Plant City Observer

Fundraiser for local cancer patient

Courtesy of Mike Fiochetti A fundraising event will be held for Sabrina Tomasina who was diagnosed with breast cancer in June.

The community is invited to attend a fundraising event, on Saturday, July 23, on behalf of Sabrina Tomasina, who is suffering from breast cancer.

She is a bartender at the Plant City Elks Lodge #1727, who was diagnosed in June.

The event will take place at 2 p.m. at the local lodge at 1501 N. Alexander St, in Plant City.

There will be a cornhole tournament at 2 p.m. and a dart tournament at 5:30 p.m. There will be a $20 entry fee per player per event and attendees are encouraged to bring a partner.

The Umami Smoke food truck will be providing meals.

Another fundraiser for Sabrina will occur on Friday, Aug. 19 at the lodge and doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

At the second fundraiser, patrons will have the opportunity to purchase food from a variety of different food stations in attendance.

Raffles and auctions will occur as well as live entertainment.

This event is for adults only and a $50 donation, in cash only, can be contributed.

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women.

Statistics via breastcancer.org show that about 3.8 million women have a history of this form of cancer, including women who are currently on and off of treatment. About one in eight will develop invasive breast cancer in the course of her lifetime.

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