PORT ANGELES — Tickets are available for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation’s ninth annual Red, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon, which is set for 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26.
The luncheon, “Happy Heart . . . Happy Life,” will be at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St. It is presented by the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe.
Tickets are $55.
Those interested in sponsoring or attending the luncheon can contact the foundation office at 360-417-7144.
“We encourage you to attend this wonderful event,” said committee chair Karen Rogers.
“We have sold a record amount of sponsorships, and therefore, 100 percent of all money raised at the luncheon will go towards local cardiac service care. To date, we have raised over $200,000.”
The special honoree will be Kim Wakefield, who will deliver the “survivor” story.
Also speaking on heart health education will be Dr. Kara Urnes from Olympic Medical Heart Center and Dr. Glenn Barnhart from Swedish Medical Center.
In 2008, the OMC Foundation launched a three-year campaign to raise awareness about the critical issue of heart health for women on the Olympic Peninsula.
“The campaign was so successful that the foundation decided to host an annual event,” said Bruce Skinner, director of the foundation.
Said Urnes: “The purpose of our event is to inspire women to become more educated to improve their heart health. Many women are surprised to learn that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women.”
Proceeds from the annual luncheon go to OMC’s cardiac program and have allowed the foundation to work with local agencies to launch a communitywide automated external defibrillator program.
