Tianna StrongGino's Legacy Fundraiser

Helping children fight cancer

Standing with Tianna Strong

Tianna is an 11-year-old girl fighting Ewing sarcoma, a form of bone cancer. On Saturday, September 12, Gino's Coffee House is giving the whole day to her. One hundred percent of proceeds go to Tianna and her family.

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Saturday, September 12, 2026 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Gino's Coffee House, Osoyoos

Why this year is for Tianna

A child in our valley is in the fight of her life. A coffee house built in memory of a man who believed in showing up is standing with her.

Tianna is 11

She has Ewing sarcoma, a form of bone cancer. That is a sentence no family should have to carry, and they do not have to carry it alone. This fundraiser is practical help — medical travel, time away from work, the quiet costs that pile up when a child is in treatment — and it is a public reminder that she is surrounded.

We are calling it Tianna Strong because that is how this valley shows up.

Gino's legacy

Gino's Coffee House was built in memory of Giovanni “Gino” DeRos, who died of brain cancer in 2023. He was a husband, a family man, and someone who believed in showing up for people. Each September, the shop turns its biggest community day into a fundraiser in his name.

This year Lyndsay, Darrien, and Arielle — the Gino's family — are standing with Tianna, with support from the Michael Cuccione Foundation.

3rd Annual Gino's Legacy Fundraiser

The biggest community day of their year. Come for the cars, stay for the music, leave having helped a kid who needs this valley.

All day on Main Street

Spectators are welcome. Vehicle owners: classic cars, motorcycles, trucks, and anything with a story. Sign up your ride for the car show, the poker run, or both. Kids' entertainment including face painting. Last year this town showed up. Let's do it again for Tianna.

Car show
Live music
Silent auction
Great food
Door prizes
50/50

Poker run around Osoyoos

A drive through town to raise awareness and money for Tianna — checkpoints, community, and a reason to be seen together.

Think of it as a car run with a purpose: a poker run looping Osoyoos so people notice Tianna's name, hear her story, and have an easy way to give. Bring your ride. Bring a donation. Bring someone who has not heard yet.

For the route, start time, and how to join, sign up below, call Gino's at 250-495-6652, or email info@ginoscoffeehouse.com. We will post the full map here as soon as it is locked in.

Sign up for the poker run

Sign up your ride

Enter the car show, the poker run, or both. Listing them separately means you can support each one on its own — and yes, you can do both.

This year's plan

Gino's is asking the South Okanagan and Kelowna to stand with Tianna — auction items, door prizes, and cash gifts included. Tap the letter to read it full size.

Letter from Gino's Coffee House about the 3rd Annual Gino's Legacy Fundraiser on September 12, 2026, standing with Tianna Strong. 100% of proceeds go to Tianna and her family.
Full letter: this year's Gino's Legacy Fundraiser plan for Tianna Strong.

Put this in your window

A letter-size poster with a large QR code to this site. Download it, print it, tape it at eye level. Anyone walking by can open Tianna's page and donate.

Preview of the Tianna Strong window poster: a gold-framed QR code, September 12 at Gino's Coffee House, and the e-Transfer address.

Print-ready PDF

One page, 8.5 × 11. The code is drawn as vector graphics so it stays sharp on a shop printer. High error correction so it still scans through glass, tape at the corners, or a little glare.

Download window poster

  • Print at Actual size / 100%, not “Fit to page.”
  • Colour looks best; black and white still scans.
  • Tape the four corners. Do not put tape over the code.
  • The e-Transfer address is on the poster for anyone who would rather type than scan.