Children's Health Fund to Benefit from Katy Perry's California Dreams Tour through Partnership with Tickets-for-Charity®

NEW YORK, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Through a partnership with Tickets-for-Charity, Children's Health Fund (CHF) will benefit from pop star Katy Perry's California Dreams tour. A portion of all purchases made through Tickets-for-Charity for the North American leg of the tour will be donated to CHF.

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Katy Perry fans nationwide can visit www.ticketsforcharity.com to access some of the best concert seats, while also generating an automatic charitable donation to Children's Health Fund and other respected nonprofit organizations.

"We're thrilled that Katy Perry has selected Children's Health Fund as one of the beneficiaries of her tour," said CHF Senior Vice President of Development Carol Sumkin. "The donations will help us support our national fleet of mobile clinics, which provide comprehensive health care to some of the country's most vulnerable children."

In addition to Katy Perry, Tickets-for-Charity works with some of the biggest names in entertainment to offer fans access to great seats – at the same or better price they'll find elsewhere – while also benefiting important causes. Music fans can also visit Tickets-for-Charity to benefit Children's Health Fund through ticket purchases for some of the season's hottest tours.

Children's Health Fund

Founded in 1987 by singer/songwriter Paul Simon and pediatrician/advocate Irwin Redlener, M.D., Children's Health Fund (CHF) is the nation's leading pediatric provider of mobile-based health care for homeless and low-income children and their families. CHF's mission is to bring health care directly to those in need through the development and support of innovative medical programs, response to public health crises, and the promotion of guaranteed access to health care for all children. CHF currently has 50 mobile medical clinics serving hundreds of locations across the country. Over the past 24 years, the organization has supported more than two million health care visits for disadvantaged children, often in places where doctors and health care providers are in short supply. For more information about CHF, visit www.childrenshealthfund.org.  

About Tickets-for-Charity®

Tickets-for-Charity works with top performing artists and sports teams to offer fans access to great seats while benefiting national and local charities. From the Rolling Stones and James Taylor to John Mayer and Sugarland, Tickets-for-Charity has worked with over 50 performing artists to generate millions of dollars in charitable ticket sales and donations for some of the world's most respected charities. For more information on current Charitable Sale programs and partners, please visit www.ticketsforcharity.com.

SOURCE Children's Health Fund