Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) – They’re gearing up for the annual single-day charity blitz that is Giving Hearts Day. It’s February 10th this year. The Dakota Medical Foundation says their goal is to get 100 thousand people to either donate money, time or other goods to some of the nearly 540 organizations in our region participating. There are plenty of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo couple is calling on people’s support for help with their son’s medical challenges. With the help of Lend a Hand Up, Dakota Medical Foundation and Drumconrath Brewing Company, the Thiesen family is hoping for community support at their Brews for Brooks fundraiser. “We’re having a benefit for my son Brooks, who’s been having some…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s Hunger Action Day and Great Plains Food Bank is celebrating with it’s annual Packathon. Throughout the week the food bank has been welcoming volunteers as they pack bags filled with food for hungry families in need. The bags will be going toward the school backpack program and are set to be shipped through schools in…
Pat Traynor, Executive Director of the Dakota Medical Foundation, tells us that this year’s Giving Hearts Day is off to a faster start than previous years. A lot of non-profits are in greater need this year because of the effects of the pandemic. They’ve changed things a bit this year, including adding a sweepstakes for the first time with…
FARGO, N.D.–Team Chip will be presenting their 9th Annual Bowlin’ for the Colon check to Lend A Hand Up at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Team Chip started the Bowlin’ for the Colon fundraiser after Lend A Hand Up helped them raise money for their friend Maynard “Chip” Johnson in 2011. Every year since the fundraiser, Team Chip has given back…
FARGO, N.D. — International Women’s Day holds a special place in Nyamal Dei’s heart. “I celebrate this event since I was a child in Africa, and I always know I want to put an event together like this one,” she says. For the first time, she’s hosting a get-together at the Dakota Medical Foundation for women of all backgrounds and…
RED RIVER VALLEY — Raising a child who has mobility challenges can be tough. “All too often, you kind of get discounted and put off to the side when you’re in a wheelchair. You have a mobility challenge, you can’t, you don’t know where you fit in and that’s where Hope comes in. You know, we welcome everybody into our…
FARGO, N.D. – Some call Giving Hearts Day the Super Bowl of giving and you can participate by donating to one or more of the 450 charities taking part. 2019 marks the 12th year of Giving Hearts Day. Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation, and the Alex Stern Family Foundation are hosting this event so you can make a difference in…
KVRR’s Maggie LaMere speaks with Pat Traynor, executive director of Dakota Medical and Impact Foundations, about the goals for Giving Hearts Day. Click on the link to make a donation. Categories: Morning – In The Community Tags: charities, Dakota Medical Foundation, GIVING HEARTS DAY
FARGO, ND — A young girl and her neighbor will be honored for helping to save the life of the girl’s mother. 8-year-old Sloan Stoltz FaceTimed her aunt in Grand Forks after her mother, 35-year-old Kadie Stoltz, suffered a massive heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest last month. Sloan was told to get help from their neighbor Mark Donarski while her…
