Tasting Event Raises $810 to Benefit Cancer Group

A fundraising event on Saturday raised $810 to benefit This Star Won't Go Out (TSWGO), an organization that helps families who have teens or children diagnosed with cancer.

A Taste of Giving Back — sponsored by the Port Washington-Saukville Patch, W.J. Niederkorn and Oscar Grady libraries as part of the annual One Book, One Community program — was .

• Related: Booker the library dog made an appearance at the event. Check out photos in the Patch-sponsored photo booth.

The event featured samples from local businesses as well as raffle prizes, valued all the way up $155.

The following businesses donated their resources to make the event possible:

• Sharbuno Jewelers
• Harbor Temptations
• Shoppes of Port Washington
• Tellos Grill & Cafe
• The Chocolate Chisel
• Fireworks Popcorn
• Duluth Trading
• The Pasta Shoppe
• New Port Shores
• Beanies Mexican Restaurant
• Java Dock
• Sentry
• Port Washington Main Street
• Baltica Tea
• La Chimenea
• Dockside Deli
• Smith Brothers Coffee House

TSWGO also takes nominations for families in need, and anyone in the Port Washington and Saukville area is encouraged to submit a family they know with a child who has cancer that may be in need of help. Learn more about referrals at the website.