Sunflower fundraiser returns to Griswold farm
July 27, 2021 12:00 am
• Last Updated: July 28, 2021 9:18 pm
Tammy Mason of Norwich, center, and her grandchildren, Alise Thomas, 15, back, Ahvielle Brown, 13, right, and Avion Mason, 11, cut blossoms Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in the Sunflowers for Wishes cutting field at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Griswold — Families were busy selecting blossoms in the cutting field Tuesday at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold.
The 18th annual Sunflowers for Wishes fundraiser switched to a pick-your-own model this year, open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, with a $2 charge to visit the cutting field and $2 per flower.
The fundraiser, brainchild of Buttonwood Farm owners Kim and Duane Button, opened July 24 and runs through Aug. 1. All proceeds go to Make-A-Wish Foundation; more than $1 million has been raised since the Buttons began the fundraiser.
After the blossoms have gone, the sunflower fields will be fed to the farm's dairy cows.
Tammy Mason of Norwich hands a blossom to her grandchildren, Alise Thomas, 15, Ahvielle Brown, 13, and Avion Mason, 11, as they cut blossoms Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in the Sunflowers for Wishes cutting field at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Danica and Steve Temple of Norwich and their children Gillian, 18, and Charlotte, 4, collect the blossoms they cut Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in the Sunflowers for Wishes cutting field at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Alice Thomas, 15, of Norwich prepares to cut a blossom as Tammy Mason of Norwich, right, and her grandchildren, Thomas, 15, Ahvielle Brown, 13, and Avion Mason, 11, cut blossoms Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in the Sunflowers for Wishes cutting field at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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