Help Kids Fight Cancer At Avon Fundraiser

Vie for the Kids

SIMSBURY/AVON, CT — Tickets are on sale for a special fund-raising dinner in Avon to support a Simsbury nonprofit dedicated to helping children fighting cancer.

Vie for the Kids, Inc. will host its annual Gold Ribbon Dinner at The North House in Avon, 1 Nod Road, on Saturday, Sept. 9, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Guest speakers will include Marisa Caponetti, pediatric cancer survivor, and Dr. Michael Isakoff, who is an oncology doctor at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford and a professor of pediatrics in the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

Tickets include a three-course dinner with table wine service and a one-hour open bar.

Guests are encouraged to wear dressy casual attire and add a touch of gold in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

All proceeds will be donated to the Pediatric Oncology Clinical Trials Program at Connecticut Children’s.

"Vie for the Kids is an all-volunteer charity with a mission to improve pediatric cancer treatment options and outcomes by actively supporting the clinical trials program at Connecticut Children’s," reads and event announcement.

The charity has organized and hosted a variety of fundraising events across the Farmington Valley over the past 16 years.

It has raised more than $1 million during this time through the support of the community.

"We are committed to ensuring kids receive the care and treatment they need right here in our own backyard," reads a statement from Vie for the Kids.

For more information, e-mail info@vieforthekids.org or go to www.vieforthekids.org. Tickets can be purchased on-line at http://www.vieforthekids.org.