Wine and Chocolate Pairing Event to Benefit Heart Care

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Kate Shupert

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Mercy Health Foundation Southeast will present its annual Wine and Chocolate Pairing this month to support its HeartStrong Fund and other nonprofit organizations across the region.

The Wine and Chocolate Pairing will be held Friday, Feb. 20, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Country Club, 250 Country Club Drive. Guests will enjoy house-made chocolate and wine pairings, hors d’oeuvres, live music and a silent auction, all supporting the purchase of automated external defibrillators (AED) to be awarded to local nonprofit organizations.

Attendees at the 2025 Wine and Chocolate Pairing by Mercy Health Foundation Southeast

“In a cardiac arrest, every second counts, so having an AED close at hand and ready to use can make all the difference in a patient’s survival and recovery,” said Shelby Bentley, senior development officer at Mercy Health Foundation Southeast. “This event helps us expand access to these life-saving devices throughout our community.”

Mercy Health Foundation’s HeartStrong Fund also provides advanced services and technologies to enhance cardiovascular care with Mercy’s highly skilled team of cardiologists, who diagnose and treat heart conditions for patients in Southeast Missouri. The fund also provides scales and pedometers to monitor treatment for congestive heart failure during cardiac rehabilitation.

Tickets may be purchased for $50 each, and corporate sponsorships are also available. Learn more about sponsorships or purchase tickets online at mercyhealthfoundation.net/WineAndChocolate or by calling Mercy Health Foundation Southeast at 573-519-4921.

Mercy, one of the 15 largest U.S. health systems and named the top large system in the U.S. for excellent patient experience by NRC Health, serves millions annually with nationally recognized care and one of the nation’s largest and highest performing Accountable Care Organizations in quality and cost. Mercy is a highly integrated, multi-state health care system including 55 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has over 1,000 physician practice locations and outpatient facilities, more than 5,000 physicians and advanced practitioners and more than 50,000 caregivers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In fiscal year 2025 alone, Mercy provided more than half a billion dollars of free care and other community benefits, including traditional charity care and unreimbursed Medicaid.