Harvest Moon Barn Dance to benefit cancer care is Oct. 2
The River Falls Area Hospital Foundation’s fifth annual Harvest Moon Barn Dance will be on Saturday, Oct. 2 at Westridge Farms, just west of River Falls. The event will again benefit the foundation’s “Access to Care” fund, with a special focus on expanding access to cancer care services at River Falls Area Hospital and throughout the region.
The River Falls Area Hospital Foundation’s fifth annual Harvest Moon Barn Dance will be on Saturday, Oct. 2 at Westridge Farms, just west of River Falls. The event will again benefit the foundation’s “Access to Care” fund, with a special focus on expanding access to cancer care services at River Falls Area Hospital and throughout the region.
“The Access to Care Fund supports programs that help people in our region access the health care services they need to get and stay healthy,” said Heather Logelin, director of the foundation. “By focusing this year’s event on cancer care, we are able to support the hospital and its partners as they work to improve local access to cancer care prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship programs.”
The Harvest Moon Barn Dance features a barbecue chicken dinner, a silent auction, raffles and live music by “The Whitesidewalls Rock ‘N’ Roll Revue.” Tickets include dinner and are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Event tickets can be purchased by phone, by mail, or at the hospital’s reception desk during regular business hours.
Sponsorship opportunities are available, and donations are being accepted for the silent auction and raffle; those interested in making a sponsorship gift or in-kind donation are asked to call Logelin at 715-426-4503.
More than 300 people attended the 2009 Harvest Moon Barn Dance, raising more than $65,000. The net proceeds were granted to the following organizations:
--Free Clinic of Pierce & St. Croix Counties
--National Alliance for Mental Illness – St. Croix Valley
--Pierce County Public Health – Birth to 3 Program
--Pierce County Public Health – School Based Dental Program
--Pierce County Public Health – Sharps Program
--River Falls Area Hospital
--River Falls School District
--Spring Valley Area Ambulance
--Turningpoint for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
The 2010 event is planned by local volunteers Deb Brown, Mary Conroy-Johnson, Pam Deal, Mary Johnson, Polly Kleven, Donna Miller, Amy Scholz, Kelly Sylla and special events intern Breanna Wessberg, a senior at the UW-River Falls.
For more information about the Harvest Moon Barn Dance, visit the foundation’s website at www.riverfallsareahospital.com/rfahfoundation.
About the River Falls Area Hospital Foundation: The River Falls Area Hospital Foundation raises funds to support River Falls Area Hospital, which in turn works to meet the health needs of the community. More information about the River Falls Area Hospital Foundation can be found online at www.riverfallsareahospital.com/rfahfoundation.com.
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