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SIMSBURY/AVON, CT — A Simsbury-based charity dedicated to fighting pediatric cancer is having a special event in Avon next week.

Vie for the Kids, an all-volunteer charity working to improve pediatric cancer treatment options and outcomes, is hosting the second annual Gold Ribbon Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Golf Club of Avon, 160 Country Club Road, Avon.

More than 100 guests attended last year’s event, and raised $10,000, which went directly to where it is needed the most–the pediatric oncology clinic at Connecticut Children’s in Hartford.

Since 2007, Vie for the Kids has organized and hosted a variety of fundraising events across the
Farmington Valley and it has raised over $1 million.

“The Gold Ribbon Dinner is a truly engaging and meaningful evening that brings friends…

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…