Hunt for a Bargain in Arcata While Helping a Family Make One Last Reunion

Shoppers browsing today’s Humboldt Flea Market in Arcata can do more than search for hidden treasures—they can help a family facing a difficult journey.

A special “Mom’s Last Trip” fundraising table has been set up inside the Arcata Community Center, offering a wide assortment of donated items for sale, with proceeds going toward helping a mother with advanced cancer fulfill her final wish: spending time with all of her children and grandchildren together.

The fundraiser supports a family whose world changed after doctors informed them that one of the primary treatments fighting the cancer could no longer continue because of the damage it was causing her body. While other treatments remain, they are expected only to slow the disease’s progression.

Now facing a prognosis of six months to a year, the mother’s greatest wish is to reunite with her family while she still can.

Because flying has serious medical risks, they have to make the trip by car and that will result in significant travel expenses for gas, motels, and other necessities.

Visitors to today’s Humboldt Flea Market can support that effort by stopping at the fundraising table and purchasing from a variety of donated items ranging from toys and games to household goods, collectibles, décor, and other flea-market finds.

The Humboldt Flea Market takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Arcata Community Center, 321 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. The monthly event features vendors offering antiques, collectibles, vintage items, handmade goods, clothing, art, furniture, records, jewelry, and more.

Organizers say every purchase helps bring the family closer to making one final reunion possible.

Those unable to attend can also support the effort through the family’s GoFundMe campaign.

*Please note that Brandi is publisher Kym Kemp’s niece.