Pulaski FFA fundraiser nets more than $3,000 for bonfire victims

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - More than $3,000 has been raised for victims of a bonfire explosion in Pulaski thanks to a fundraiser over the weekend.

Pulaski FFA says Saturday’s haunted trail fundraiser was a “big success.” The organization released these totals Monday:

• $344 in donations
• $622 in concession sales
• $2,234 in entrance fees
• Total of $3,200 raised for burn victims,
• Truck full of canned goods for the PACE Pantry

It’s the first year the Pulaski Future Farmers of America put on the event, and they hope it becomes a village staple.

“Our community gives so much to us as a chapter,” President Taylor Maroszek said. “It’s only right for us to be able to give back in ways like this.”

Maroszek says she’s related to Brandon Brzeczkowski. As we first alerted you, Brzeczkowski is recovering from serious burns at a hospital in Milwaukee.

“Just like all the other burn victims, I’m hoping and praying that they’re getting better and better every day. Even if it’s just baby steps,” Maroszek continued.

Click here for more ways to help people impacted by the explosion.

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Cauldrons, caramel apples and caring community members...

Folks in Pulaski put on their costumes and took to the middle school for a spooky fundraiser Saturday. It’s all part of a haunted Halloween trail with a purpose.

“My favorite part was when the witches were making a circle around the pot... because it kind of looks like Hocus Pocus,” participant Lila Majewski said.

Masked actors jumped out at guests as they walked the trail, getting more intense as the night went on.

Families took in the scares for a donation of $5 or two non-perishable food items. Collections go to the victims of last Friday’s bonfire explosion and the Pulaski food pantry.

It’s the first year the Pulaski Future Farmers of America put on the event... and they hope it becomes a village staple.

“Our community gives so much to us as a chapter...” President Taylor Maroszek said. “It’s only right for us to be able to give back in ways like this.”

Maroszek says she’s related to Brandon Brzeczkowski. As we first alerted you, Brzeczkowski is recovering from serious burns at a hospital in Milwaukee.

“Just like all the other burn victims, I’m hoping and praying that they’re getting better and better every day. Even if it’s just baby steps,” Maroszek continued.

Click here for more ways to help people impacted by the explosion.

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