Community Corner
AtlantiCare to host twelfth annual Red Dress/Red Tie Reception
February is American Heart Month
The Heart Institute at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC) will hold its twelfth annual Red Dress/Red Tie Reception Wednesday, February 6, 2019. The American Heart Month event will take place 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Smithville Inn, Route 9, Historic Smithville.
Men and women are invited to wear red in awareness of heart disease. The event will include hors d’oeuvres, an auction featuring goods and services from local businesses, craft beer tasting, a cash bar, and vendor marketplace.
“The reception is an enjoyable way to learn about heart disease,” said Rose McCarthy, RN, Heart Institute at ARMC, and coordinator, ARMC Heart Heroes. “In addition to the educational opportunities, the vendor marketplace has romantic gifts you can purchase for your sweetheart in advance of Valentine’s Day.”
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Event proceeds will benefit the ARMC Heart Heroes Program, an AtlantiCare Foundation-funded program that places automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the community. Donated on behalf of the Heart Institute at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, the AEDs can restore a normal heart rhythm during cardiac arrest.
The Heart Heroes program began in 2002, spurred by a small group of dedicated AtlantiCare volunteers who were known as the “Heart Heroes.” Since its inception, the program has placed 285 AEDs in the community. The Heart Heroes Program funds a portion of the AED cost. The receiving community group and/or organization provides the remaining funds. Applications for the Heart Heroes Matching Funds Program are available on AtlantiCare’s website.
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To register for the Red Dress/Red Tie Reception, visit: http://www.atlanticare.org/reddress. Registration fee is $50. Event registration is open through Saturday, February 2, 2019. For more information about the event or to pay by check, call Rose McCarthy at 609-404-7979.
For more information about the Heart Institute at ARMC or other AtlantiCare programs and services, visit http://www.atlanticare.org/or find AtlantiCare on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/atlanticare.
