FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Six Point Kiwanis Club 21st Annual Apple Sale

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: :
October 9, 2003

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sherie Cantrell
Media & Public Relations Coordinator
(361) 694-5662
(361) 548-6073

FRESH, FRESH, FRESH!
WASHINGTON STATE, CRISP APPLES ON SALE
TO BENEFIT DRISCOLL CANCER PATIENTS

Six Point Kiwanis Club 21st Annual Apple Sale
benefiting Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Saturday, October 25, 2003 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Rehabilitation and Medical Center Parking Lot at 3533 South Alameda Street
$30 per case (approx. 40 lbs. and 80 – 100 apples per case)
# 854-4165 for pre-sale tickets and information.
Day-of, walk-up purchases welcome (limited apple quantity).

(Corpus Christi, TX) Nothing says Fall or Halloween better than crisp red and green apples! The Six Points Kiwanis Club is proud to host their 21st Annual Apple Sale, a benefit fundraiser for Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s “Camp For All” Cancer Camp. The event will take place Saturday, October 25, 2003 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s front parking lot. Over the years, the Six Points Kiwanis Club has raised over $185,000 for the hospital during this event.

More than 1,000 cases of Red and Golden Delicious crisp, fresh apples will be harvested in Washington state. They will be immediately loaded onto two refrigerated 18-wheelers, heading straight for Driscoll Children’s Hospital and arriving bright and early for customer pick-up.

Pre-Sale Tickets & Day-Of Purchasing
Apples are $30 per carton (approx. 40 lbs. per carton and 80 – 100 apple count per carton). To ensure that you get your apples, pre-sale tickets can be purchased from any Six Points Kiwanis member or by calling 854-4165. Ticket holders should pick-up their cartons on Saturday, October 25, 2003 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Walk-up sales that day are also welcome. First come, first serve as apples are limited. Cash, checks and credit cards will be acceptable.

The 21st Annual Apple Sale is sponsored by the Six Points Kiwanis Club. The Six Point Kiwanis Club’s mission is to improve the quality of life for children and families in the Coastal Bend area.

Driscoll Children's Hospital Logo
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.

www.driscollchildrens.org

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