FOR THE LOVE OF CHILDREN Benefit Event

Carrie Garner’s Galleria d’Arte proudly presents “For the Love of Children” benefiting Children’s Medical Center Legacy. The evening is a celebration of art, wine, food and friendship. The event will be held on June 22, 2006 from 7pm to 11pm.

Poppy’s Garden Café will host the event at 107 S. Church Street in historic, downtown McKinney. The restaurant’s awarding winning executive chef, Jeff Qualls, has created a special menu, and guests will be treated to a variety of wonderful wines from Stags Leap, Chateau St. Jean, Treana and Liberty School.

Live entertainment by The Maylee Thomas Band ensures the evening will be full of melodic pleasures. Ms. Thomas’ soulful style and powerful voice appeal to a wide audience. Your heart and soul will be touched once you have experienced a performance by The Maylee Thomas Band.

Highlighting the evening are original works of art by several award winning, metroplex artists. Carrie Cameron Garner, Susan Hanson, Kimm Lanus, Michael Longhofer, and JD Miller will share their talents and showcase their creations.

A broad diversity of works in oils, acrylics and mixed media will be displayed throughout the restaurant. A plethora of subjects, ranging from spiritual images to cityscapes, landscapes, and still life, are richly represented by these five talented artists. Each artist has been a featured guest artist at Galleria d’Arte in McKinney, as well as being represented in fine art galleries throughout the United States.

This fabulous evening is generously sponsored by M. Merrill Greer, CFPâ,
Senior Financial Advisor, an Ameriprise Plantium Financial Services ^SM practice.

Children's Medical Center Dallas is one of the largest pediatric providers in the nation and is ranked one of the top 25 pediatric hospitals in the country by U.S.News & World Report. As the primary pediatric teaching facility for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Children's is the only academic hospital in North Texas dedicated exclusively to the comprehensive care of children from birth to age 18. Private and not-for-profit, Children's is licensed for 406 beds, has more than 50 pediatric sub-specialty ambulatory programs and is the only pediatric hospital in the Southwest with a designated Level I trauma center. The 72-bed Children's Medical Center Legacy is scheduled for completion in 2008 to better serve children in Collin County and the growing region. More information about Children's is available at www.childrens.com. News media may subscribe to receive pediatric health news via the Web site's Media section.

For further information about the “For the Love of Children” event, contact Galleria d’Arte at 469.742.9509.