A fundraiser will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2011, during Wild West Day in Upper Lake, Calif., to benefit 4-year-old Jenni Rivera-Cervantes. Courtesy photo.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – A fundraiser will be held at this weekend's Wild West Day in Upper Lake to benefit a seriously ill local child.

Missy Hill is organizing a raffle in front of Nor Cal Moto & Speed Equipment on Main Street on Saturday, June 4, to benefit 4-year-old Jenni Rivera-Cervantes of Upper Lake.

The girl recently was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and due to her illness had to stop attending Upper Lake Head Start.

Her family takes her to Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland for chemotherapy treatments.

Jenni is reportedly responding very well to chemotherapy, which she's scheduled to have for two years.

She loves Oreo cookies, Dora the Explorer and ponies.

Hill said she will be selling tickets from 9 a.m. until the drawing at 3 p.m. It's hoped that Jenni will be able to be there to draw the winning tickets.

Raffle prizes include one cord of oak/madrone firewood – free delivery in Upper Lake, Nice, Lucerne and north Lakeport – donated by the Hill family; one night's stay at the Tallman Hotel; and a $60 meat certificate from Lakeview Supermarket & Deli.

The proceeds will go into an account set up for Jenni at Westamerica Bank.

It's not too late to donate more items for the raffle.

For more information call Missy Hill at 707-349-3307.

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