Upcoming Events
Our 7th Dave & Buster's Event is Coming Up!
Saturday, July 19, 2PM to 4PM
We are hosting another in-person event for teenagers who deal with cancer and their family/friends. This event is all about the fun and FREE games and FREE food! Dave & Buster's will provide a free game card for each of our guests as well as a variety of food and drink! We will have a large designated table/seating area for our group but, you will have full use of the games/space.
Families who have a teenager dealing with cancer are welcome to attend for free! Friends of the teenagers can attend too. We just need names and ages to have you sign up. When you reserve spots with us, please add names and ages of all guests (except for parents' ages!).
When you arrive at the registration table at Dave & Busters, we can check you in. Join us! The photo shows some of the teenagers with cancer who attended our January 2025 event. It's always fun for the teenagers to meet and also for the parents to meet each other!
We will have a quick meet-up at 3pm in our designated area.
Most Recent Events
Our 6th Dave & Buster's Event!
January 25, 2025
We held another fun and free event for teenagers with cancer and their family and friends! Each guest received a free game card, free food and drinks provided by Dave & Buster's. The parents were having a great time too, and this photo is of some of them.
2024 10th Annual Wine Dinner Fundraiser!
Friday, October 18, 2024, 6:00pm to 10:30pm
Westwood Country Club, Vienna, VA
We are so grateful for everyone who helped our fundraiser be the best ever with the most money raised and the most guests of all 10 years of wine dinners! Nikki, our founder, gave a great speech that will soon be on our YouTube channel.
​​​We raised $51,260 during the evening through our live ask and silent auction! For the entire event, we achieved a net revenue figure of $104,973 - our largest amount ever!
This annual fundraiser is focused on supporting teenagers battling all cancers especially through our Teen Support Bag program. These important support bags with teen-specific items have been given to almost 12,750 teenagers so far who deal with all kinds of cancer in every state and DC through our growing network of over 200 hospitals across the United States.
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At the event, we honored 3 award winners:
Zachary Roush, Volunteer of the Year
Holly Senn, Inova Children's, Healthcare Impact Award
Bill Finkle, Dave & Buster's Fairfax, Corporate Impact Award
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SAVE THE DATE FOR 2025!
Friday, September 26, 2025 will be our next wine dinner.
It will be held at Westwood Country Club again.
Past Events
Our 5th Dave & Buster's Event for Teenagers with Cancer and Guests
July 13, 2024
We continued to provide great fun, food and games for teenagers with cancer and their guests. Many families attended along with some of our volunteers and Nikki, our founder. Thank you, once again, to Bill (the Dave & Buster's general manager) and staff who took care of all of us.
Dave & Buster's Event for Teenagers with Cancer and Guests
January 20, 2024
Our first event for 2024 occurred during Teen Cancer Awareness Week, and it was a great success! We had so many families attend along with Nikki, her parents, and some of our devoted volunteers. Dave & Buster's of Fairfax provided free game cards and free food! Thank you the venue & management as well as our volunteers who made it happen! This was our 4th event at Dave & Buster's, and we look forward to another event there later this year!
9th Annual Wine Dinner Fundraiser
September 29, 2023
On Friday evening, September 29, 2023, we held our annual wine dinner event! Once again this event was held at Westwood Country Club in Vienna, VA. Our annual fundraiser focuses on supporting teenagers battling all cancers especially through our Teen Support Bag program.
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We had more guests registered than ever! There was a silent auction and a live ask along with a few speakers. We raised over $40,000 during the evening and a total of $85,400 NET raised from holding this event! (The photo to the left is of most of our Board of Directors who attended.)
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Dave & Buster's Event for Teens with Cancer and Guests
July 29, 2023
This 3rd event for 2023 was a big hit! We had about 50 guests in attendance, and it was wonderful to see everyone having such a good time. Thank you to Dave & Buster's in Fairfax for their ongoing generosity to provide free game cards and free food! Thank you to all our volunteers (including some of our Teen Support Committee and Board members) who came together to help!
Dave & Buster's Event for Teens with Cancer and Guests
January 21, 2023
A great event was held at Dave & Buster's in Fairfax, VA, for teenagers with cancer and their families/friends. Free food and free game cards were provided by Dave & Buster's (thank you GM Bill). About 40 guests attended and included teens with cancer, family members and friends. Thank you to our volunteers who came out in force to be of service!
8th Annual Wine Dinner Fundraiser
September 16, 2022
This is our largest fundraiser event each year!
Our Annual Wine Dinner is very popular and brings our community together to support our Teen Support Bag program. At our September 2022 event, we had over 200 guests in attendance; and we raised over $100,000!
There was an opening reception, a 3-course meal, red and white wines served all evening (no charge) and an onsite silent auction. Nikki will be the keynote speaker. Dress code is always business or cocktail attire. The event was held at Westwood Country Club, Vienna, VA.
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The Suite Life with the Washington Nationals
July, August, September 2022 games
These events are offered to supporters (for ticket purchases) and for families of teenagers with cancer (for free).
In a donated corporate suite, this is a unique opportunity to watch a Nationals game! Thank you to the National Association of Broadcasters for donating their suite.
Free Teen Fun and Games Event
July 30, 2022
Our first event for teenagers with cancer and their families/friends at Dave & Buster's was a huge success! We had an afternoon of fun and games with all guests receiving a free game card; and they also provided free food! (The manager is in the middle, next to Nikki, along with some of our volunteers.)
Attitude is Everything Virtual 5K
May 22, 2022
Bite Me Cancer held a virtual 5K run/walk event! Thank you to all who helped to raise well over our goal of $7,500 - $11,410 raised!  Participants ran or walked anywhere they wanted to. There was a registration fee and sponsor opportunities. All participants were offered a Bite Me Cancer t-shirt and other gear. This photo is from an in-person 5K walk on May 22, 2022 (not an officially measured 5K), in the Ferraro neighborhood.
2022 March Madness Bracket Challenege
Ended April, 4th, 2022
Congratulations to our winner - Richard's Groovy Bracket!
All together in 2022 we helped to raise $3,230.
7th Annual "It's in the Bag"
Wine Dinner Fundraiser
September 17, 2021
Nikki gave an emotional speech before dinner! We had 175 attendees and raised more money than ever before, over $90,000! Our silent auction and onsite "live ask" were both very successful. This event was held at Westwood Country Club, Vienna, VA.
"Attitude is Everything!" Virtual 5K
May 17-23, 2021
Bite Me Center held its first virtual 5K run/walk event this year! People ran or walked all over the country. There was a registration fee and sponsor opportunities, and participants received a t-shirt and other Bite Me Cancer gear. All funds went to our Teen Support Bag program.
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Empower Sponsors: The Callahan Family and Training Solutions, Inc.
Inspire Sponsors: Dr. Sarah Corcoran of Mind Body Aligned, Metro Group Maritime, The Raley Family, Jim & Julie Straw.
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watched the Washington Capitals in a Donated Corporate Suite!
February 8, 2020
Thank you to the National Association of Broadcasters for their suite! We were able to raise funds while also providing a fun event to many supporters and most importantly provide a 13th birthday party for a "new" teenager dealing with cancer and her friends!
Bite Me Cancer's 9th Anniversary Party
November 8, 2019
Arlington Rooftop Bar & Grill
Arlington, VA
Step Up To The Plate with
Bite Me Cancer
June, July and September 2019
A corporate suite was donated to Bite Me Cancer by the National Association of Broadcasters for 3 games. We sold tickets to raise funds. We also asked supporters to buy tickets to donate back to us so we could bring some families of teens with cancer so they could also enjoy some fun!
It's in the Bag 6th Annual Wine Dinner
April 6, 2019
225 guests attended our annual fundraiser, our largest crowd ever!
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Westwood Country Club
Vienna, VA
Bite Me Cancer's 8th Anniversary Party (our first one)!
September 27, 2018
For our 8th anniversary, we decided to hold a fun celebration at a bar/restaurant! This was the first time we had an anniversary party in September - the month that the foundation began.
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Arlington Rooftop Bar & Grill
Arlington, VA