BREMERTON — Kaelyn Serene Bray was born on Aug. 2, 2006.

She died on March 1, 2010, three days after being severely beaten by her mother’s boyfriend.

In her memory, The Dandelion Foundation is presenting the third annual Butterfly Ball 5-9 p.m. Aug. 2 at Gold Mountain Golf & Country Club, 7263 W. Belfair Valley Road, Bremerton.

Tickets are $35 per person, $10 for those 10 and younger. Proceeds will help establish Kaelyn’s Korner, Kitsap County’s first crisis nursery.

Tickets include buffet dinner featuring Baron of Beef and chicken skewers; children’s meal; silent auction; and a prize for “Belle of the Ball,” so come dressed in your formal best.

Advance reservations are required. Call Kim Smith, 360-620-1422.

Tickets can be purchased at 6th and Java Coffee Stand on 6th and Naval Avenue in Bremerton; and Salon Pettirosso or Rose’s Nails on Bay Street in downtown Port Orchard.

About The Dandelion Foundation
The Dandelion Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2011.

The mission of The Dandelion Foundation (www.DandelionFoundation.org) is to prevent child abuse and domestic violence through education and promoting awareness within the community, while connecting those affected by child abuse and domestic violence to needed resources.

According to the organization: “Our hope is to one day eradicate child abuse so that not one more child suffers at the hands of an abuser. If we don’t stand for kids, we don’t stand for much.”