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                                                                                                                Contact:                                                                                                                                                                       Bethany Pope

                                                                                                                314-251-6429

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 25, 2008   

St. John’s Mercy Foundation Presents Benefit 4 the Kids

Dinner Auction and Golf Tournament

The St. John’s Mercy Foundation presents the fifth annual Benefit 4 the Kids of St. John’s Mercy dinner auction and golf tournament, sponsored by Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier.  The golf tournament will be at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 28 at Whitmoor Country Club in St. Charles, Mo. and the dinner auction will be at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1 at the Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet.  

Proceeds from the event will benefit four programs at St. John’s Mercy Children’s Hospital, the Child Development Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and pediatric oncology. For more information about corporate sponsorships, to donate an auction item or to purchase tickets, please call Rebecca with St. John’s Mercy Foundation at 314-251-1800.

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