Open house at Mesa hospital draws a crowd
By Mike Sakal
East Valley Tribune
MESA, Ariz. (Oct. 4, 2009) --A hospital is normally a place people want to stay out of, much less flock to. But at Banner Health’s newly-completed $356 million Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa on Sunday, about 3,000 people attended an open house featuring tours of the facility, booths showcasing its programs and a celebrity a lot of young girls crooned over — Disney Channel’s Moises Arias.
The 15-year-old actor perhaps best known for his role as Rico on “Hannah Montana”, signed autographs and took pictures with a long line of fans, and jumped on stage and did the “Macarena” line dance with a group of visitors.
Friends Kyla Ford, Taite Myers, both 8, and Rabekkah Lambert, 10, all of Mesa, had a slumber party at Myers’ house Saturday in anticipation of coming to the open house so they could be among Arias’ East Valley fans to see him.
