Update: Drew Pickering of Molto Bene in Ansonia sent an e‑mail to the Valley Indy Tuesday saying tickets for this event are now on sale at the restaurant. In addition, Pickering said Nina Poeta has requested a portion of the proceeds from this event be used to help 19 year-old Tiffany Nieves of Oxford.
Original post follows:
A fundraiser has been scheduled to help a Seymour family whose 16-year-old daughter has cancer.
The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Dec. 5 at Molto Bene, 557 Wakelee Ave. in Ansonia.
Tickets are $25 each and will benefit the Poeta Family Fund.
Nina Poeta, a Seymour High School student, is being treated for cancer after doctors recently found a tumor in her brain.
An effort to raise money to help her went viral on social media last week. Click here for a previous story.
The ticket includes food and a soft drink. Anyone under 21 must be accompanied by an adult.
There will be a cash bar, drink specials and $4 drafts, in addition to a raffle, auction and live entertainment.