North Coast Health Ministry’s Summer Garden Party Celebration

North Coast Health Ministry’s annual fundraising gala will be a Summer Garden Party Celebration on Thursday, August 30, 2012, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at LaCentre in Westlake.

The evening will feature a cocktail hour with violin accompaniment, dinner and dessert, a live auction and raffles, including a drawing for an Austrian Holiday travel package.  Honorary chairs for the event are David J. and Martha Hessler.  Co-chairs are Sandy Haas, Kate Joyce and Wendy Kieding. 

The winner of the Austrian Holiday raffle gets one week at St. Johann’s Alpenland Sporthotel in Salzburg, Province, Austria, redeemable through December 15, 2014.  The winner also receives a $3,000 travel voucher redeemable for round-trip airfare or for travel and accommodations at any destination of their choice. Raffle tickets are one for $25, three for $50 or eight for $100 and can be purchased at www.nchealthministry.org/austria or by calling NCHM Development Director Jeanine Gergel at 216-228-7878 ext. 107.

Those interested in attending the Summer Garden Party Celebration gala can purchase tickets by calling Jeanine Gergel at 216-228-7878 ext. 107.  Event tickets are $125 each.  Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

This annual event supports the life-saving health care provided at NCHM for the low-income uninsured in western Greater Cleveland.  The evening’s goal is to raise $150,000, more than 10 percent of NCHM’s annual operating budget.

The event is being sponsored by the following individuals, organizations and families:

Advancing Sponsors:  Fairview and Lakewood Hospitals; West Side Cardiology Associates, Inc.

Supporting Sponsors:  Community West Foundation; First Federal of Lakewood; Louise A. Fletcher; Chris and Sandy Haas; Wendy Kieding; The Nock Family; Sea-Land Chemical Co.; Leo and Zita Spellacy; University Hospitals; Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

Helping Sponsors:  Delphine Barrett; Fred and Nora DeGrandis; Lee and Larry Elmore; May P. Gendron; Joyce Buick GMC; Rae-Ann Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers; Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church; Walter & Haverfield LLP

Caring Sponsors:  Tom and Pam Bobst; Curt Brosky and Betty Tereck; Milan G. Busta; Sara and Jim Doan; Ken and Kathy Haber; Hanson Services Inc.; Hospice of the Western Reserve; Howard, Wershbale & Co.; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan; Bill and Georgann King; Lakewood Presbyterian Church; John and Nancy Lupo; Adele and Bill Malley; McManamon & Co., LLC, CPAs; George W. Quil/FM Global; Don and Dorothy Tomsik; and Mary C. Warren

About North Coast Health Ministry

North Coast Health Ministry is the West Side’s free clinic for the low-income uninsured, serving more than 2,700 patients who have no other route to health care.  With the support of approximately 140 volunteer physicians, nurses and other caregivers, NCHM is able to provide primary health care, specialty referrals, prescription assistance, and health education to the medically underserved.  Founded in 1986, North Coast Health Ministry is a bridge to better health for our medically underserved neighbors in need.