He was on the run a lot. My wife and I tried everything to keep him at home. There was a big influence from friends to keep him on the run. We were having a real struggle.

I wanted him to come home and talk. I was all by myself. With everything that was going on, the fight went out of you. You throw up your hands. How much more can one person take?

Schools will be busing kids in. We are holding it after school because we wanted to reach the parents.

Then he blew that, and that's where he is right now.

This event is specifically planned for the eastern part of the county. We hope to draw people in from Pepin and Dunn counties too.

The big emphasis though is on how we can help those people who want to recover. How we can help them into recovery.