FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 16, 2008

MEDIA - FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sherie Cantrell
Media & Public Relations Coordinator
Phone (361) 694-5662
Cell (361) 548-6073
www.driscollchildrens.org

LOCALS COME TOGETHER FOR KIDS!
COUNTRY STAR RICK TREVINO
HEADLINES 16th ANNUAL “FIESTA de los NINOS” FUNDRAISER

Flint Hills Resources presents …

16th Annual Fiesta de los Ninos,
Annual fundraiser benefiting Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Friday, February 1, 2008
American Bank Center l 1901 N. Shoreline Blvd. l Corpus Christi, Texas

6:30 p.m. – Reception, Silent & Bidboard Auctions
7:00 p.m. - Texas Barbecue Dinner
8:30 p.m. - Live Auction
9:45 p.m. - Music by national country artist Rick Trevino

(Corpus Christi, TX)The 15-year-long tradition of good music, good food, and good friends joining together to help the children of South Texas continues! As one of the oldest and most successful charity events in South Texas, the evening’s festivities will include Texas barbecue, silent, blackboard and live auction, as well as entertainment by national country recording artist Rick Trevino. Proceeds from the evening’s event will benefit Driscoll Children’s Hospital.

Fiesta de los Ninos is a major annual fundraiser for Driscoll Children’s Hospital and has become one of the most successful charity events in the state of Texas. Led by long-time sponsor Flint Hills Resources, the event has raised more than $3.5 million dollars in 15 years for various patient programs.
Sponsorships and tables are on sale now at $200 for individuals and tables at $1800, $2,500, $5,000, $10,000, $25,000. For tickets and information call (361) 694-6401.

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About Driscoll Children’s Hospital
“Improve the health of adults and you give them back their health …
Improve the health of children and you give them their life.”

Since opening its doors in 1953, Driscoll Children’s Hospital has been offering hope and healing to the children of South Texas for half a century. The facility is a 189-bed pediatric tertiary care center with pediatric board-certified specialists representing 19 medical and nine surgical specialties. Each year, more than 6,000 children are admitted for inpatient care, 5,000 for day surgery, and 50,000 for outpatient primary and specialty care, as well as 40,000 for emergency care, as the first South Texas hospital with emergency services exclusively for children. Additionally, Driscoll maintains a state-of-the-art ground/air transport team, 20-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 40-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and specialized medical outreach.

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