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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