Historical Giving
2023 Giving
- $250 to Essentia Health – Emergency Department Equipment
- $308 to Essentia Health – Acute Care – Hospitality Cart (Cornerstone Employee Fund)
- $403 to ISD #317 Faculty & Teacher Support
- $500 to Ruth’s Free Wig Closet
- $525 to Essentia Health – Cornerstone Employee Crisis Assistance
- $525 to Patient Crisis Funds
- $1,000 to ISD #317 King Pantry
- $1,000 to Deer River Food Shelf
- $1,000 to ISD #317 Angel Fund for Winter Clothing Support
- $1,200 to Essentia Health – Homestead – Handicap Door Access
- $1,300 ISD #317 Activity, Club & Program gifts
- $1,500 to Second Harvest in Support of ISD #317 King Pantry
- $1,738 to Emergency Department – IV Cart
- $2,000 to ISD #317 Weight Room Update
- $2,000 to Essentia Health – Acute Care – Over-the-Bed Hospital Tables (Cornerstone Employee Fund)
- $2,167 Event Sponsorships: IEDC Housing Summit, Stomp on Stigma 5k, ISD #317 PTKS, Grand Rapids Chamber engagement, ISD #317 Athletic Boosters, and ISD #317 Post-prom
- $2,400 to Essentia Health – Outdoor Walkway Benches (Cornerstone Employee Fund)
- $2,500 to Second Harvest Pop-Up Pantry, Deer River Region
- $2,634 to Essentia Health Employee Outreach & Support
- $3,768 to Essentia Health – Radiology – Blanket Warmer (Cornerstone Employee Fund)
- $3,978 Community Outreach & Support
- $4,360 to Jim Tarbell Cancer Care Fund Recipients
- $6,000 to Essentia Health employee Health Career Scholarships
- $6,583 to Essentia Health – Acute Pharmacy – Mixing Hood (Cornerstone Employee Fund)
- $16,600 to Resort AED Initiative
2022 Giving
- $250 Essentia Health Itasca Hospice
- $400 to Essentia Health Comstock Court
- $450 to Girls Youth Basketball Programming
- $525 to Essentia Health Cornerstone Employee Emergency Assistance
- $525 to Patient Assistance Funds
- $620 to ISD #317 Faculty & Teacher Support
- $765 to ISD #317 DCD Classroom Chairs
- $1,000 to Ruth’s Free Wig Closet
- $1,000 to New Beginnings Pregnancy Care Center
- $1,000 to ISD #317 Full Service Community School, outdoor winter clothing
- $1,000 to Essentia Health Community Engagement, Bicycles for Children’s Fair
- $1,140 Event Sponsorships: United Way Day of Action, Aces for Elders, and ISD #317 Post-prom
- $1,596 ISD #317 Activity, Club & Program gifts
- $1,966 Community Gifts
- $2,012 to Essentia Health Employee Support
- $2,500 to Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, ISD 317 Food Pantry
- $2,500 to Deer River Area Food Shelf
- $4200 to Jim Tarbell Cancer Care Fund Recipients
- $5,000 to S.T.E.P. Coalition
- $5,000 to Itasca Youth for Christ, Deer River Campus Life
- $10,000 Essentia Health employee Health Career Scholarships
- $13,000 to Community Tech Hub
- $26,085 to Essentia Health Community Paramedic Program
2021 Giving
- $150 to Homestead Courtyard Flowers
- $200 Sponsorship to Essentia Health employees to participate in Stomp on Stigma 5K
- $500 Sponsorship to NAMI “Cracked Not Broken; The Kevin Hines Story” for suicide prevention
- $500 to ISD #317 Full Service Community School Hygiene Closet
- $525 to Patient Crisis Assistance Funds
- $525 to Essentia Health Cornerstone Employee Crisis Assistance
- $960 to ISD #317 Faculty & Teacher Support
- $1,000 to Essentia Health Employee Exercise Room
- $1,160 to Essentia Health Employee Support
- $2,000 to New Beginnings Pregnancy Care Center
- $2,000 to Healthcare Career Scholarships to employees of Essentia Health
- $2,100 to Jim Tarbell Cancer Care Fund Recipients
- $2,251 to Essentia Health Homestead Resident Scale
- $3,675 to ISD #317 Adapted Tri-cycle for King School
- $5,000 to The Movement / S.T.E.P. Coalition
- $5,400 to Essentia Health Employee Cornerstone Funds to ED Waiting Room
- $30,000 to Deer River Community Trail
2020 Giving
- $500 in Patient Assistance Fund Grants
- $500 to Mask Mania for free COVID-19 masks
- $1,300 to Essentia Health-Deer River Infusion Center
- $2,500 to Deer River Boys and Girls Club
- $2,500 to Mikinaak Park in Ball Club
- $5,000 to ISD 317 Medical and Dental appointments
- $5,000 to Jim Tarbell Cancer Care Fund Recipients
- $10,000 to Essentia Health for COVID-19 Response
2019 Giving
- $500 to Essentia Health for Mental Health Awareness
- $550 to King Elementary Garden
- $1,000 to Essentia Health for water safety for children
- $2,500 to Deer River Area Food Shelf
- $5,000 to Movement/Step Coalition for Substance Use Prevention
- $5,500 for Jim Tarbell Cancer Care Fund Awards
- $7,187 to Essentia Health for Bilimeter
2018 Giving
- $500 to Deer River Farmers Market
- $500 to Rollerblade for Cancer Aid
- $1,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for water safety for children
- $1,700 to Deer River Pony League for AED
- $2,500 to Deer River Area Food Shelf
- $2,500 to Second Harvest Food Bank for AED
- $7,359 to Essentia Health Deer River for Comstock Gazebo
2017 Giving
- $500 to Deer River Area Food Shelf
- $1,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for water safety for children
- $1,700 to Bethany Lutheran for AED
- $2,500 to Second Harvest Food Bank for Fresh Produce
- $3,000 to Essentia Health-Homestead for new blinds for living room
- $5,068 to ISD 317 for Community Fitness Center equipment
2016 Giving
- $1,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for water safety for children
- $1,200 to Essentia Health-Deer River for EKG Software
- $1,500 to Essentia Health-Homestead Activities Department
- $3,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River EMS
- $5,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Deer River for Healthy Habits Curriculum
- $5,000 to ISD 317 for The Movement underage substance use prevention
- $10,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for handicapped bathroom door openers
2015 Giving
- $500 to Essentia Health-Deer River for a Mother’s Room
- $1,000 to ISD 317 for Mother’s Rooms at King Elementary and Deer River High School
- $1,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for water safety for children
- $4,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for Student Internship Program
- $6,500 to Essentia Health-Deer River for Newborn Audiology Screening Equipment
- $6,500 to Essentia Health-Deer River EMS for Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- $6,718 to Essentia Health-Deer River for Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab Department
Additional Giving
- $600 to Essentia Health-Grand Rapids for Doppler Monitor
- $1,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for Waiting Room Update
- $2,000 to Essentia Health-Deer River for Wellness Garden
- $3,100 to Essentia Health-Homestead Vital Signs Monitor
- $4,800 to Essentia Health-Homestead for Biodex Stepper
- $9,545 to Essentia Health-Homestead Living Room Update
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