CELEBRITIES, COMMUNITY LEADERS “SCRUB FOR A CAUSE” IN NASHVILLE
MedVance Institute Hosts Unique Scrubs Design Challenge to Raise Money for Charity
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NASHVILLE, Tn. – (Oct. 27, 2009) – “Scrub up. We’re going in!” Not the command of an OR surgeon, but the mission of 28 “designers” – national celebrities, along with area VIPs and community groups, who are participating in leading healthcare career training provider MedVance Institute’s unique “Scrubs for a Cause” design challenge.
Scrubs for a Cause will be held from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Thursday, October 29, at MedVance Institute’s Nashville Campus, 3354 Perimeter Hill Drive.
Among the scrubs designers taking part in the artistic challenge are country music stars Reba McEntire, Deana Carter, and Craig Morgan, singer/songwriter Billy Ryan, and American Idol Season 2 Contestant Corey Clark; local sports teams such as the Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders and mascot T-Rac, Nashville Predators Hockey Team, as well as player JP Dumont, Vanderbilt University Football Team and Cheerleaders, Nashville Sounds Mascot Ozzie; Bobby Hamilton, Jr., Five-time winner in the NASCAR Nationwide Series; Nashville Chief of Police Ronal Serpas; Nashville Zoo at Grassmere Elephants; Nashville Symphony; media personalities Jennifer Johnson, WSMV NBC4 Anchor; Lelan Statom, WTVF CBS5 Meteorologist; Stacy McCloud, WZTV FOX17 Entertainment Reporter; The Tennessean Columnists Heather Byrd and George Zepp; Edgar Award-Winning Author Steven Womack; Dr. Chad McClellan, Medical Director for the Country Music Marathon and Nashville Half-Marathon; Portrait Artist Corey Frizzell; Tonya Trotter, The Rymer Art Gallery Director; DJ Ron Slomowicz; Tosha Cole Clemens, Owner/Designer for LaBosh Handbags & Textiles Manager for Frederick's of Hollywood, and Glencliff High School.
Each participant has been given a pair of plain MedVance Institute medical scrubs to design, using the scrubs as the canvas for their very own creative imprint. The personalized and adorned outfits will be on display during a reception at the MedVance campus, where invited guests will vote on which scrubs are their favorites. The top three vote-getters each will have a $1,000 donation made in the designer’s name to the charity of their choice.
MedVance Institute also will host a silent auction throughout the event to help raise additional money for each designer’s favorite charity. From rhinestones and iron-ons to patches and paint, anything goes.
"Cable TV has 'Project Runway' but Nashville will be the new center of the design world during 'Scrubs for a Cause,' says Bob Ernst, director of Nashville’s MedVance campus. “When you've got Reba McEntire facing off with needles and thread against the likes of the Nashville Predators and the Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders, well, we'll be adding new flair to medical scrubs in a fun-filled setting where guests help decide which celebrities and their charities will be the real winners."
MedVance Institute is a fast-growing, privately held medical career training organization offering diploma and degree-granting healthcare programs. The institute was founded to provide an outstanding education in a supportive environment by following a mission of helping all students succeed in their chosen careers.
Through its 10 campuses in four states (Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Florida), MedVance Institute prepares students for a range of medical career options, including medical assistant, medical billing and coding specialist, pharmacy technician, practical nursing, radiologic technology, surgical technology and sterile processing technician. Under the MedVance Institute programs of study, some new classes begin every four weeks, allowing students to start when it is most convenient. Upon graduation, MedVance graduates are prepared to enter the workforce and are eligible to sit for national and state exams for licensing, if required.
For more information about MedVance Institute, call 866-86-GO-MED (866-864-6633) or go online at www.medvance.edu.
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