Rocky Top’s Brie Pasick Joins Logistics Committee For The Triangle Heart Ball

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that Brie Pasick, catering manager for 1705 Catering and Events, Rocky Top Hospitality’s catering company and event facility, has been named to the logistics committee for the American Heart Association’s 2009 Triangle Heart Ball that will take place on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Embassy Suites in Cary. As a committee member, Pasick will assist in organizing the event, creating all collateral materials and bringing life to the theme of this years ball, "A Venetian Carnivale: Unmask your Heart’s Desire."

The Triangle Heart Ball recognizes the dedicated service of the American Heart Association in the Triangle and its mission of building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, as well as enabling the advancement of groundbreaking medical research and lifesaving knowledge for the Triangle community. More than 500 guests will be attending the black-tie affair, presented by Leith, Inc., Misys Healthcare Systems and UNC Health Care. The evening will include live and silent auctions, gourmet dinner, entertainment and dancing. Elizabeth Wallace, director of Rocky Top Hospitality’s corporate affairs, and Kris Wallace, engineer at ENG Engineering Inc, are the committee co-chairs. For more information, please contact Michael Privette at (919) 463-8315 or michael.privette@heart.org.

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News Facts:

• Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that Brie Pasick, catering manager for 1705 Catering and Events, Rocky Top Hospitality’s catering company and event facility, has been named to the logistics committee for the American Heart Association’s 2009 Triangle Heart Ball that will take place on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Embassy Suites in Cary.
• As a committee member, Pasick will assist in organizing of the event, creating all collateral materials and bringing life to the theme of this years ball, "A Venetian Carnivale: Unmask your Heart’s Desire".
• The Triangle Heart Ball recognizes the dedicated service of the American Heart Association in the Triangle and its mission of building healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, as well as enabling the advancement of groundbreaking medical research and lifesaving knowledge for the Triangle community. More than 500 guests will be attending the black-tie affair, presented by Leith, Inc., Misys Healthcare Systems and UNC Health Care.
• The evening will include live and silent auctions, gourmet dinner, entertainment and dancing.
• Elizabeth Wallace, director of Rocky Top Hospitality’s corporate affairs, and Kris Wallace, engineer at ENG Engineering Inc, are the committee co-chairs.
• For more information, please contact Michael Privette at 919-463-8315 or michael.privette@heart.org.

Quotes:
"The logistics committee has an enormous role to play in organizing the Triangle Heart Ball," said Ogan. "It’s great to have Brie involved in what will be an exciting and rewarding experience."

About Rocky Top Hospitality:
Rocky Top Hospitality has been devoted to improving Raleigh, North Carolina’s local dining scene since 1998, when their first restaurant opened. Michael Dean’s Wood Oven and Seafood Grill was the culmination of years of planning by owner, Dean Ogan. Six other restaurants have now opened under the Rocky Top Hospitality name. New restaurants are always built from the menu-out, so the emphasis is always on the food and how to create an experience you can’t find anywhere else. For more information visit their Web site at www.rockytophospitality.com.

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