Omaha Heart and Stroke Ball Highlights American Heart Month

Mark your calendar for Feb. 4, 2017, as the American Heart Association brings the 29th Annual Omaha Heart and Stroke Ball (www.heart.org/omahaheartball) to the Embassy Suites – La Vista. The Heart and Stroke Ball is sponsored locally by NP Dodge and Dana and Danielle Bradford with media sponsor WOWT NBC Omaha.

The Omaha Heart and Stroke Ball, this year themed “Heart Rocks,” is the annual black-tie gala benefiting the American Heart Association’s lifesaving mission of building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Nearly 1,000 individuals from Omaha’s business, medical and social communities are expected to attend the gala, which is led by honorary chairs Sandy and Kate Dodge, Michael and Laura Luther and Nate and Meg Dodge with chairs Dana and Danielle Bradford.

Table and individual ticket information is available at www.heart.org/omahaheartball. For information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Kelsey Ridder at (402) 810-6848 or Kelsey.Ridder@heart.org.

The 2016 Omaha Heart and Stroke Ball raised more than $550,000 for the American Heart Association. In the past five years (2011-15), the American Heart Association has funded 29 studies in Nebraska at a cost of $4,096,304 including $2.3 million in 2015.

The Omaha Heart and Stroke Ball is just one of many events for the American Heart Association in February, which is American Heart Month. National Wear Red Day is Feb. 3 and the free Omaha Red Dress Dash is Feb. 9. Visit the American Heart Association – Nebraska Facebook page at www.facebook.com/HeartNebraska for more information.