Local Charity Works to Promote Kids Helping Kids

Kids helping kids is what Kidz Charity Productionz is all about and on Thursday evening the group will hold their eighth fundraiser to help a Smithtown West student suffering from Neuroblastoma.

The group’s mission is to raise money for a local child who is suffering from an illness or needs money for medical bills. They have been helping children since 2005 and raised $7,000 at last year’s charity evetn.

This year’s production is for the benefit of Cassandra Steinle, a theth grader at West who is fighting lung disease as a result of Neuroblastoma.

Five girls, Jaimie Bell, 13, Caitlin Gioia, 13, Emily Kass, 16, Jillian Mirabile, 13, and Nicole Masi, 13, helped to organize this year’s event, which includes a carnival, prizes, food and raffles donated by local businesses. At the end of it all is the annual tradition of signing “We Are the World”

What: Kidsz Charity Productionz

When: July 18, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m

Where: 10 Magnolia Lane, Smitthown

Why: To help Cassandra Steinle, to help kids help kids and to have fun while doing it.