For over three decades, Heart to Heart has stood as the cornerstone event for the Kettering Health Foundation, raising an impressive $9.5 million for our cardiovascular program. These vital funds have enabled us to deliver cutting-edge medical technology, patient-centric education, community cardiac and stroke screenings, outreach programs, and advanced caregiver training.
Scotty McCreery
Scotty McCreery has been a household name for nearly half his life, ever since making history in 2011 as both the first country artist and the youngest male artist of any genre to debut his first studio album, the Platinum-certified Clear as Day, at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.
The 30-year-old has sold more than 4 million albums and achieved 5 consecutive No.1 hits: the RIAA Platinum-certified “Damn Strait,” the RIAA Gold certified “You Time,” the RIAA Gold certified “In Between,” the RIAA Platinum certified “This is It,” and the RIAA Triple Platinum certified “Five More Minutes.” His current single “Cab in a Solo,” which McCreery wrote with Frank Rogers and Brent Anderson, is from his new album, RISE & FALL, coming out May 10, 2024.
The North Carolina native has earned one Triple Platinum, five Platinum and four Gold singles; one Platinum and two Gold albums; won the 10th season of “American Idol” in 2011 at age 17; was named the ACM New Artist of the Year in 2011; won the CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Video of the Year (“The Trouble with Girls”) in 2012; and BMI Awards for writing One of the Top 50 Country Songs of the Year five times (in 2015 for “See You Tonight,” in 2018 for “Five More Minutes,” in 2019 for “This is It,” in 2021 for “In Between,” and in 2022 for “You Time”). He was awarded Pandora Billionaire status in 2021 in recognition of his music achieving more than one billion streams on Pandora. His song “Five More Minutes” inspired two popular holiday movies which aired on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Network: “Five More Minutes” in 2021 and “Five More Minutes: Moments Like These” in 2022. He released his first book Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream in 2016. His most recent album is Same Truck: The Deluxe Album. On April 20, 2024, McCreery will be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. The singer/songwriter married his high school sweetheart Gabi in 2018, and the couple had their first son Avery in October 2022.
Heart Disease
Heart disease continues to claim the top spot as the leading cause of death among all Americans. This is precisely why both Kettering Health and the Kettering Health Foundation are unwavering in their commitment to ensure that every patient receives swift and accurate treatment, propelling them toward a successful recovery.
The Heart to Heart Gala’s support plays a pivotal role in keeping Kettering Health at the forefront of heart and vascular treatment. A testament to this commitment is our funding of the TAVR device program, a critical advancement in cardiac care.
