Two fundraisers this weekend — one in Port Angeles and another in Sequim — will raise money to help a longtime Port Angeles family struggling with cancer.
Tami Goodwin, a 1980 graduate of Sequim High School whose two daughters attended Port Angeles High School — has been diagnosed with a sarcoma, a cancer of the soft tissue.
The 47-year-old woman, an employee of Green Crow in Port Angeles, recently underwent a round of chemotherapy through the MD Anderson Cancer Treatment Center in Houston, Texas, which administered it at the Thomas Family Cancer Center in Sequim.
“It was very intense,” said Cathy Hoover, a close friend of Goodwin’s and an organizer of the Sequim fundraiser.
“It can be very, very hard on the body.”
The first fundraiser is a talent show on Friday night, organized by the Port Angeles High School Leadership class. A second fundraiser is a dinner and auction at the Oak Table Cafe in Sequim on Sunday.
Friday talent show
The talent show will feature students performing a variety of entertainment. All proceeds will go to the family, said leadership adviser Rachel Ward.
The event will be at 7 p.m. at the school’s Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave.
“I think one of the things is that many times as high school students they take, take, take,” said Ward.
“But they really wanted to do something to give back, and this is what they decided would be the biggest benefit.
“They chose this family because the family has touched so many of our students, and they decided it would be a good opportunity for the first year of this kind of fundraiser.”
Advance tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students and $20 for a family of four. Tickets at the door will be an additional $2.
Tickets may be purchased in advance from the Port Angeles High School Associated Student Body bookkeeper in the main office; at Green Crow, 727 E. Eighth St., in Port Angeles; and at Port Book and News, 104 E. First St., in Port Angeles.
Sequim dinner, auction
Sunday’s benefit spaghetti dinner and silent auction for Goodwin will be from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Oak Table Cafe, 292 W. Bell St.
Auction goods include an electric guitar, wine, gift certificates, Pampered Chef items, photo albums, luggage and jewelry.
Advance tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 6 to 12. Tickets at the door will be an additional $2. Children younger than 5 will be admitted free.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at Green Crow or at the Oak Table Cafe.
Hoover said that suppliers to the Oak Table were taking care of most of the costs.
“What they are not taking care of, Bill and Mary Nagler, the owners, are,” she said. “It is really so amazing the support we have had. This way all of the proceeds can go to the family.
“So many people in the community have reached out to help the family. It has been incredible.
Hoover mentioned another friend of the Goodwin family, Teri Price, as also having been “tremendously helpful.”
Goodwin’s 22-year-old daughter, Britany, is a hair-stylist. Danika, 19, is enrolled at Peninsula College and plays basketball there.
Hoover said both daughters have been helping her mother and their father, Dave.
“Tami is very strong and a huge personal inspiration. I can’t even begin to say what she has done for others,” Hoover said.
“She did so much for her girls, and now they are helping her so much.”
Hoover said Danika had won a scholarship “but put that on hold and transferred to Peninsula College so that she could stay and help out.”
Hoover said that Goodwin’s prognosis is uncertain, adding that results are expected soon from a scan conducted Monday.
“Once they have the results from that, she can decide if she wants to go through more chemo,” Hoover said.
Donations can be made to the Tami Goodwin Fund at any branch of First Federal.
For more information about Friday’s fundraiser in Port Angeles, phone Ward at 360-565-1529 or e-mail her at rward@portangeles schools.org.
For more information about Sunday’s fundraiser in Sequim, phone 360-452-3325 or 360-457-6336.
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Reporter Paige Dickerson can be reached at 360-417-3535 or at paige.dickerson@peninsuladaily news.com.