UAB Liver Center Fins, Fenders and Fun to Salute Racing in Alabama April 17

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Liver Center is gearing up to salute car racing in Alabama at its annual Fins, Fenders and Fun benefit that supports the research efforts of center for the treatment and cure of liver diseases.

March 15, 2010

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Liver Center is gearing up to salute car racing in Alabama at its annual Fins, Fenders and Fun benefit that supports the research efforts of center for the treatment and cure of liver diseases.

The event, featuring Hueytown racing legend Bobby Allison and saluting Talladega Superspeedway President Rick Humphrey, will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 17 in the Zamora Shrine Temple, 3521 Ratliff Road, Irondale. The event will showcase Alabama's prominence in NASCAR racing and also the work of the UAB Liver Center team led by Director Joseph Bloomer, M.D.

Emceed by Rick Karle of Fox 6 News, the benefit will include music by Chevy 6, food by The Fish Market, one-of-a-kind collectible cars from the MOB Inc. Car Club and a live auction. Tickets are $100 and must be purchased by April 12. Dress code is casual - no ties allowed. For tickets or more information, call 205-975-5659 or e-mail samika@uab.edu.

The premier auction item is the NASCAR Need for Speed package: a shotgun ride with Bobby Allison around the Talladega Superspeedway, Bobby Allison autographed 1969 Mercury Cyclone collectible car and two Sprint Cup series tickets to the Aaron's 499. Other auction items include luxury Bertolucci women's wrist watch, two golf and tennis packages at Willow Point on Lake Martin, a Low Country boil for 150 people including drinks (wine or beer) per person catered by The Fish Market and Chef George Sarris, a limousine ride for eight to a progressive dinner at three of Chef Frank Stitt's restaurants - Café Bottega, Bottega and Highlands Bar and Grill - and more. A complete list of items is online at www.medicine.uab.edu/finsfenders.

About the UAB Liver Center 

The UAB Liver Center, established in 1995, offers specialized care to children and adults with all types of liver and biliary tract diseases, develops research programs to support clinical care, and educates professionals and the public about liver disease. The UAB Liver Transplant Program has been ranked in the top 10 for patient survival rates and has performed more than 1,200 transplants. Its one-year survival rate is greater than 92 percent.