Lodi Community Hospital News Release

For Release: June 27, 2012

Contact:
Jim Gosky 330.344.6083, jim.gosky@akrongeneral.org
Kelly Ward-Smith, 330.848.6206, kward@vnsa.com

Grapes on the Lake Features Global Wine and Local Fare

The ninth annual Grapes on the Lake, an elegant wine and food-tasting event, will be held Thursday, July 26 from 6-9 p.m. at Williams on the Lake, 787 Lafayette Road, Medina. Hosted by the Akron General Foundation, the evening features more than 100 different wines from around the world, signature food items prepared by the area’s finest restaurants, a silent auction and musical entertainment. A raffle will be held that evening for a 60” Sharp Smart/3D HDTV, a $2,000 value. Only 500 raffle tickets are available at $10 each or for $50. The winner need not be present for the drawing.

Tickets for Grapes on the Lake are $50 each, with all proceeds going toward enhancing the cardiac and pulmonary services and equipment at Lodi Community Hospital.

To purchase admission or raffle tickets, call the Akron General Foundation Office, 330-344-6888, or purchase tickets online at www.akrongeneral.org/grapesonthelake.

About Akron General Health System
Akron General Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare organization with the mission of improving the health and lives of the people and communities we serve. Akron General Health System includes: Akron General Medical Center, a 511-bed teaching and research medical center, and Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute, the area's largest provider of rehabilitation services; Akron General Partners, which includes Partners Physician Group, the Akron General Health & Wellness Centers, Lodi Community Hospital, Community Health Centers and other companies; Akron General Community Health Ventures, which includes Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates, the largest and most comprehensive provider of home healthcare services in Ohio; and Akron General Development Foundation. Akron General has earned the prestigious National Research Corporation (NRC) Consumer Choice Award for 14 out of 16 years. Recently, Becker’s Hospital Review named Akron General Medical Center one of the nation’s top 100 hospitals. For more information about Akron General Health System, visit About Us.