The 9th Annual Business Cares for Kids Sports Festival to benefit Ronald McDonald House of Long Island will take place on Saturday, May 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Cantiague Park in Hicksville. The event is being sponsored by Southwest Airlines and the Robert Plan Corporation.

The schedule of events is as follows:

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Softball, volleyball and basketball tournaments

10:30 a.m. - Kids Walk-A-Thon with The New York Power Women's Professional Soccer Team as Grand Marshals

Noon - Music by the Band of Long Island

All Day - Silent auction, raffle prizes, face painting, inflatable rides, food and fun

Ronald McDonald House of Long Island serves as a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill children undergoing medical treatment in local area hospitals. Imagine being more than two minutes from your sick child, sleeping at bedside or in an expensive hotel room -- for long periods of time.

The Ronald McDonald House provides warmth, support and the ability to be with your child at a moment's notice. Sixty percent of families served are from Long Island while the rest are from around the nation and the world. Due to increased demand, the house is undergoing an expansion to double the number of rooms so no one will ever have to be turned away.