Paula Anderson, owner of Sterling Carpet One Floor & Home, accepted a shadow box containing Sept. 11 steel from Ground Zero from retired New York firefighter Tom Delpino, who represents the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
The foundation has a program called Building for America's Braves (BFAB), which Sterling Carpet One Floor & Home supports by providing flooring materials and installation to "smart homes," which are built by BFAB for service members returning from war with catastrophic injuries.
1/2: Paula Anderson, owner of Sterling Carpet One Floor & Home, accepted this shadow box containing Sept. 11 steel from Ground Zero from retired New York firefighter Tom Delpino, who represents the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer
2/2: Pictured from left to right are Justin Erickson, Bemidji police officer, Trent Edens, Bemidji firefighter, Mike Yavarow, Bemidji firefighter, Mike Mastin, Bemidji Police Chief, Tom Delpino, retired New York firefighter, Paula Anderson, owner of Sterling Carpet One Floor & Home, Berit Rosenberg, Alicia Erickson, Mark Dunphy, Jack Dunphy, Tucker Gangl, Duane Starkenburg and Nancy Erickson, Bemidji City Council member. Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer
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