An outdoor “Dinner in the Park” is being held in Stansbury Park this weekend which is aiming to help a local family with 18 children, almost all of them have special needs.

Tattwic Tides, a Stansbury Park organization, and Pine Canyon Quarter Horses are hosting the dinner Saturday, Aug. 9, as a fund-raiser for the Quaid family of Tooele.

“We need an H-Vac system to regulate the temperature of our house because our heating and cooling system is gone,” said Sue Quaid. “If the house gets too hot, some of the kids will run fevers and if it gets to cold, they will as well. Their body temperatures change with their environment.”

Of the Quaid’s 18 children, all but one have special needs and were adopted by the family. Because of the illnesses of the children, minor problems such as a bad heating and cooling system, can cause weekly doctor’s visits. Tattwic Tides is trying to raise enough money to purchase a new system for the family, hopefully cutting down on constant medical bills through several fundraisers.

“This means so much to us because our kids mean so much to us and a working heating and cooling system would mean everything to them,” said Quaid. “There aren’t words to explain just how grateful we really are.”

The dinner, which will be held at 1 Country Club Dr. in Stansbury Park, will begin at approximately 4 p.m. and will run until about 7:30 p.m. Food choices will include beans, pulled pork sandwiches, ranch potatoes, and dutch oven a-la-mode. The cost of the dinner is $10 for adults, $5 for children, or $30 for a family of six.

In addition to the dinner, live entertainment will be provided by the Nighthawks, along with belly dancing by Shahravar, the Jewel of Belly Dance, face painting for kids. Local rodeo photography and several Dell Professional Laptops will be auctioned off.

For more information on the dinner and fundraisers, please visit www.pinecanyonquarterhorses.com.