BRIDGEPORT, CT – St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation will hold its annual Women at Heart Fashion Show & Auction fundraiser on April 24 hosted by Mitchells, 670 Post Road East, Westport, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The evening will be emceed by TV personality Dave Price of WNBC New York with proceeds from the event benefitting the St. Vincent’s Regina L. Cozza Women at Heart program, which provides underserved women with much needed cardiac screenings, such as blood pressure and cholesterol testing, as well as heart health education.
Guests will get a sneak peek into the latest spring trends with a fashion show for women and men by Mitchells, while enjoying cocktails with Tito’s Handmade Vodka and gourmet hors d’oeuvres. The event also will feature a special auction including items such as a date for six in Brian Cashman’s personal box at Yankee Stadium, a diamond necklace, a shopping experience at Mitchells, restaurant gift certificates, and much more.
“The event is designed to encourage women to be proactive and to foster active, heart-healthy lifestyles,” explained cardiologist and co-chair of the event Dr. Anja Wagner. Proceeds from the evening will support St. Vincent’s efforts to provide resources to women in Bridgeport and neighboring communities needing life-saving cardiac screenings, education, diagnosis, and treatment.
Laura Flavell of Trumbull, director of physician services at the hospital, is also a co-chair. The committee is comprised of over two dozen business and community leaders. Flavell has organized the models who are all former heart disease patients who will be escorted by their cardiologist including Jeffrey Berman, MD, Venu Channamsetty, MD, Robert Jumper, MD, Kevin Lenhart, MD, Suhash Patel, MD, Manny Pun, MD, Alon Ronen, MD and Anja Wagner, MD.
Tickets are available for $150 per person. For more information or to register, call the Foundation office at 203-576-5451 or purchase securely online at give.stvincents.org/Hearts2019. Sponsorships are still available by calling John Brannelly at 475-210-7308.
To learn more about the St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation visit SwimAcrossTheSound.org.
About the St. Vincent’s Regina L. Cozza Women at Heart Program
St. Vincent’s Women at Heart at the Regina L. Cozza Center is a free cardiovascular program created exclusively for women of all ages designed to provide a holistic, woman-specific program of education and prevention. Through the use of leading- edge technology,
St. Vincent's Regional Heart & Vascular Center can help with early detection, diagnosis and proper treatment of heart disease in women. The Women at Heart program helps women lower their risk with discounted cardiovascular screenings, free risk assessment, educational seminars and lectures on cardiac issues for women, nutritional counseling, individualized exercise and fitness assessment, stress reduction and interactive programs to help women live healthier with a lower chance of developing heart disease The program also goes out to the community specifically to reach underserved women, a population often at high risk of heart disease. Prevention opportunities and information about the latest treatments and research findings are also provided. Membership is free. For more information on this program, call 203-576-6119 or visit www.stvincents.org.
About St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation
St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation is the fundraising and philanthropic arm of St. Vincent’s Medical Center, which is part of Ascension, one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S. The Foundation’s primary goal is to create and perpetuate financial support for programs and services on behalf of St. Vincent’s historic mission to serve the poor and medically underserved populations. The Foundation is also sponsor of St. Vincent’s SWIM Across the Sound, offering cancer prevention and patient support programs for un- and underinsured area residents. Founded in 1984, the Foundation, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, has become a vital source of support for St. Vincent's through the establishment of endowments, trusts, and other financial vehicles. To learn more, call the Foundation office at 203-576-5451 or visitwww.SwimAcrossTheSound.org.