Foundation

Grant Guidelines and Priorities

Each year the Foundation targets 5 percent of its unallocated assets to award. Grant applications will be accepted in the spring, with awards presented in October. Of the 5 percent to be awarded, 20 percent will be held for contingency needs through Sept. 30 of the same year.

21 Grants awarded for 2009-2010  Totaling $79,870

Outreach, Wellness, and Health Promotion- $42,970

1. Fire House Software/Fergus Falls Fire Department-$5,500.

2. Multiple Needs/Rothsay PARTNERS Program-$3,000.*

3. Pulmonary Rehab Scholarships/Lake Region Healthcare Pulmonary Rehab-$720.

4. Stephens Ministry Training/Lake Region Healthcare Chaplaincy Services-$1,250.

5. Men’s Night/Lake Region Healthcare-$12,500.

6. Caring Connections Program/Otter Tail Family Services Collaborative-$1,000.

7. ARENA Program/Lake Region Healthcare-$12,000.

8. Ozone/UV Pool Filter for FF Middle School/Dr. VanValkenburg-$5,000.*

9. Underwood Summer Rec-$2,000.* 

Supporting Patients in Crisis- $3,500

1. CISM Training/Lake Region Healthcare Chaplaincy Services-$3,500. 

Supporting Community-Based Healthcare Organizations- 17,500

1. Training Arm/Ashby Ambulance-$500.

2. Older Adults Physical Conditioning Program/FF Senior Citizens-$2,600.*

3. Safe Spaces for Kids (Fencing)/Someplace Safe-$11,000.

4. Grief Support Groups for Kids/Lakeland Hospice & HomeCare-$2,500.

5. Physical Education/Ashby After School Program-$900. 

Supporting Annual Capital Projects- $13,400

1. New Patient Education DVDs/Lake Region Healthcare Birthing Suite-$1,500.

2. New Staff Education DVDs/Lake Region Healthcare Birthing Suite-$1,500.

3. Wii Game System/Lake Region Healthcare Pulmonary Rehab-$400.

4. Palliative Care Room/Lake Region Healthcare Palliative Care Program-$5,000.*

5. TV’s for Patient Rooms in ER/Lake Region Healthcare Emergency Department-$5,000. 

Healthcare Workforce- $2,500

1. Second year commitment to Ferfus Falls Dollars for Scholars-$2,500. 

TOTAL $79,870

*Indicates Grants which will receive partial funding 

12 Grants Awarded for 2008–2009 Totaling $88,000

Supporting Patients in Crisis

1. Support cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy by providing the cost of meals and snacks for those who cannot afford them—$1,000.
2. Support the Caring by Sharing employee giving program, which assists hospital employees and volunteers who are going through a personal crisis—$1,000.

Outreach, Wellness and Health Promotion

1. Create a fitness program at Athletic Republic for severely obese children—$10,000.
2. Organize a Cancer Survivorship Conference in the summer of 2009—$500.
3. Sponsor a family fun/healthy living activity in coordination with a Central Lakes Trail promotion—$500.
4. Sponsor the 2nd Annual Men’s Health Night—$12,500.

Supporting Annual Capital Projects

1. Fund half the salary of an RN dedicated to supporting clinical oncology trials and research—$20,000.
2. Purchase a tracking board in the operating room to improve communication—$5,000.

Supporting Community-Based Health Care Programs

1. Help create a consumer health section in the Fergus Falls Public Library—$500.
2. Purchase the technology needed for community diabetes education presentations—$2,000.

Health Care Workforce Development

1. Create scholarships through Fergus Falls Area Dollars for Scholars for nursing and lab students at MSCTC—$5,000, plus an additional $5,000 pledged for 2009.
2. Support the medical lab technician program at MSCTC—$25,000.

14 Grants Awarded for 2007–2008 Totaling $122,713

Outreach, Wellness and Health Promotion

1. Develop Parkinson’s Outreach Program—$10,000
   (sponsored by Mick Siems, Mill Street Residence)
2. Create a Men’s Health Night—$10,000
   (sponsored by Mick Siems, Community Health)
3. Jump Start to a Healthy Heart (Minneapolis Heart Institute & Fergus area schools)—$700 (sponsored by Jan Hallberg, Cardiac Rehab)

Supporting Annual Capital Projects (approximately $5,000–$100,000)

1. Purchase Cancer Registry Software—$11,000
   (sponsored by Maureen McGovern, Health Information Management)
2. Purchase wide-screen monitor for families to track a family member’s surgery—$1,200 (sponsored by Kristi Carlisle Hanson, Surgical Services)
3. Purchase Media System for Lifestyle Center located in the Mehl Center—$8,000 (no sponsor)

Health Care Workforce Development

1. Partial funding of simulation manikins for MSCTC–Fergus Falls —$17,000
   (sponsored by Ed Strand, Finance, and supported by Angelo Griego, Nursing Administration)
2. MLT program sustainability and marketing for MSCTC–Fergus Falls, First Year—$25,000. Committment involves two years, $25,000 each year.
   (sponsored by Dr. Greg Smith and Gary Spies)
3. Nursing program assist in marketing for MSCTC–Fergus Falls, First Year—$2,500. Committment involves two years, $2,500 each year.
   (sponsored by Gary Spies)

Support Community-based Health Care Programs

1. Establish Parish Nurse Program—$20,000
   (sponsored by Chaplain Brad Skogen, Social Services, and Mick Siems, Community Health)
2. Provide matching funds to promote TRIAD of Otter Tail County—$1,000
   (sponsored by Mick Siems, Community Health)
3. Lakeland Hospice Bereavement Program—$6,000
   (no sponsor)
4. Purchase of AED for Pelican Rapids Nursing Home & Assisted Living Center—$1,847 (sponsored by Jan Hallberg, nurse manager Medical/ICCU/CR)
5. Purchase of 11 AEDs and six batteries for law enforcement departments throughout OTC—$8,466 (no sponsor)