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Congenital Congenital Heart Night at Busch Stadium

  •           Congenital Heart Night at Busch Stadium  

The World Champion St. Louis Cardinals will host Congenital Heart Night at Busch Stadium when they play the Philadelphia Phillies on the Saturday of the Memorial Day Weekend! Come “root, root, root for the home team”, our World Series- winning St. Louis Cardinals, and team up to support theAdult Congenital Heart Association and thChildren's Heart Foundation- Missouri Chapter. Funds raised  through these ticket sales will go for research into the best methods of detection, treatment, and prevention of congenital heart  defects, the #1 most common birth defect in the U.S. and around the world! 

Specially priced tickets are available for these select Right Field Box Seats…so it’s easy to join the fun, show your support and demonstrate that you have a generous HEART!

A pre-game ceremony will take place honoring  all Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) patients and families, as well as acknowledging  those who dedicate their time and efforts to this important cause. The ceremonial  first pitch will be thrown by DrCharles B. Huddleston, an internationally-recognized cardiothoracic surgeon  specializing in pediatric heart-and-lung surgery and congenital heart disease. He is considered the most experienced surgeon in the Midwest in combined pediatric heart-lung transplantation. Joining Dr. Huddleston on the field with will be, Lena Morsch, an adult CHD survivor, representing the Adult Congenital Heart AssociationLori Ortbals, President of the Children’s Heart Foundation-MO Chapter; 11-year old Cameron Callico, a child CHD survivor and a heart transplant recipient; Cameron's mom, Angie Callico; and Dr. Ari Cedars from the Center for Adults With Congenital Heart Disease at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

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♥ Special pricing has been arranged for these  Box Seats in Right-Field - only  $37  per ticket! Tickets are limited and are on a first come, first served basis…so download the ticket order form now from the Congenital Heart  Night at Busch Stadium page on Facebook or go to the Children’s Heart Foundation’s Website www.chfmissouri.org to order your tickets!

Please make checks payable to SI Hearts of Gold (a special account set up for this event) and mail your check and order form (available atwww.chfmissouri.org or at the Congenital Heart Night page on Facebook) to:

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Ms. Lena Morsch

20 Golden Ash Lane

Carbondale, Illinois 62902            

Proceeds will benefit the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) and the Children’s Heart Foundation-MO Chapter. The Adult Congenital Heart Association is a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the quality of life and extend the lives of adults with congenital heart defects. Through education, outreach, advocacy, and promotion of research, ACHA serves and supports the more than one million adults with congenital heart defects, their families and the medical community.

The Children’s Heart Foundation is a 501©3 non-profit organization whose mission is to bring health, hope and happiness to children impacted by congenital heart defects, the number # 1 most common birth defect in the U.S. and around the world! The Children’s Heart Foundation accomplishes this goal by funding the most promising research to advance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of congenital heart defects and is the only non-profit organization created exclusively to fund congenital heart defect research.


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