February 17, 2010

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Love by the Glass: Virginia Wine Week

March 22–28

The first-ever statewide Wine Week, organized by the Virginia Wine Marketing Office, with support from the Virginia Tourism Corporation.

Local restaurants and retail wine shops can to sign up to participate. Just sign a commitment form to serve Virginia wines by the glass for Wine Week and complete the materials request form and get them back to the Virginia Wine Marketing Office. All trade partners that sign up to participate by March 12, 2010 will be promoted on the virginiawine.org website, “Where To Find Virginia Wines.” They will also be mentioned in all media releases about the event.

VTC has partnered with the Virginia Wine Marketing Office to offer point-of-sale materials to help trade partners promote their participation. It is our goal to have trade partners around the state embrace this promotion during this time.

The Virginia Wine Board Marketing Office will have available, while supplies last, promotional materials, that are free of cost and will be shipped to participating restaurants and stores in advance to help better sell Virginia wines during this event. For more information, please call Annette Boyd at the Virginia Wine Marketing Office, 804.344.8200

13th Annual SunTrust Fancy Hat Party Benefiting the Hospital Hospitality House

April 16, 11:30am–1:30pm
Richmond Marriott, 500 E. Broad St., Richmond

 The luncheon event includes a fashion show featuring men, women, and child models who have all been through a medical crisis.  This year we welcome Ms. Jenna Bush Hager as our guest speaker. She is a contributing correspondent to NBC’s Today where she focuses on telling the inspiring stories of wonderful people doing great things across America. Ms. Hager will speak about “Making A Difference: How the Power of Compassion Changes Lives.” Tickets are $100 per person

For more information visit www.hhhrichmond.org

Debra L. de Haas
Annual Fund/Grants Manager
Hospital Hospitality House

Dominion Riverrock Announces 2nd Annual Sports & Riverlife Festival

May 14-15, Brown’s Island

Sports Backers and Venture Richmond announced the sporting event schedule for this year’s Dominion Riverrock, including running, biking, kayaking and more. Athletes of all types and levels can register at the event’s new web site recently launched—www.dominionriverrock.com.

The Power To Save A Life Could Be At Your Fingertips With Training and Technology From the American Red Cross

Imagine two jumbo jets crashing and killing all on board. Nationwide about that many people die every day from sudden cardiac arrest. Now, imagine a safe, simple device about the size of a lunchbox and price of a laptop that could have saved many of those lives. That’s the power of the Automated External Defibrillator or AED.

The Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross offers the HeartStart OnSite AED made by Philips Medical Systems, one of the world’s leading electronics manufacturers. The HeartStart OnSite AED is designed for the ordinary person in the extraordinary moment. In fact, it is so easy and safe to use, it is the only AED approved by the FDA for home and for use without a medical director’s approval or prescription. Users are also protected under Virginia’s Good Samaritan Law.

Using clear, natural voice instructions, the HeartStart OnSite Defibrillator guides the first caregiver on the scene, through each step of defibrillation and CPR. It’s affordable lifesaving technology no business can afford to be without.

The Greater Richmond Chapter will facilitate your purchase of HeartStart Defibrillators, and Philips AED accessories such as AED batteries, AED replacement pads and AED cabinets. They also provide CPR and AED training at places of place of work, worship and recreation. Learn more about the training and technology that could save your life or the life of a co-worker, family member or a friend. Contact Bob Swain, at (804)780-2286 or email him at swainb@usa.redcross.org.