Intermountain Press Release

Orem, Utah—There's chocolate for everyone at the Chocolate Extravaganza Benefit Festival, February 10, from noon to 5 p.m., in the ballroom at the Provo City Library at Academy Square. Enjoy chocolate sampling, a valentine gift fair, celebrity appearances, live local entertainment, and more at Utah County's biggest chocolate party, benefiting the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.

Chocolate Extravaganza Benefit Festival
Provo City Library at Academy Square – Ballroom
550 North University Avenue, Provo
February 10, noon to 5 p.m.

Chocolate punch cards provided at the door will allow you to choose your favorite chocolate samples from a variety of local vendors while selecting valentine gifts for friends and family. At 4 p.m., catch a live comedy performance by John Moyer, comedian and writer/director of Mobsters & Mormons and The Singles Ward. You can also meet McGruff the Crime Dog and chocolate connoisseur Willie Wonka. Live, local entertainment includes juggling/ storytelling, accordion music, children and teen dance performances, bluegrass and folk music, a magic show and more.

Children will love Tyke Towne, a village with miniature store fronts featuring fun activities for children ages 11 and under and their parents. Children can decorate a valentine cookie at the Towne Bakery, buy cotton candy and snow cones at the Candy Shoppe, get a sheriff's badge from McGruff the Crime Dog at the Police Station, enjoy face painting at the Beauty Shop or a $5 haircut at the Barber Shop, and kick back on bean bag chairs at Anna's Legacy Lounge.

Ticket Information
Advance tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children ages 4 to 11 – tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children ages 4 to 11 when purchased at the door, and admission for children ages 3 and under is free.

For information about ticket locations, visit the Chocolate Extravaganza website at:

• The Chocolate Extravaganza – a benefit gala & festival

This is the third year for the Chocolate Extravaganza, started in 2004 by Star Quayle of Highland to remember what would have been her daughter Anna's first birthday. At 20 weeks, Anna Marie was diagnosed with anencephaly, an open neural tube defect that results in the deterioration of the brain. Star and her family enjoyed 11 unforgettable hours with Anna Marie. Star says she will never forget the time she was able to spend with her daughter nor will she forget the way she and her family were treated by the hospital, nurses and her doctor. Star's experience with the Utah Valley Regional's Common Bonds Parent Support Network and its bereavement program inspired her to begin the Chocolate Extravaganza to extend support to other Utah County families that have children in newborn intensive care or who lose a child at birth.

The Chocolate Extravaganza also includes a gala event February 9, featuring dinner, live and silent auctions, and a performance by Ryan Shuppe and the RubberBand. Local sponsors include BTH2, Daily Herald, Kim Brown & Associates, Novell, Printing Resource, and Web Audio Visual. For more information on the Chocolate Extravaganza or to make a donation to Newborn Intensive Care, contact the Celebration of Health Foundation at (801) 357-7600.