The Children's

Hospice Big-To-Do at the Zoo focuses on children helping children in need.

Children attending the event can join the Big-To-Do Kids' Committee by

bringing new art supplies (colored pencils, coloring books, crayons, etc.)

to the event, to be donated to Children's Hospice patients in the program.

Last year's

Big-To-Do raised over $115,000 for terminally ill children and families

in the 26-county metropolitan Atlanta area. Organizers anticipate a successful

event again this year.

Event sponsorships

are available at $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000 levels. Benefactors can support

the event at the $500 level, and Patrons can support at the $200 level.

Sponsors and Benefactors are invited to a private Preview Party at the

Mzima Springs Tent, featuring special children's entertainment, complimentary

hors d'oeuvres and beverages.

Individual

reservations are $50 each for adults, and $15 for children ages 3-15.

Children under 3 years of age are free. For more information, or to make

reservations, call 404-527-0670.

The Children's

Hospice Program is a division of Visiting Nurse Health System (VNHS),

Atlanta's largest not-for-profit home health care organization serving

26 counties. The program serves a daily caseload of 45 patients, making

it one of the largest pediatric hospice programs in the country. Events

such as the Big-To-Do are vital to raising the funds needed to provide

care to Children's Hospice patients of all ages, diagnoses or socioeconomic

levels.

In addition

to offering specialized pediatric hospice and palliative care programs,

VNHS provides a full range of home health services for adults and children,

including: home health aides; hospice in-home care; hospice in-patient

facility; nursing; medical social work; occupational therapy; physical

therapy; medical equipment; respiratory therapy; speech therapy; AIDS

health services; Alzheimer's respite care program; disease management;

infusion therapy; and an in-house pharmacy.

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