The Rochester Riverside Convention Center is the place to be Friday, December 11 when Mrs. Laura W. Bush attends Lakeside Foundation’s Annual Gala Dinner as the guest speaker. This year’s event will mark the 21st year for the dinner that benefits Lakeside Health System and has a long standing history of esteemed speakers and presenters including President George Bush, Mary Matalin and James Carville, former first lady Barbara Bush, Walter Cronkite, Colin Powell and Dr. Benjamin Carson.

David and Ilene Flaum are the Diamond sponsors of the event, along with Gold Sponsor Rochester Brain and Spine; Silver Sponsor Unity Health System; Bronze Sponsors University of Rochester Medical Center and Monroe Ambulance; Emerald Sponsors Edward Jones Investments, Rochester Heart Institute and Radec; and two Ruby Sponsorships by Roberts Wesleyan College. The Platinum sponsorship is still available.

Mrs. Bush is a leading advocate for women’s health issues. She promotes women’s heart health as the Founding Ambassador for the National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute’s The Heart Truth campaign and supports breast cancer awareness and research as Global Ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. A former teacher and librarian, Mrs. Bush serves as Honorary Ambassador for the United Nation’s Literacy Decade, promoting the importance of literacy in addressing the challenges facing the developing world. In addition, she is a hiking and camping enthusiast and actively supports our National Parks.

Proceeds from this event benefit the vision and mission of Lakeside Health System. Contact the Lakeside Foundation, (585) 395-6049, for more information about the Platinum sponsorship opportunity and ticket availability.

Lakeside Health System in Brockport, NY, a 181-bed health care system serving residents in western Monroe, eastern Orleans and northern Genesee counties, is comprised of Lakeside Memorial Hospital, Lakeside Beikirch Care Center, Lakeside Child Care Center, Lakeside Foundation and the Daisy Marquis Jones Family Wellness Center. Lakeside Memorial Hospital is a Joint Commission accredited facility, a designated New York State Stroke Center and recently opened the Lakeside Urgent Care Center in Spencerport. The Health System is consistently recognized for its quality practices and its focus on patient satisfaction and safety, and continues to expand its wide range of specialty services.