18TH ANNUAL CHOC/DISNEYLAND RESORT "WALK IN THE PARK" SET FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH

August 07, 2008

WHAT: Southern Californians will have the unique opportunity to stroll through Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure theme parks before they officially open for the day, and meet and greet their favorite Disney characters in the 18th Annual CHOC/Disneyland Resort “Walk in the Park,” Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s largest annual fundraiser. This year’s Walk is expected to break numbers once again, with an anticipated turnout of 13,000-15,000 walkers and volunteers.  The Walk provides funding to enhance hospital programs, services, research and outreach efforts.

After the Walk, participants can celebrate in grand style in the Downtown Disney post-event festival.  This event is the only one of its kind to take place at the Disneyland Resort. 

WHEN:  Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 7:15 a.m. 
Early registration is highly encouraged.  For more information, please visit www.chocwalk.org. 
  
WHERE: The 5K route starts on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland and ventures through Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure parks.  Entertainment will follow in the Downtown Disney District.

 

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, Cancer, Neuroscience, and Orthopaedic Institutes.

CHOC is one of only eight children’s hospitals in the nation named a “2009 Leapfrog Top Hospital.” CHOC earned the Silver 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 is the first children’s hospital in the United States to earn the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence.

 

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Media Contact:
Denise Almazan, Director of Public Relations
phone: (714) 532-8680
email: dalmazan@choc.org

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