Trisha Urban to discuss importance of giving back

Home Makeover recipient to share television experience and thoughts on value of volunteering

Trisha Urban, whose husband's sudden death less than nine hours before she was to give birth to their first child led to an outpouring of community support, will be the featured speaker at St. Joseph Medical Center's Heart of  Gold event on Wednesday at the Body Zone from 6:30 to 8 p.m.  The event is free.

Urban and her daughter, Cora, were the recipients of numerous gifts, including the complete home makeover that was featured on the ABC television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.  Extreme Makeover showcased the handiness of hundreds of local volunteers, including the Home Builders Association of Berks County.  The volunteers transformed the Urban's home in about a week's time. 

At the event Wednesday, Urban will share her personal experiences of the makeover event and discuss how she finds opportunity to give back to others.  The event is called Heart of Gold to emphasize the physical benefits of giving and volunteering which lead to the release of hormones that are good for the heart.  Attendees also will hear the stories of others who find it heart warming to give back to the community.  The event is being presented by HeartCaring at St. Joseph Medical Center, a program that provides expert cardiovascular care designed specifically for women and their hearts.

Registration for the event is required and can be made via email to danyellewhalen@catholichealth.net or by calling 610-378-2492.

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