East Hampton - The Max Cure Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to fund pediatric cancer causes has announced its first charity benefit, the first annual "Roar for a Cure" Carnival and family fun day, to take place on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 2 p.m to 6 p.m. (rain date: Sunday, Aug. 23) on the grounds of the East Hampton Indoor Tennis Club, 175 Daniels Hole Road, East Hampton.

The outdoor event will have fun-filled activities for adults and kids of all ages. Highlights include games; inflatables; prizes; food and beverages; raffles; auctions; face painting; balloon artists; gift bags; celebrity guests (to be announced); and a live performance by pop music sensation Push Play; and more.

Tickets to the "Roar for a Cure" Carnival may be purchased in advance through The Max Cure Foundation website (www.maxcurefoundation.org) or by phone: 631-949-4160.

Proceeds from the event will benefit The Max Cure Fund For Pediatric Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, dedicated to researching pediatric cancers, improving treatments and finding cures that will save children's lives; The T.J. Martell Foundation, for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS research; and Katy's Courage Fund, which financially assists in the care of 10-year-old Katy Stewart from Sag Harbor, as she and her family battle her rare form of liver cancer.