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Updated 7/29/11:
Thanks to everyone who donated for Virgil's Benefit! We raised over $17,000!!! God Bless You!
Thanks to all of you who have been sending checks for Virgil and Joann. It's getting difficult to call each one of you to thank you, so please accept this note as our sincere thanks!
Check out the new pictures added below!
Thanks to the Jamestown High School Class of 1971 for your generous donation!
A well-known classic car enthusiast and restorer, Virgil retired in 2010 after a 31 year career at Bridgeman and Land O' Lakes. Late last year, Virgil became ill and in April, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He was recently discharged from the hospital and is convalescing at the Baptist Home. This benefit to help Virgil and Joann defray medical expenses will be held on Friday, July 29th at Eckroth Music Company's parking lot/ band shell, 1655 North Grandview Lane, Bismarck.
The Benefit will include:
- Classic Car Show - 7pm
- Live Auction - 8pm
- Live Music by Lost Horses from 7-8, and again after the auction
- Burgers and Brats will be served thoughout the evening
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Description of auction items you plan to donate should be emailed to:
Auction items should be brought to benefit by 6 p.m. on July 29th.
Additional funding is being provided by the Burleigh County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. If you are not able to attend the benefit, but are able to help financially, checks should be made payable to Thrivent and mailed to:
Virgil Kleinknecht Benefit
% Michael Paul
910 Corvette Circle
Bismarck, ND 58503
Please note: Checks should be made payable to Thrivent, not Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or Thrivent Financial Bank as they will be returned. If you would like to indicate that the money is for the Virgil Kleinknecht Benefit, please note on the memo line of the check, not the pay-to-order line. Thank you.
Please email mikewpaul@bis.midco.net if you are willing to contact local businesses to inquire about donation items for the auction. We will send you a list of suggested businesses to contact. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Check out a list of the items that will be available at the auction by clicking the "auction items" link on the left hand side of the page. |