Mother Of Preemie Launches Nonprofit To Raise Funds For Charities

PORT RICHEY, FL —Birthday Fundraiser Inc. will host Alexandria’s First Birthday Fundraiser benefitting Twenty-Five and Four Nov. 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Vesh Catering, 5811 Richey Drive, Port Richey.

The local Florida chapter of Twenty-Five and Four was selected due to its mission of making shirts, blankets and caps for preemies in neonatal intensive care units.

Rhiannon “Nikki” McFarling's daughter, Alexandria, was born at 34 weeks the day after her mother's birthday. She spent two weeks in the NICU.

McFarling founded the nonprofit Tampa Bay charity, Alexandria's Birthday Fundraiser Inc., this year to help a featured local charity raise funds while setting a positive example for her daughter.

Alexandria’s First Birthday Fundraiser will feature a DJ, character actors, face painting and dance performances. Funds raised through the buffet, cash bar, raffle and T-shirt sales will go to Twenty-Five and Four.

Patty Vesh was the first sponsor of Birthday Fundraiser Inc. and is providing the Port Richey location of Vesh Catering plus donating $5 of the $20 buffet tickets to Twenty- Five and Four along with a percentage of the cash bar.

The Coastal Pineapple Design Co. was the second sponsor to volunteer its services by donating custom shirts for volunteers to wear plus selling event T-shirts with a $5 donation with each shirt sold.

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Multiple other sponsors quickly came on board, providing both their services or funds. All services featured at the event have been donated by the sponsors.

Donations are still being accepted for raffle items.

Each year a new charity will be featured with the fundraising event taking place the first Saturday of November.

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