Lake Washington High School Dance of Kirkland has pledged its support for The Andréa Rizzo Foundation’s nationwide fundraising effort, “Dance Across America.”

The dance team, along with 15 other high school dance teams in Washington, will host the third annual “Drea’s Dream: Friday Night Lights” event, which will showcase a wide variety of dance styles throughout the night. The event will take place at 6 p.m. on Aug. 22 on the Lake Washington High School football field, located at 12033 NE 80th Street.

“Dance Across America” is one of many fundraising efforts created by The Andréa Rizzo Foundation, a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization dedicated to bringing dance therapy to children with cancer and special needs in pediatric hospitals, including Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, public schools, and Ronald McDonald houses across the country.

Created in memory of a young dance therapy graduate student and survivor of childhood cancer, killed by a drunk driver at the age of 24, the foundation aspires to bring dancers together to blend dance and compassion. Dancers of all ages and in all parts of the country can make a difference in the lives of fragile children by doing what they love best – dancing.

The Drea’s Dream: Friday Night Lights event will be hosted by Emerald City Productions and will feature burgers by BUNS and ice cream sandwiches from Sweet Wheels. A $5 minimum donation will be required for admission, with proceeds benefiting Dance Across America.

For more information on The Andréa Rizzo Foundation or the “Dance Across America” program, call (401) 952-2423, e-mail DreasDream@aol.com, or visit www.dreasdream.org. To make a donation to Lake Washington High School’s “Dance Across America” event, contact Lindsey Beck at 425-894-2373, e-maill wdanceteam@gmail.com.