IRIS 20th Annual Pancake Breakfast & Bingo Bash

IRIS Announces its 30th Anniversary and its 20th Annual Pancake Breakfast and Bingo Bash

"As Infants Remembered In Silence, Inc. (IRIS) begins its 30th Anniversary Celebration we would like to invite everyone to our 20th Annual Pancake Breakfast and Bingo Event on Sunday February 12^th at the Faribault American Legion" Said Diana Kelley IRIS founder and executive director.

Pancake Breakfast that includes scrambled eggs, ham, pancakes, orange juice, and coffee will be held from 8 AM – 12 noon. The cost $8 adult’s $4 ages 2-6 years.

Bingo will start at 1 pm and ending at approximately 3:30 pm. Cash prizes. As a non-profit and because IRIS has obtained a special permit from the State of MN All ages, including children are welcome to play bingo! $1 per bingo sheet.

A Silent Auction and Bake Sale will be held from 8 am - Bingo Break. Anyone wishing to donate items for the silent auction or the bake sale is asked to bring them to the IRIS office (218 Third Ave. NW, Faribault) by 12 noon on Friday February 10th or to the American Legion on Sunday morning by 8 am.

Items donated so far to the Silent Auction include hundreds items ranging from a Drive a Tank Certificate, Lanesboro B&B certificate, Lanesboro play and dining certificates, tickets to the Guthrie and sports games and events such as Old Town Escape's - Post Office Escape.  

Infants Remembered In Silence, Inc. (IRIS) was founded in 1987 to assist parents, family, friends, and professionals who had experienced or been touched by the death of a child in early pregnancy (miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy etc.) or from premature birth, stillbirth, neo-natal death, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), unexplained death of a child (SUDC), birth defects, illness, accidents, and all other forms of infant and early childhood death. “When we started IRIS we had hoped to help one family a year, 30 years later we find ourselves assisting approximately 6,000 – 7,000 people each year. It’s not always easy to come up with the funding to assist that many people, the Annual Breakfast and Bingo Bash event is one of our major fundraiser and a great help to many bereaved parents in our area. People know that the Sunday after the Super Bowl is dedicated to helping IRIS raise funds and awareness.” Said Diana Kelley - IRIS Founder and Executive Director and founder. IRIS services are available free of charge to families that live in, deliver in, or bury a child within Dodge, Goodhue, LeSueur, Rice, Steele, and Waseca counties. Many services are available nationally and internationally.  If you have questions about the IRIS program, are interested in volunteering, making a donation or silent auction contribution to the event, or would like to take part in the event please contact the IRIS office at (507) 334-4748, email: support@irisRemembers.com, visit the website at www.irisRemembers.org or find us on Facebook by searching Infants Remembered In Silence.