Solé East Resort in Montauk will host Cocktails for a Cause featuring cocktails, small bites, an art auction, and an artisan market in support of Wheels for Education Africa on Sunday, August 30, from 6 to 8 PM.
Their story began when Marzena, their founder and a photographer, traveled to Uganda to document the work of an NGO, operating a school in the heart of the Crater Lakes Region. Nestled within a rural plantation community, the school became a place Marzena returned to on multiple occasions over the following years, building meaningful relationships with children and families and deepening her understanding of their daily realities.
Walking with young children each morning as they covered long distances to reach school in the next village, Marzena found the inspiration that gave life to Wheels for Education Africa.
In September 2025, she initiated the official formation of Wheels for Education Africa, a nonprofit organization registered in the United States and operating under a fiscal sponsorship of Key Biscayne Foundation. Their goal is to provide safe, reliable transportation for children in the Kasenda communities and other remote areas of Uganda, while strengthening fragile classrooms into secure, durable, and welcoming spaces.
Every ticket sold will support the organization’s mission to provide transportation, sanitation facilities, and upgraded school buildings to children in Uganda. Tickets are $150 and include an open bar, passed appetizers, and entry into the event.
Tickets can be purchased here.