Community Comes Together for Local Coach & Gymnasts Battling Breast Cancer

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — The community of Grand Rapids is coming together to build a community garden for a beloved gym coach battling terminal breast cancer.

Andrea Hassel started the Grand Rapids Gymnastics Academy over 20 years ago. She helped many gymnasts grow and develop into competitive college athletes.

The community is hoping to fundraise $35,000 for a memorial garden with raised vegetable beds, a stream and pond, benches, and open greenspace for community events.

So far the group has raised $15,000 towards their goal.

To donate to the project’s GoFundMe page, click here.