Come Back Home - Hastings, MN
Come Back Home
For Immediate Release
February 8, 2024
Contact:
Bridgette Norring, Founder, Devin J. Norring Foundation
Phone: 651-354-2794
Email: bnorring@dnfhelp.org
Theresa Chatelle, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Phone: 651-437-9052
Email: Theresa.chatelle@osel.org
Come Back Home Video Premiere
Hastings, Mn ─ In collaboration with Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, the Devin J. Norring Foundation, with The Confluence Hotel’s generous sponsorship, will be hosting a free, in-person movie premiere of the short documentary Come Back Home on March 21st, 2024, in The Confluence Hotel’s beautiful ballroom. The Confluence Hotel is located at 200 2nd St. W., Hastings, MN 55033.
Come Back Home, a film by Dominic Tierno & Christine Wood takes a close look into the lives of young people who survived the loss of their loved ones to fentanyl, including a young man from our own community.
Join us from 6-7pm to experience what our Resource Colleagues have to offer to our community. Come Back Home and our Hastings/Dakota County young adult guest panel begins at 7pm.
This free event, aims to raise awareness to the impacts of the fentanyl crisis as told from the youth perspective. We strongly encourage parents to bring their teens and young adults to learn more about the dangers of illicit fentanyl and its impact on our youth and our community.
We are honored to have the following youth guest speakers in attendance: Caden Norring, Natalia Shevtsova, Noah Latzer, Dawson Bigelow, and more.
Eventbrite registration https://www.eventbrite.com/e/come-back-home-tickets-830948137247?aff=oddtdtcreator
For inquiries or further information in regard to the Come Back Home event, please contact:
Bridgette Norring - Devin J. Norring Foundation│Phone: 651-354-2794│Email: bnorring@dnfhelp.org
Theresa Chatelle - Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church │Phone: 651-437-9052│Email: Theresa.Chatelle@osel.org
Sherri Lohmann - Our Saviour's Lutheran Church│Phone: 651-307-6220 │Email: sherri.lohmann@osel.org
A Very Special Thank You
The Devin J. Norring Foundation extends our sincerest gratitude to The Confluence Hotel for graciously sponsoring our Come Back Home event. Your generous support enables us to create a memorable and impactful experience for all participants. Your commitment to our cause is deeply appreciated and truly makes a difference in and for our community. Thank you once again for your invaluable contribution.
Meet Our Panelists
Caden
Caden Norring, 17yrs old lives in the small rivertown of Hastings, MN. Caden enjoys long-boarding, writing and making music, being outdoors camping, fishing, ATV'ing, and hanging out with his friends going to concerts and conventions. Caden has also been a strong advocate in the fentanyl crisis in his community.
At the age of 14 Caden was faced with the profound impact of loss with the passing of his beloved 19-year-old brother, Devin to fentanyl poisoning. Sadly, in addition to losing his brother he has also lost several friends his age to fentanyl poisoning. In the wake of these tragic events, Caden has demonstrated strength, compassion, and a commitment to raising awareness about the dangers of fentanyl poisoning and handing out Narcan to young adults in his community. Through his journey of grief, he has become an advocate for drug education and prevention, striving to create a positive impact on the lives of others. Caden's story serves as a testament to the human spirit's ability to turn adversity into a driving force for positive change in hopes of saving lives.
Natalia
My name is Natalia Shevtsova and I am 19 years old. I live in Dakota County with my family and two brothers. Tragically, I lost my little sister, Anastasia, to fentanyl poisoning.
Since then, I've been attending Eden Prairie Online High School while dedicating myself to raising awareness to the dangers of fentanyl. It's a cause that's become deeply personal to me. I'm committed to spreading awareness and preventing others from experiencing the same loss.
Sophia
Hi friends, I'm Sophia. I'm a senior in high school and plan to pursue a degree in engineering. I lost a friend of over 12 years to a laced fentanyl pill. It was heart breaking, now I hope to pay her love for me forward by working to bring awareness to people my age and others about the danger of drugs."