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Dozens of children and families hunted for pumpkins and gourds near Luverne City Park Saturday for a Pumpkin Patch event hosted by Jennica Arp’s family.
As an infant Jennica was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, and her parents, Jill and Jerad Arp, have organized annual community events under the name Jennica’s Journey to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Jennica is now 7 and this year her journey took supporters to her grandpa, Bert Verhey’s produce garden along East River Road.
“We were overwhelmed with the support from the community,” she said about the first-time event for Jennica’s Journey. “We will definitely do it again.”
She said more about 125 people participated and roughly $1,000 was raised for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
In addition to shopping for pumpkins and gourds, children could play games, enjoy snacks, paint pumpkins and more.
“Jennica had so much fun,” Arp said. “There was actually fun in fundraising this time.”