Heart Ball 2019 Set for March 2nd at The Duke Energy Center

The 2019 Heart Ball campaign is officially underway with strong support from many of Greater Cincinnati’s top leaders. The 26th annual Heart Ball themed, Young at Heart, is the American Heart Association’s annual black-tie gala celebrating the year-round lifesaving work of the association. The Heart Ball, presented by TriHealth and St. Elizabeth Healthcare will take place on Saturday, March 2nd at the Duke Energy Convention Center.

2019 Heart Ball Executive Leadership Team: Sitting, left to right: Mark Jahnke, Heart Ball co-chair; Karen Jahnke, Heart Ball co-chair; David Cassady, Open Your Heart co-chair; Kathy Cassady, Open Your Heart co-chair

Standing, left to right: Dr. DP Suresh, Patrick Brown, Mark McDonald, John Mongelluzzo, Bill McCloy, Joseph Hricovsky, Joel Stone, Jeff Hock, Michelle Boutillette Hudgens, JB Buse

Not pictured: Rob Cercek, Garren Colvin, Jerin Dunham, Tedd Friedman, Andy Wade

Heart of the City Honorees: The Fisher Family, sitting: Evelyn, Roberta, Arna

Standing: Marc, Michael, Bobby. (Not pictured: Suzette, David and Stacey)

 

Heart Ball co-chairs: Mark and Karen Jahnke

Mark and Karen Jahnke are serving as co-chairs of the Heart Ball, along with other committee chairs: David and Kathy Cassady, Open Your Heart Chairs; Marci Campbell, Auction Chair and Barrett Buse and Caroline Wendling, After Party Co-Chairs.

In addition to committee chairs, the Heart Ball campaign is driven by the Executive Leadership Team of Patrick Brown, Medtronic; JB Buse, LOTH, Inc.; Rob Cercek, TriHealth; Garren Colvin, St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Jerin Dunham, Funky’s Catering; Tedd Friedman, Katz Teller; Jeff Hock, Enerfab; Michelle Boutillette Hudgens, Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Joseph Hricovsky, Huntington National Bank; Bill McCloy, McCloy Holdings LLC; Mark McDonald, Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; John Mongelluzzo, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP; Joel Stone, Fifth Third Bank, DP Suresh, MD, St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Andy Wade, AtriCure, Inc.

The Heart Ball will honor the Fisher family with the Heart of the City Award for their philanthropic contributions to the community. This is the first time the Fishers: Roberta Fisher, Arna and Bobby Fisher, Suzette and Michael Fisher, Evelyn and Marc Fisher and Stacey and David Fisher have been recognized together for their collective impact in Greater Cincinnati.

Joining presenting sponsors, TriHealth and St. St. Elizabeth Healthcare are BFF Fund; The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital; Huntington Bank; Katz Teller; AtriCure Inc.; Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP; Cassady Schiller CPAs & Advisors; The Christ Hospital Health Network; Danis Construction; Funky's Catering; KMK Law; LOTH, Inc.; Mercedes-Benz of Cincinnati & Mercedes-Benz of West Chester; UC Health, LLC; USI Insurance Services LLC; CardioSolution; Enerfab; Cincinnati Bell; Cincinnati Bengals; Lenox Wealth Management and Medtonic.

Last year’s Heart Ball raised over $2,000,000 and drew a record crowd of 1,200 attendees. Funds raised from the event are used to fund the American Heart Association’s lifesaving research and year-round efforts to make Greater Cincinnati a healthier place to live, work and play. Extending long after the Heart Ball, the AHA works in our community through grassroots programs such as Recess in the Stadium and Fit 4 Life Bootcamp, which were designed to fight our childhood obesity crisis and teach heart healthy lifestyles to our youth.

Tickets for the Heart Ball are $500 per person. The Heart Ball evening includes live and silent auctions, elegant gourmet dinner, live entertainment and ends with dancing at a Young Professionals’ After Party. For more information about the Heart Ball, contact Pam Schramm at the American Heart Association, 513-699-4214 or pam.schramm@heart.org