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Quench your thirst at Lemonade Stand Fundraiser

The 2nd annual Lemonade Stand
Fundraiser will be held during the
Wakeboard Club’s Learn to Ride Day on
Sept. 22 from 12 to 3 p.m. at the north
ski pavilion. The fundraiser is hosted by
Canyon Lake resident Cara Garcia and
her family in honor of Childhood Cancer
Awareness Month.
The proceeds will benefit Create a
Smile, a non-profit organization with a
mission to inspire children one smile at a
time by offering gifts to those who have
been diagnosed with cancer and are un-
dergoing treatment in order to enhance
and ease their quality of life.
Cara is no stranger to the dread of
childhood cancer and valuable organiza-
tions such as Create a Smile. In Novem-
ber 2015, Cara’s three-year-old daughter
Juliana was diagnosed with Wilms’ Tu-
mor following a routine wellness check-
up.
Wilms’ Tumor, also referred to as
Nephroblastoma, is cancer of the kid-
neys that typically occurs in children.
Four days after being diagnosed, Juliana
had her left kidney and the tumor at-
tached to it removed. Following surgery,
Juliana received six months of chemo- PHOTO BY JILL TORKELSON
therapy in order to reduce the chance
of recurrence. Currently, Juliana has to
have scans every four months until the
age of seven to make sure her cancer The Garcia family, Cara, Jorge, Gavin and Juliana, invite the com- day, Sept. 22, from 12 to 3 p.m. at the north ski pavilion. Proceeds
hasn’t returned. munity to their 2nd annual Lemonade Stand Fundraiser on Satur- will benefit Create a Smile.
Cara chose to donate the money from
this year’s fundraiser to Create a Smile and kissing my children as if they were “The support we as a family felt from ets for $5 each. Prizes have been do-
because the organization is near and dear their own.” complete strangers was incredible,” said nated by Beauty By Bee Salon, Dot Dot
to her family’s heart. Last year, Create a After Juliana was gifted a “smile,” Cara. “We want to give back to them be- Smile, Bombshells, Aqua Lily Pad, AO
Smile gifted Juliana a ninja bike and hel- the organization stayed in touch with the cause they are doing amazing things to Coolers, Lake Lyf Gear, and California
met and a trip to Legoland. Garcia family, inviting them to its events enhance the quality of life for children Skier, to name a few.
“From the moment we met this non- where they were able to share and talk battling this ugly deadly disease.” Those who can’t attend the fundraiser
profit, they felt like family,” said Cara. with other families dealing with pediat- In addition to selling lemonade, the but wish to make a donation can do so at
“They treated us like family, hugging ric cancer. Garcia family will be selling raffle tick- createsmiles.org.