CHAMPPS AMERICANA KICKS-OFF SUPER BOWL SUNDAY
WITH A SPECIAL DONATION TO CHOC
January 26, 2003

On Sunday, January 26 at 2:30 p.m., Champps Americana Restuarant will present a donation of $3,150 to the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Foundation for Children. The presentation will take place at the restaurant's Irvine Spectrum location, 51 Fortune Drive, Suite 500 in Irvine.

The donation is a collection of funds gathered during the "Monday Night Football" excitement at Champps Americana over the past football season. Monday night "regulars" at the restaurant have raised funds for various charities over the past seven years, and this year, CHOC is fortunate to be the chosen charity.

"We are grateful for the continuous support we receive from our local community," said Executive Director of the CHOC Foundation Dana Todsen. "On behalf of the hospital's Associates and the children we serve, I thank Champps Americana for choosing CHOC as the recipient this year."

"We feel blessed for being successful in a difficult economy over the years," said Champps Americana Promotions Manager Cathy Earley, "and this is just our way of saying thanks."

About CHOC Children's: Named one of the best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report (2012-2013), CHOC Children's is exclusively committed to the health and well-being of children through clinical expertise, advocacy, outreach and research that brings advanced treatment to pediatric patients. Affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, CHOC’s regional healthcare network includes two state-of-the-art hospitals in Orange and Mission Viejo, several primary and specialty care clinics, a pediatric residency program, and four centers of excellence - The CHOC Children’s Heart, Neuroscience, Orthopaedic and Hyundai Cancer Institutes.

CHOC earned the Gold Level CAPE Award from the California Council of Excellence, the only children’s hospital in California to ever earn this distinction, and was awarded Magnet designation, the highest honor bestowed to hospitals for nursing excellence.  Recognized for extraordinary commitment to high-quality critical care standards, CHOC’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is the first in the United States to earn the Pediatric Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence.

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Media Contact:
Emily Clark, Public Relations Specialist
phone: (714) 532-8812
email: eclark@choc.org