PATIENTS
FROM THE
CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL
AT
MONTEFIORE
CELEBRATE
THEIR
HEART
HEALTH
AT
ANNUAL
PARTY
SPONSORED BY HARBORING HEARTS
On
February
12th,
more
than 50
children
who have
been
treated
at The
Children’s
Hospital
at
Montefiore
(CHAM)
for a
wide
variety
of heart
conditions
came
together
to
celebrate
their
heart
health
as part
of
Montefiore’s
extensive
Heart
Month
activities.
Past and
present
patients
enjoyed
arts and
crafts,
games,
face
painting,
danced
to a
live DJ
and
enjoyed
heart
healthy
food
along
with
their
families
and
medical
teams.
Harboring
Hearts
co-founder Michelle
Javian and
EVP Dierdre
Lombadri helped
welcome
the
pediatric
heart
patients
alongside The
Real
World
star and
Bronx
native Jay
G.
and
MTV's
"Are You
The One"
star Chris
Scali who
volunteered
at the
event,
posed
for
pictures
and
brightened
each
family’s
day.
The
hospital's
Annual
Heart
Party
provided
a
welcoming
setting
for
families
of
pediatric
heart
patients
to meet
and
comfort
each
other,
realizing
that
they are
not
alone.
In
addition
to
Harboring
Hearts
being a
sponsor,
others
supporters
included
Starlight
Foundation,
Family
Learning
Place at
CHAM,
Mr. Nice
Guy
Catering,
The
Development
Department
at
Montefiore,
Joanne
Rooney-
Montefiore
School
Health
Program.