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Carnival for a cure
Aug 25, 09 3:17 PM
Carnival will benefit local children battling illness
Aug 11, 09 1:52 PM
moreA boy and a girl with more than a lion’s share of courage each will be celebrated this Saturday at the “Roar for a Cure” Carnival and family fun day on the grounds of the East Hampton Indoor Tennis Club.
Max Plotkin, 6, from Manhattan and Amagansett, and Katy Stewart, 10, from Sag Harbor, are both fighting pediatric cancer and Saturday’s charity event will honor them and benefit charities devoted to pediatric cancer research and Katy’s Courage Fund, which helps the Stewart family with medical and travel costs.
Max Plotkin was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of B-cell lymphoma two years ago and continues to hold the cancer at bay. His father established the Max Cure Foundation and the Max Cure Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, dedicated to researching pediatric cancers, improving treatments and finding cures. The Plotkin family organized Saturday’s carnival, their first charity benefit, to raise money for various cancer causes.
Katy Stewart learned that she had a rare and potentially lethal form of liver cancer in April. She and Max both receive care at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
Saturday’s carnival, from 2 to 6 p.m. at 175 Daniel’s Hole Road in East Hampton, will feature games, an inflatable playground, prizes, food and beverages, raffles, auctions, face painting, balloon artists, gift bags, and a live performance by Long Island pop boy band, Push Play. A family package admits a family of four for $200; adult tickets are $100 each. Tickets can be purchased at www.maxcurefoundation.org or by phone, 631-949-4160. The rain date is Sunday, August 23.
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