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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – January 21, 2019 – The Barton Foundation’s first annual Pink Heavenly event is making tracks to help patients in the South Lake Tahoe area who are fighting cancer. The slopeside fundraising event at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Saturday, March 23, will benefit patients in the greater South Lake Tahoe area living with all forms of cancer through cancer support services at Barton Health.
A cancer diagnosis is likely to open the flood gates to a wide range of emotions, for both the patient and loved ones. Additionally, stress can sometimes feel insurmountable during the diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship of cancer. Studies show that cancer patients participating in wellness programs have a higher quality of life and experience more energy and less depression.
Hundreds of fun-loving, pink-clad participants are expected to come out for the first-ever event at Heavenly’s California Base Lodge. The day includes a family friendly deck party, all-day music, costume contest, prizes, on-mountain checkpoints, great skiing, and snowboarding.
Teams will have the opportunity to honor a friend or loved one by skiing or riding in a celebratory run, sponsored by Edgewood at Tahoe, which will take place on Poma Run, accessed from the First Ride chair.
Registration for the event is now open at PinkHeavenly.com allowing participants to start their fundraising early. Pink Heavenly participants can register as individuals, start a team or join a team and ask their friends and family to make a donation on their behalf. Registration is only $25.
By helping to fund Barton Health’s Cancer Wellness services, participants will ensure patients in the community receive movement classes, wellness and nutrition coaching, support groups, emotional support, and acupuncture. These unique services can dramatically impact a patient’s quality of life and are not typically covered by insurance.
With a goal of raising $250,000 in 2019, Pink Heavenly is not to be missed. Register and start fundraising now at www.PinkHeavenly.com.
About The Barton Foundation
Over 50 years ago, philanthropy was the seed that inspired our hospital, which grew to become Barton Health. This same passion to serve others is what started the Barton Foundation and it still motivates the Foundation today. For more than 25 years, the Barton Foundation has been committed to improving the health of the South Lake Tahoe area and to moving Barton Health into the future. Since its inception in 1990, the Barton Foundation has raised more than $20 million to ensure that state-of-the-art medical care is available right here in our community.
About Heavenly Mountain Resort
High above the waters of Lake Tahoe, Heavenly Mountain Resort offers a rare combo of expansive terrain and a panoramic sapphire-blue backdrop. With 4,800 acres of resort to explore, lively on-mountain experiences, all at the center of a thriving community of independent breweries, restaurants and shops – winter here is special.