

The evening will begin with a reception at 7pm and a Three Course dinner at 7:30pm, followed by the mystery guest speakers, charity auctions and various musical treats though out the evening.

This wonderful and important event will be held at the luxury Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Reston, 1800 Presidents Street, Reston, VA 20190
Tickets are $175 for per person or $300.00 for a couple, and are currently on sale via

http://www.nationalcongenitalheartassociation.org/shop/sh...

There are a number of Corporate Sponsorship packages available.
Corporate Sponsors are an important element of this charitable event and will receive sponsor recognition, tickets for the event, and a priority table.

Please email events@nationalcongenitalheartassociation.org for more information on the sponsorship program.

Editors Notes
The National Congenital Heart Association is a non profit charity dedicated to helping both children, who are suffering with Congenital Heart defects, and their families.
Most children with heart defects have spent many painful weeks and months confined to hospitals undergoing extensive heart surgery.

The National Congenital Heart Association has two vital roles, First as a support network for children and their families, Secondly it is dedicated to raising awareness and lobbying for the rights of congenital heart patients.

In our supporting role The National Congenital Heart Association provides a community of volunteers to conduct regular ward visits for parents and children during their time in the hospital.
Another goal is to bring families and patients together at social events, where they can meet with other similar families, share experiences and make new friends, with others who also have ’special hearts’

One of the key tools we use to raise awareness and keep the Congenital Heart Defect Community updated is our website, which offers a wide variety of information that includes our latest news and events, family support advice, medical information sheets, details of how we raise funds and receive donations.

Our lobbing and raising awareness mission is to urge Members of Congress and other government agencies to support policies that will help raise public awareness and improve diagnostics on all new born babies to reduce death and disability from deadly congenital heart disease.

We also lobby for increased funding for congenital heart research by such critical research organizations as the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Sadly, NIH invests only seven percent of its annual budget on heart research which includes all types of heart conditions such as adult heart disease. Over the past five years, NIH funding for cardiovascular research has declined by fifteen percent. We must increase our investment in heart research to bring us closer to medical solutions and cures.




For more information or to provide a sponsorship please call The National Congenital Heart Association via

Jodi Myatt

571.294.6518

jodi@nationalcongenitalheartassociation.org

Or visit

www.nationalcongenitalheartassociation.org

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The National Congenital Heart Association is a non profit charity dedicated to helping both children, who are suffering with Congenital Heart defects, and their families.
Most children with heart defects have spent many painful weeks and months confined to hospitals undergoing extensive heart surgery.

The National Congenital Heart Association has two vital roles, First as a support network for children and their families, Secondly it is dedicated to raising awareness and lobbying for the rights of congenital heart patients.