ST. CLOUD - A fundraiser for pediatric cancer is being held this Friday in Cold Spring.  The 2nd Annual "Autumn H.E.R.O. Festival for the "Nicholas P. Koenig Foundation" will be from 4:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the Blue Heron.

Erik Koenig says the foundation is a way for the family to remember his son.

Nicholas was diagnosed with cancer at the age of two.  He died on August 16, 2011 at the age of four.  He says the community has rallied around his family.

Friday's event includes live music, dinner, thousands of pumpkins and gourds. The kids are encouraged to come dressed in their Halloween costumes.

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