Emilio Nares Foundation Aims To Raise $100k By Friday

SAN DIEGO, CA — The Emilio Nares foundation is closing in on its goal to raise $100,000 in the month of March to provide children with cancer from low-income families better access to transportation to and from treatments.

The monthlong Emilio’s Ride Along campaign, which will visit corporate sponsors across Southern California on Friday, is now calling on the San Diego community to help out by making $50 donations, enough to provide a ride to a live-saving treatment.

Every dollar raised in the campaign will be used to provide free transportation for children and their families, the foundation said in a news release.

Friday will bring with it the foundation's Corporate Ride Along Day, during which foundation employees will stop by each corporate partner's office to collect a logo to add to one of the foundation's vans.

This year's corporate partners include Geico, Livestrong, Bob’s Furniture, Local Media San Diego and Pacific Life Foundation.

Residents hoping to support the fundraising effort can do so by making a donation or becoming a corporate sponsor on the Emilio's Ride Along or Emilio Nares Foundation webpages.

The website indicates the foundation has raised $96,789 of its goal.

"The Emilio Nares Foundation has been helping families dealing with the unimaginable, their child’s cancer diagnosis, for more than 18 years," said Karen Terra, President and CEO of the Emilio Nares Foundation. "Even in the middle of a pandemic, our ENF team continues to provide vital rides to and from the hospital, ensuring that no child ever has to miss a cancer treatment due to lack of transportation. We are grateful for our donors and corporate partners who continue to help make this possible."