Tres Hombres Hosts Fundraiser for Children’s Museum

hosts a Saturday evening benefit in order to raise money for the Children’s Musuem of Sonoma County (CMOSC).

The benefit is in honor of Ella Bisbee, a lover of arts and crafts who died last year while on vacation with her family in the San Juan Islands, Washington. The Ella Bisbee Fund, set up in her honor, is raising money for the museum, which would create an art room with Bisbee's name on it.

“Ella Bisbee was a beautiful, loving, eight-year-old Petaluma girl who filled each day with joy and energy,” said Katherine Mentzer, who is organizing the benefit. “Her passion and enthusiasm for life is remembered dearly by all who knew her.”

The benefit begins at 4 p.m. with a kids art project contest and face painting. Attendees can also buy LovingElla braclets for $1, and 20 percent of all dining proceeds go to the Ella Bisbee Fund. 

“Tres Hombres was a natural selection to hold our benefit, as two of its owners, Dan and Melissa McGarry, were also close neighbors with the Bisbee family,“ said Mentzer

Attendees can buy raffle tickets for $5 each or five for $20.  The raffle, which starts at 6 p.m., will give away prizes from Mike’s Bikes, Christiano’s Salon, Play Dog Play, Rivertown Feed & Pet, Real Doner, Taps, Copperfield’s Books, Powell’s Sweet Shoppe and many more.

CMOSC hopes to raise money to have a museum built in Napa or in Santa Rosa near the Charles M. Schulz Museum by 2014. Its goal is to inspire children’s creativity through science and the arts. The museum also has a mobile unit which serves Sonoma County kids.

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