BUCYRUS — Natasha Zornes-Rowe has worked with Nathan Love for the past decade and when she found out he was diagnosed with stage-four stomach cancer; she knew she had to do anything she could to help him.

“He’s my partner at Artic Cat,” Zornes-Rowe said. “I rely on him to give me my parts. He has become a really good friend of mine.”

Zornes-Rowe said 50-year-old Love was diagnosed with cancer in April and put on short-term medical leave from his job at the end of May.

“He goes to Martha Moorehouse for his chemo treatments every other weekend,” Zornes-Rowe said.

She has organized a benefit for Love with help from her friend, Sonya Young.

“Sonya has organized several benefits in the past, so I enlisted her help on this one,” Zornes-Rowe said.

The benefit is Aug. 3 from 4-8 p.m. at the Bucyrus Church of God, 1304 Woodlawn Avenue in Bucyrus.

“We are having a spaghetti dinner for $7 that includes garlic bread and a drink,” Zornes-Rowe said. “We are also having a bake sale and a silent auction.”

Some of the many items for the silent auction include Cincinnati Reds and Columbus Clippers tickets, passes to Snow Trails and Jungle Junction, a variety of gift cards for local businesses and a Bucyrus High School athletic pass.

“Area businesses have been very generous and donated many items,” Zornes-Rowe said.

She said T-Shirts are also being sold through pre-orders and are $20 per shirt.

“Ten dollars for the shirt and $10 goes to Nathan,” she said.

Monetary donations are being taken through Firelands Federal Credit Union.

“People can go to Firelands locations throughout the area to donate or send a check to P.O. Box 8005 Bellevue, Ohio 44811,” Zornes-Rowe said.

“If it wasn’t for the church, friends, family and the community I wouldn’t have been able to do this on my own,” Zornes-Rowe said.

For people who are considering holding their own benefit for someone, Zornes-Rowe has some advice.

“Just because you don’t have a 501(c)3 tax ID number, don’t get discouraged because places will still help you out,” she said. “At first, I started to get down because I wasn’t getting emails or was told if you don’t have that I’m sorry we can’t do anything. Once things started coming in the mail and people were willing to help then things started to look up.”

Zornes-Rowe also wants people diagnosed with cancer or any other disease tom know they are not alone.

“There are always hands willing to help and reach out,” she said.

For more information, visit the event’s Facebook page or call Natasha at 567-224-8673 or Ruth Van Buskirk at 419-563-7900.