HARK stands for Healing Arts Reaching Kids. It’s a non-profit organization of volunteers at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles that helps kids take their minds off why they are there to begin with through hands-on art workshops and music performances. For both parents and kids, it’s an invaluable way to normalize their stay, and the art these kids create is truly impressive (and for sale!). Upper West Restaurant in Santa Monica is supporting the cause by hosting a free Cinco de Mayo party where folks can order as little or as much as they’d like and 30% of the proceeds from the evening will go to HARK. Surprise piñata raffles for gift cards to local stores add to the festive fun for a great cause.