Story and photos by RORY MOORE
Tiger Media Network
The Your Voice Through Cancer Craft Fair was hosted inside Gross Memorial Coliseum on Saturday to raise funds for cancer patients to cover costs for essential needs while undergoing treatment. The event featured 104 vendors who promoted and sold homemade items from across the state.
The Your Voice Through Cancer Craft Fair takes place inside Gross Memorial Coliseum to raise funds for cancer patients. 
Wreaths decorated with various themes. 
Selling items while helping with a cause. 
Kate Armstrong’s Western decor items. 
Tracy Harris sells magnets for her friend Jessica Carroll, who is battling Breast Cancer. 
Tracy Harris sells magnets for her friend Jessica Carroll, who is battling Breast Cancer. 
Megan Satran, owner of Red Aspen, sells her products while sporting a Breast Cancer Awareness shirt.
Event Coordinator and vendor of customized Western decor, Kate Armstrong, leads the non-profit organization’s cause.
“We help cancer patients for costs that insurance doesn’t cover like gas and appointments,” she said. “They’re able to apply for financial assistance up to $1,000 a year. We’ve helped eight patients this year, and paid out almost $7,000 for people, and all of the booth rental fees go directly to our general fund.”
She accepted her leadership role after attending the fair as a vendor and having a personal connection to the struggles of cancer patients.
“I went to this fair to sell my own crafts and I was approached by the group asking if I wanted to join,” Armstrong said. “It does hit my heartstrings. My grandmother passed away from leukemia, so that’s why I do this. I do it to give back to the people that are fighting the fight like she fought.”
Tracy Harris, one of the vendors, also has a personal connection based on her mission to sell items for her friend Jessica Carroll.
“She’s a nurse I used to work with,” she said. “When she was 30, she was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer, and every fall, I’ve done a cocoa bomb fundraiser to keep her name out there and people praying for her. So, when I found out it was for Your Voice In Cancer, I very much [felt gratitude].”
Donations can be made to Venmo or PayPal at Originals Designs by Jessica Carroll.
“She’s been sick but she’s doing okay,” Harris said. “She’s hanging in there, and she’s a fighter.”
Jordan Zimmerman participated while selling 3D-printed items based on various pop culture icons.
“It feels good knowing that it’s going to a good cause,” he said. “I don’t have a personal connection, but I know people who have experienced or are experiencing cancer. So, it’s nice to help out the community in any way you can, especially if it goes to the kids.”