From Left to Right: Kate Thompson, Clara Medalen, and Lizzie Thompson, and Wear Eide, Photo courtesy of Lizzie Thompson

From Left to Right: Kate Thompson, Clara Medalen, and Lizzie Thompson, and Wear Eide, Photo courtesy of Lizzie Thompson

Arts and crafts vendors will fill the community gym this weekend for the annual Oktoberfest. The event runs all day Saturday. Many organizations use it as a fund raising opportunity. One vendor this year plans to use all proceeds to bring clean drinking water to a village in Thailand.

The clean water project is actually a Petersburg family affair. There is Lizzie and Harold Thompson and their 8 year old daughter Kate, as well as Harold’s cousin Dick Eide and his wife, Wear. Clara Medalen, who is a deck hand for the Thompson’s tender boat, is also helping.

Lizzie explained the details to Angela Denning:

The project can be found at Fundrazr