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Only 2 Days Left to Buy Jeep Wrangler (Valued at $28K) Raffle Tickets, Supporting Merry Mixers

Tickets available through June 10 at MerryMixers.org, raising funds for MassGeneral for Children at NSMC. Gala celebration Sat. June 11

Merry Mixers, a non-profit organization founded in 1950 and dedicated to enhancing hospital services for children on the North Shore, announces its new fundraising campaign focused on supporting pediatric behavioral health services at MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center (NSMC). Along with its annual Gala being held on Saturday, June 11, at Tedesco County Club, Merry Mixers is raffling off a new 2016 Jeep Wrangler Sport at www.merrymixers.org/win-a-jeep.

Raising funds that provide critical support for more than 5,400 local children, teens and families through the Family Resource Center and the Inpatient Child Psychiatry Unit at NSMC, the Merry Mixers organization is working to surpass the $88,000 raised last year and donate $99,000 to the hospital in 2016.

“For 2016, we felt it was important to not only create a new feel and experience for attendees to our Merry Mixers Gala but also strive to get more and more of our North Shore Community Members involved in supporting such an important local cause,” said Merry Mixers Board Chair Sarah Jennings. “Funds raised around both the Gala and the Jeep raffle provide much-needed funding for groundbreaking initiatives in child and adolescent psychiatric treatments, as well as the dedicated staff working tirelessly on behalf of NSMC’s most vulnerable patients and their families.”

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The Merry Mixers Gala June 11, will focus on a fun evening among new and old friends with live music, complimentary champagne and hors d’oeuvres under the tent at Tedesco Country Club, beginning at 7pm. A condensed number of additional fund raising opportunities will also be available to attendees. Tickets can be purchased at www.merrymixers.org.

Raffle tickets for the 2016 Jeep Wrangler Sport can be purchased online for $100 each through June 10, at www.merrymixers.org/win-a-jeep. Also available for purchase during the Gala, the winning raffle ticket will be drawn during the celebration June 11; however, the ticket holder does not need to be present to win.

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About the NSMC Family Resource Center

The Family Resource Center provides education, support and resources for children, adolescents and professionals through a specialized library, conferences, workshops and monthly Family Round presentations. The Center is open Monday though Friday from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, visit: http://nsmc.partners.org/pediatrics/family_resource_center

About Merry Mixers
Merry Mixers, Friends of the North Shore Children’s Hospital, is a non-profit organization designed to support and raise funds for the hospital that has cared for North Shore children for more than 100 years. Over $1 million dollars has been raised and donated since inception, with $88,000 donated to MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center in 2015 alone during the organization’s 65th anniversary year. For more information, visit www.merrymixers.org.

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