10th-Annual Denim & Diamonds Gala Slated April 25 at The Venue at Corazon

April 2, 2015

The 10th-annual Denim & Diamonds Gala, benefiting The Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, April 25 at The Venue at Corazon located at 7155 Corazon Dr., Dublin, Ohio 43016.
 
Hosted by Kinder Key, a volunteer organization of Nationwide Children’s, guests are invited to mix their jeans and jewels to enjoy a casually elegant evening. The Denim & Diamonds Gala features heavy hors d’oeuvres, delicious cocktails, as well as an evening of dancing and entertainment in the Kinder Key Casino. One special child will also be honored as Kinder Key’s 2015 Heart Warrior.
 
The gala this year will feature stunning jewels from our 2015 premier jeweler Worthington Jewelers, amazing auction items, our fabulous Diamond Raffle, and a chance to bid on breathtaking trips in the live auction.
 
Tickets are $100 per person. Additional corporate sponsorship opportunities are also available.
 
For more information and to purchase tickets, please contact Cindy Laux, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation, at (614) 355-5413 or Cynthia.Laux@NationwideChildrens.org.
 
About Kinder Key
Kinder Key serves as an auxiliary of Nationwide Children’s Hospital and is dedicated to supporting the lifesaving work at The Heart Center. This group, founded in 1954, has demonstrated its commitment by raising more than $3 million for Nationwide Children’s and its mission to provide the highest quality health care to all children, regardless of their ability to pay. Today, active members are working to continue the Kinder Key legacy of providing “new hope for young hearts” through a variety of fund-raising efforts such as the traditional holiday Caroling for a Cause caroling drive, the sale of holiday angels, Candles for a Cause, the Women’s Division of The Memorial Tournament and the tenth-annual Denim & Diamonds Gala.
 
About Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Ranked 7th of only 10 children's hospitals on U.S. News & World Report’s 2014-15 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit freestanding pediatric healthcare networks providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease. Nationwide Children’s, also ranked among the Top 10 on Parents magazine’s 2013 “Best Children’s Hospitals” list, has a medical staff of 1,100 and nearly 10,000 employees providing state-of-the-art pediatric care for one million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. Nationwide Children’s remains true to the original mission since its founding in 1892 of providing care regardless of a family’s ability to pay. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.7 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.