Healdsburg boy, fundraising efforts to be featured on 'Today'

<p>A “Today” show crew will be at Healdsburg's Baci Café and Wine Bar this evening to shoot some hometown background on 13-year-old Colby Groom, who'll appear live on “Today” next Monday.</p><p>Colby is the good kid who was born with a hole in his heart and who's now thriving, thanks to two grueling open-heart surgeries.</p><p>Yearning to contribute to heart-health research that could benefit other kids and adults, he asked his dad if they might make a special wine, sell it and donate the money to charities that serve people with serious heart issues.</p><p>Daryl Groom, an eight-time Winemaker of the Year, pondered that a while, then agreed. The product of their partnership, Colby Red, is selling so well as a featured wine at Walgreen's, as well as at restaurants and other retailers, that it has brought in about $100,000.</p><p>The Grooms will donate the money to the American Heart Association — watch for a presentation at the Go Red for Women in Santa Rosa in May — and to other organizations that work to prevent heart disease or that assist patients.</p><p>The “Today” show will interview Colby and his father and mother, Lisa, about Colby Red (colbyred.com) in Healdsburg today, and later this week will fly them to New York for Monday's show.</p><p>How's Colby feeling about going on national TV?</p><p>“He's absolutely over the moon,” his dad said. “At the same time, he's scared.”</p>