The Brian Saaristo Celebration Day

Here is a little more information on Brian Saaristo's fundraiser

It’s Coming! The Brian Saaristo Celebration Day, October 7th at the Cromwell Park Pavilion. (This is a Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Matching Funds Event.) A Pancake Breakfast will be served from 7 AM - 1 PM followed by BINGO at 1 PM. In addition there will be a silent auction from 11 AM - 3 PM and a very special musical tribute at Noon. If you would like to donate a prize for the auction, contact Carolyn Krogh at 644-3670. If you can’t participate in this event, but want to send a contribution to the benefit, please make your check payable to Brian Saaristo and mail it to the Northview Bank, POI Box 68, Cromwell, MN 55726. You may have also noticed all the yellow ribbons popping up all over Cromwell and Wright to show your support for Brian’s courage. If you’d like one for your mailbox or front yard, please call Jeanne Weimer at 644-3953 in Cromwell or stop by the Groth Lumber Yard in Wright and ask Dennis for your ribbon/s.

As you may have noticed, there was a big article about Brian and his family in the Sunday Edition of the Duluth News Tribune. This article answers a lot of the questions people have been asking about Brian and his progress. He wants to get back home to Wright as soon as possible and it looks like he may even make it for the special celebration in his honor. If not, our thoughts and prayers are with him as he continues to heal and learn to walk with his new feet.

from the Wright News

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Saturday, Oct. 7, the communities of Cromwell and Wright will host a fundraiser for the Brian Saaristo family. A pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. will be followed by Bingo from 1-3 p.m. Also, during the hours of 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. there will be a silent auction. All of these events will be held at the Cromwell Park Pavilion. If you have prizes or auction items you would like to donate, please contact Carolyn Krogh at 644-3670. If you have food items you would like to donate, please contact Barbara Dahl at 644-3691 or Peggy Olson at 644-3746. For those of you who will be out of town or wish to send a cash donation, an account has been established at the Northview Bank of Cromwell. Make your funds payable to Brian Saaristo and they will be posted to the proper account. Soon you will be seeing yellow! There will be yellow ribbon bows for you to indicate your support. If you’d like to get a yellow bow, please contact Dennis Johnson in Wright at 357-3808 or Jeanne Weimer in Cromwell at 644-3953. Thank you, in advance for your support.