The CARE Project, Inc. will hold its annual "Casino Night with CARE" fundraiser on Saturday, August 8, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Riverside Airport Cafe, 6951 Flight Road.
The fundraiser benefits The CARE Project, a nonprofit that provides financial and emotional support to breast cancer patients, both men and women, across the Inland Empire. Proceeds help cover treatment co-pays, rent, utilities, groceries and other everyday needs for patients navigating a diagnosis.
Riverside Airport Cafe owner Leimamo Taylor is supplying the venue, finger foods and a cash bar for the event. Taylor's connection to The CARE Project began after the organization nominated her for a Business of Excellence Award; she attended that event alongside her sister, who was battling breast cancer at the time. The CARE Project has since supported her sister through her cancer battle.
"The CARE Project is strongly committed to supporting the small businesses who step up to support our small nonprofit," CARE Project Founder and CEO Carrie A. Madrid said in a statement.
The Riverside Airport Cafe has a history of hosting community fundraisers, including events supporting an electoral candidate in their ward, the Bike Parade fundraiser and the Arthritis Foundation.
Beyond financial assistance, The CARE Project offers peer mentoring through its Survivor Social Club, lymphedema care through a partnership with LymphaDivas that provides compression garments at no cost, and end-of-life doula services for patients who are terminally ill.
More information: Tickets for the event can be purchased directly online at GiveButter.com.
