CYPRESS : Charity Ballgame to Benefit D.A.R.E.

City employees will square off against KIIS-FM radio personalities today in a charity softball game to help raise money for the local chapter of D.A.R.E., an anti-drug organization.

The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at Oak Knoll Park, 5700 Orange Ave. There is no charge for parking or admission. The Cypress Police Department’s K-9 unit will give a demonstration before the game, which will start at 12:30 p.m.

Food and drinks will be for sale, as well as D.A.R.E. T-shirts and other items.

Six-year-old actor Christopher Lee Parker, who is now starring in the Buena Park Civic Theater production of “Music Man,” is scheduled to sing the national anthem.