FOUNDATION TAKES A GAMBLE  FOR CENTER’S RESIDENTS

DuPageConvalescent  CenterFoundation to Host TexasHold ‘Em Poker Tournament Fundraiser

Wheaton, IL – On Saturday, May 3^rd at 9:30 a.m. the DuPage Convalescent Center Foundation will host a Texas Hold Em' Charity Poker Tournament at Hollywood Casino in Aurora. 45% of all proceeds will directly benefit the residents of the DuPage Convalescent Center who call the Center “home.”  The buy in fee is $220.00 and includes lunch after the tournament. Tournament begins at 9:30 a.m. Pre-registration is required. 

For more information or to register for the Texas Hold ‘Em Charity Poker Tournament, contact the DuPage Convalescent Center Foundation at (630) 784-4495 or call Neal Perry of Hollywood Casino at (630) 801-7202  or neal.perry@pngaming.com.   A registration form may also be downloaded from the DPCC Foundation website at www.dpccfoundation.org.

“The DuPage Convalescent Center Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life for the Center’s residents” said Foundation Board President, Dan Harris.  “Some of the Center’s residents have called the Center “home” for more than 30 years.  It is the mission of the DPCC Foundation to raise the funds necessary to ensure that each of our residents experiences the most enriching and home-like environment possible.”

A sampling of projects made possible by the DPCC Foundation and its corporate and private donors include the recently renovated Family Dining Room and the funding of the Center’s ceramics and external recreation programs for residents in 2007.   For more information on additional projects and programs funded by the DPCC Foundation, visit www.dpccfoundation.org.