Charity Event Benefits the Emily Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Classic car enthusiasts from around the nation will join supporters of The Emily Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital to celebrate this year’s annual charity gala.

Over 650 guests will attend the dazzling evening featuring cuisine from some of the Valley’s most notable Chefs and a sneak preview of the most coveted classic cars shined to perfection.

All proceeds benefit the Emily Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The Emily Center is open to the public and is the largest pediatric consumer health library in the southwest.

The Emily Center provides the Phoenix community the following services at no charge: 

• Highly skilled nurses to conduct individualized research for families and professionals.
• Thousands of books, videotapes, CD-ROMs, pamphlets, and recent articles on children’s health in both English and Spanish.
• Resources on all children’s health issues as common as bed wetting or as rare as Rett Syndrome.
• Computers to access online medical information from the nation’s most reliable sources of pediatric health information.
• Lists of local, national, and online support groups.

Celebrity Chef Showcase includes culinary greats from The Bamboo Club, Different Pointe of View, RA Sushi, Bandera, The Gelato Spot, Sassi, The Capital Grille, The Greene House, Tapino, Deseo, North, Voce Ristorante, Dave and Busters, The Phoenician and Wicked Bakery!

When: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 – 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Where: Russo and Steele Auction Tent – 18601 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale

Table sponsorships for this event begin at $1,750 for a table of 10. Individual tickets are $175 each. Guests will sample exquisite cuisine from 15 world famous restaurants, browse fabulous silent auction prizes, and be the first to preview the exclusive Russo and Steele muscle cars and dance the night away!

Please contact Janet Reiman for more information or to purchase your table today at (602)546-2652 or jreiman@phoenixchildrens.com.

About The Emily Center
Founded in 1990, the Emily Center is named after Emily Anderson. Emily fought a rare form of leukemia for four years, before losing her battle a few days before her seventh birthday. Frustrated by the lack of easy to understand information about Emily’s illness, her parents founded The Emily Center so that families of sick children would always have access to pediatric health information that is accurate, easy to understand, and free of charge.

The whole family is affected when a child is injured or diagnosed with a serious illness. Parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, and even member’s of the child’s health care team need answers to many questions. Materials are available to everyone in the community and are free of charge.

The Emily Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85016-7710. Phone: (602) 546-1400, E-mail: emilyc@phoenixchildrens.com, Website: http://www.theemilycenter.com/.

About Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is Arizona’s only licensed children’s hospital, providing world-class care in more than 40 pediatric specialties to our state’s sickest kids. Though Phoenix Children’s is one of the ten largest freestanding children’s hospitals in the country, rapid population growth in Arizona means the Hospital must grow as well. Phoenix Children’s recently announced a $588 million expansion plan to bring its special brand of family-centered care to even more patients and families. The plan includes a significant upgrade of the Hospital’s current campus, an aggressive physician recruitment effort, and new satellite centers in high growth areas of the Valley. For more information, visit the Hospital’s Web site at http://www.phoenixchildrens.com/.

About Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions
Russo and Steele Collector Automobiles is one of the nation’s premier collector car auctions; specializing in the world’s finest European sports cars, American muscle cars, hot rods and customs. Its three auctions each year attract clients all over the globe not only because of its reputation for stellar collector automobiles, but also unique auction experiences unattainable at any other collector car auction in the world. Its auction events take place with its signature auction in Scottsdale, Arizona every January, Scottsdale, and California in August. Additional information please visit www.russoandsteele.com or call 602.252.2697.

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