2007 Annual Report - Northwest Minnesota Foundation
2007 Annual Report - Northwest Minnesota Foundation
2007 Annual Report - Northwest Minnesota Foundation
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Index<br />
What we do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />
Who are the people working for the region . . . 4<br />
Board & Staff<br />
Message from the Chair & President<br />
How the funds are used and accounted . . . . . . . . 7<br />
Statement of Financial Position<br />
Where the funds came from. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
Circle of Vision<br />
How the funds were invested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />
Grants<br />
Community & Component Funds<br />
Business<br />
What was accomplished in <strong>2007</strong><br />
Ingenuity Frontier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />
Project Lead the Way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />
Central Boiler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />
Early Childhood Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />
STAR Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br />
Boys & Girls Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
“What you do for yourself is fleeting and dies with you.<br />
What you do for others has unending benefit and is eternal.”<br />
J EROLD P ANAS
Our mission is broad...<br />
Reimagining the Future
and our programs are many...<br />
Reimagining the Future
OUR<br />
Mission<br />
The <strong>Northwest</strong><br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
invests resources,<br />
creates opportunities,<br />
and promotes philanthropy<br />
to make the region<br />
Kittson<br />
Roseau Lake<br />
of the<br />
Woods<br />
Marshall<br />
Pennington<br />
Red Lake<br />
Polk<br />
Norman Mahnomen<br />
Clearwater<br />
Beltrami<br />
Hubbard<br />
a better place<br />
to live and work.<br />
OUR<br />
Values<br />
EXCELLENCE<br />
We strive for the highest standards<br />
in all our programs and services.<br />
INTEGRITY<br />
We are a trusted resource<br />
demonstrating honesty and fairness<br />
in our relationships with<br />
partners, clients and colleagues.<br />
PASSION<br />
We are committed to the region<br />
and mission-driven in all our endeavors.<br />
INNOVATION<br />
We are forward thinking<br />
and proactive in seeking out opportunities.<br />
WISDOM<br />
We apply knowledge of the region<br />
and historical perspective<br />
to make sound decisions.<br />
PARTNERSHIPS<br />
We are most effective<br />
when working in cooperation with others.<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
What we do<br />
OUR<br />
Accomplishments<br />
Since inception in 1986<br />
Business loan programs<br />
with over $5.6 million in<br />
assets have made 407 loans<br />
for a total of more than<br />
$17.1 million<br />
Creation or retention<br />
of almost 2,151 jobs<br />
Lending has leveraged<br />
more than $70 million<br />
in additional funds<br />
Made over 2,957 grants<br />
totaling over $17 million<br />
Adult and youth leadership<br />
programs have provided<br />
training for nearly<br />
3,373 leaders<br />
Specially designed non-profit<br />
management and diversity<br />
training programs have<br />
addressed the special<br />
needs of 496 organizations<br />
and 85 communities<br />
$46.5 million total assets<br />
More than 230 component<br />
funds and sub-funds, with<br />
assets totaling $12.9 million<br />
<strong>2007</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
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Who are the people working for the region<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Board<br />
The Board of Directors<br />
establishes the strategic goals<br />
and policies that provide a<br />
framework for addressing the<br />
needs and opportunities it has<br />
identified in the region.<br />
The Board strives to maintain<br />
gender balance, broad<br />
geographic representation,<br />
and a wide range of interests<br />
and experience.<br />
Staff<br />
The staff is headquartered in<br />
the Bemidji office. They travel<br />
throughout the twelve counties<br />
in the region to meet with loan<br />
clients, donors, grant recipients,<br />
fund advisors and colleagues.<br />
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Eric Bergeson<br />
Chair<br />
Fertile<br />
Ann Beck<br />
Director<br />
Bagley<br />
Diane Blair<br />
Chair<br />
Resigned February ‘07<br />
East Grand Forks<br />
Dave Bergman<br />
Director<br />
Thief River Falls<br />
Anne Sand<br />
Vice-Chair<br />
Bemidji<br />
Bob Hager<br />
Director<br />
Roseau<br />
Terri Anderson<br />
Director<br />
Ogema<br />
Top row left to right: Tim Wang, Caryl Turnow, Ritchie Houge, LaRae Maddox,<br />
Samantha Hedin, Diane Morey, Holly Tri, Jim Steenerson<br />
Bottom row left to right: Jane McKelvy, Dave West, Lisa Peterson,<br />
Sandy Kamnikar, Lin Backstrom, Marty Sieve, Peggy Crandall<br />
Photo to left: John Ostrem, President<br />
Gary Purath<br />
Secretary<br />
Red Lake Falls<br />
Mark Hewitt<br />
Director<br />
Park Rapids<br />
Dean Johnson<br />
Treasurer<br />
Mahnomen<br />
Roger Malm<br />
Director<br />
Hallock<br />
Kim Wilson<br />
Director<br />
Fosston
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong>ern <strong>Minnesota</strong> is turning the corner. After decades<br />
of declining population, the state demographer is telling us that in the next twenty years,<br />
our area will experience population growth for the first time in nearly 100 years.<br />
At its inception twenty-one years ago, the <strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
was preoccupied with staving off economic decline and helping to create growth.<br />
In the past few years, those efforts, combined with a turnaround in agriculture,<br />
a bustling manufacturing sector–and an increased desire by the harried suburban<br />
masses to enjoy the peace and quiet we take for granted–have given our area the<br />
brightest outlook for the future we have seen in decades.<br />
Have you seen the price for swampland lately? We may laugh at what people from<br />
outside of the area are paying for land you can’t even farm, but we shouldn’t miss<br />
the broader message: We’ve got something somebody else wants, which are<br />
the elements and assets that create “Quality of Place,” and they’re going to want<br />
more of it all the time.<br />
Growth brings its own challenges. We must manage our growth so we do not<br />
lose the things we cherish. We must preserve our past, our natural treasures<br />
and our sense of community.<br />
At the same time, we cannot delude ourselves into thinking we will return to<br />
a past which is familiar to us. The coming decades will bring dramatic change<br />
to our countryside. It is up to us not to resist change, but to make sure the change<br />
is for the better.<br />
We must embrace technology. We must venture boldly into the world economy.<br />
We must prepare our children to compete on a world-wide scale, but we must<br />
make sure they don’t feel they have to abandon the area to do so.<br />
Big challenges. But these are the challenges that, with your help,<br />
the <strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> is determined to meet.<br />
Our mission is broad and our programs are many, but all of the canoes<br />
in the NMF fleet are paddling in the same direction.<br />
We want to make northwestern <strong>Minnesota</strong> a great place to live and work<br />
for generations to come.<br />
Eric Bergeson John Ostrem<br />
Board Chair President<br />
Reimagining the Future<br />
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...but all of the canoes in the NMF fleet<br />
are paddling in the same direction.<br />
Reimagining the Future
Other<br />
Program Contributions<br />
Investment Income<br />
Endowment Contributions<br />
Fundraising<br />
Administration<br />
Programs<br />
Total<br />
Revenue Fiscal Year <strong>2007</strong><br />
& Support<br />
Total<br />
Expenses Fiscal Year <strong>2007</strong><br />
How the funds are used and accounted<br />
Assets<br />
Cash and Cash Equivalents<br />
Investments<br />
Assets Held in Charitable Remainder Trust<br />
Other Equity Investments<br />
Grants/Contracts Receivable<br />
Pledges Receivable<br />
Accrued Interest Receivable<br />
Other Receivables<br />
Notes Receivable – Revolving Loan Fund<br />
Prepaid Expenses<br />
Fixed Assets<br />
TOTAL ASSETS<br />
Liabilities<br />
Deferred Revenue<br />
Program Grants/Scholarships Payable<br />
Other Liabilities<br />
Agency Endowment Liability<br />
Loans Payable<br />
Mortgage Payable<br />
Annuity Payable<br />
Liability Under Annuity Trust Agreement<br />
TOTAL LIABILITIES<br />
Net Assets<br />
Unrestricted<br />
Temporarily Restricted<br />
Permanently Restricted<br />
Total Net Assets<br />
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION<br />
June 30, <strong>2007</strong> June 2006<br />
$ 377,392 $ 450,578<br />
39,103,988 33,455,639<br />
536,150 529,598<br />
125,500 125,500<br />
166,057 179,216<br />
403,861 245,637<br />
208,687 156,086<br />
14,621 14,559<br />
4,214,713 3,769,476<br />
3,651 4,894<br />
701,256 725,493<br />
$ 45,855,876 $ 39,656,676<br />
$ 93,434 $ 93,434<br />
468,740 314,351<br />
248,897 163,251<br />
1,788,039 1,638,135<br />
1,450,017 1,061,613<br />
273,898 324,934<br />
500,403 630,989<br />
232,896 245,757<br />
$ 5,056,324 $ 4,472,464<br />
475,927 529,302<br />
17,489,805 13,857,806<br />
22,833,820 20,797,104<br />
40,799,552 35,184,212<br />
$ 45,855,876 $ 39,656,676<br />
<strong>2007</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
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Where the funds came from<br />
Fiscal Year <strong>2007</strong> Donors <strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Circle of Vision<br />
The Circle of Vision was<br />
established to recognize<br />
those people who see the<br />
possibilities of tomorrow<br />
by acting today; who believe<br />
in their communities and<br />
share of themselves and<br />
their resources.<br />
In <strong>2007</strong>, an anonymous donor<br />
joined the Circle of Vision<br />
as an individual or a family<br />
who made a gift, planned gift,<br />
or will bequest of $100,000<br />
or more in direct support<br />
of NMF or any of its<br />
component funds.<br />
HONOREES<br />
Anonymous<br />
H.C.”Bill” Baer, Jr.<br />
and Jessie Baer<br />
Frances Drivold<br />
Employees of Team Industries-<br />
Team <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Lyle H. Engelstad<br />
Robert F. and Marian Foley<br />
Gaylord Gunderson Estate<br />
Helleckson Family/<br />
Courage Center North<br />
Mark and Peg Hewitt<br />
Sam and Peg Johnson<br />
Leonard J. and Rosemond Kucera<br />
Arnold F. Lund, Sr.<br />
Eldor and Stella Omdahl<br />
Red Lake Band<br />
of Chippewa Indians<br />
Elsie Semrau<br />
Ole and Ruth Tweet<br />
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Circle of Vision Leadership Society<br />
This year, William S. and Margaret W. Marvin were recognized as members of the Circle of Vision<br />
Leadership Society. These are individual donors, not associated with another foundation or organization,<br />
who have reached a giving level of $1,000,000 or more in contributions to the <strong>Northwest</strong><br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong>, a component fund or program. The Marvins have generously supported the<br />
Warroad community with their gift to establish the Warroad Swim Program Fund.<br />
Arnold F. Lund Sr. was the first to reach the $1 million mark in total gifts, recognized in 2005.<br />
Listed are donors whose gifts were received and recorded between July 1, 2006 and<br />
June 30, <strong>2007</strong>. We do our best to maintain an accurate list of donors and apologize for any errors or omissions.<br />
Please call our office with corrections.<br />
Generosity is giving more than<br />
you can, and pride is taking less athan<br />
you need. Kahlil Gibran<br />
A & B Rice Processing<br />
Leif and Cheryl Aakre<br />
Betty Aanerud<br />
Carole and James Abels<br />
Cindy and Lee Abrahamson<br />
Access Bank of Plummer<br />
Ace on the Lake<br />
Mary M Adams<br />
Adkins Equipment, Inc.<br />
Advantage Marketing &<br />
Promotional Design, Inc.<br />
Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union<br />
Agassiz Insurance Group<br />
Agassiz Study Club<br />
AgCountry Farm Credit Services<br />
of Detroit Lakes<br />
AgCountry Farm Credit Services<br />
of Fargo<br />
Becky Agnew<br />
Bob Agnew<br />
Wayne and Karen Ahmann<br />
Patricia Alberg<br />
Patrick Alcorn DDS<br />
Alex Power Equipment<br />
Brad and Trish Allen<br />
Roger W. Allen<br />
Jason Allrich<br />
Lyle Allrich<br />
Sally J. Amberson<br />
American Crystal Sugar Company<br />
American Federal Bank of<br />
Crookston<br />
American Federal Bank of Fargo<br />
American Federal Savings Bank<br />
of Warren<br />
American Legion Drum and<br />
Bugle Corp. & Class of 42<br />
American Legion Post #20<br />
American Legion Post #238<br />
American Legion Post #31-<br />
Isaccson-Bjorge<br />
American State Bank of Grygla<br />
AmeriPride Services, Inc.<br />
Margie Amiot<br />
Amundson Equipment, Inc.<br />
Anderson Power & Equipment<br />
Kandy B Anderson, Ltd<br />
Chester A. and Frances Anderson<br />
Gary Anderson<br />
Jeanette Anderson<br />
Louise and Dallas Anderson<br />
Mark Anderson<br />
Ramona Anderson<br />
Stacy Anderson<br />
Terri Anderson<br />
Ward and DeAnn Anderson<br />
Renee K. Andresen<br />
JoAnn and Donald Andringa<br />
Animal Care Clinic<br />
Anonymous<br />
Appraisal Associates, Inc.<br />
Arctic Cat, Inc.<br />
Robert E. Arneson<br />
Violet Arnquist<br />
Arrow Printing, Inc.<br />
Betty Arvidson<br />
Mavis Arvidson<br />
Bruce Atwater<br />
Carol and Delbert Audette<br />
Tammy and Martin Audette<br />
Jill Austin<br />
Rodney M. Austin<br />
James P. and Linda K. Autrey<br />
Robert D. & Gloria J. Aylesworth<br />
Charity sees the need<br />
not the cause. b German Proverb<br />
Mary Lynn Bachand<br />
Lin and Jay Backstrom<br />
Badger School Dist #676<br />
City of Badger<br />
Bagley Independent School District<br />
#162<br />
Bagley Rotary Club<br />
Michael Bahnmiller<br />
Baja Auto Parts<br />
Joseph E. Bak<br />
Ardis Bakke<br />
Joan M. Bakke<br />
Donald and Janice Bakken<br />
Balboa Anesthesia<br />
Raymond W. Ball<br />
Floyd Balstad Farm<br />
Pat Balstad<br />
Wanda Baltzell<br />
Kaye Baluarte<br />
Bar 209<br />
Marlene and Rick Barber<br />
Lois Bauer<br />
Brenda Baumann<br />
Dorothy Baxter<br />
Monica Beauchane<br />
Stacy Beauchane<br />
Mike and Cindy Beaudry<br />
Kathryn Beaulieu<br />
Ann Beck<br />
Celia A. Beck<br />
Marjory Beck<br />
Rodney Beck<br />
Marsha Beckel<br />
Allan and Amanda Becker<br />
Kathy and Ken Beito<br />
Dick and Josephine Beitzel<br />
Bejou Rough Riders<br />
Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Inc.<br />
Beltrami Farmers Elevator<br />
Beltrami United Methodist Women<br />
Steve and Shirley Beltz<br />
Bemidji Ambulance Service<br />
Bemidji Branch COA<br />
Bemidji City Parks & Trails<br />
Bemidji Community Theater<br />
Bemidji Co-op Association<br />
Bemidji Dental Clinic<br />
Bemidji Downtown Development<br />
Authority<br />
Bemidji First City Lions Club<br />
Bemidji Jaycees<br />
Bemidji Medical Equipment<br />
The Bemidji Rotary Club<br />
Bemidji Sports Centre<br />
Bemidji Tae Kwon Do School<br />
Bemidji Travel Service<br />
Bemidji Welders Supply, Inc<br />
Bemidji Woolen Mills, Inc.<br />
Bemidji Youth Basketball Assoc.<br />
Gwen Benbo<br />
Julie Bengston<br />
Donavin Bennes<br />
Jim and Nancy Bensen<br />
Brian Berdahl Agency<br />
Connie and Norm Berg<br />
Nick Berg<br />
Bergeson Nursery<br />
Eric Bergeson<br />
Bob and Helen Bergland<br />
Dave and Jodi L.Bergman<br />
Diane Berhow<br />
Muret Berhow<br />
The Bernick Companies<br />
Bern's Convenient Storage<br />
Joan Bertilrud
Elaine S. Bertils<br />
Gregg and Terese Bervig<br />
Daryl Bessler<br />
Best of the North Real Estate Co.<br />
Jordan Beste<br />
Beta Sigma Phi<br />
Bethel Lutheran Church of<br />
Stafford WELCA<br />
Eileen Bevolden<br />
Jeffrey T. Bisek<br />
Rachel A. Bishop<br />
Verna Bjerk<br />
Linda and David Black<br />
Robert and Kathy Black<br />
Blackduck Dental Clinic<br />
Diane and Rick Blair<br />
Kathy Blanc<br />
Bruce and Linda Blanchard<br />
Blandin <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Rob and Bonnie Blankenfeld<br />
Blue Line Club<br />
Joann Bluhm<br />
Dorothy V. Boe<br />
Bois Forte Reservation Tribal<br />
Council<br />
Terry and Mary Boldingh<br />
Adeline Bolstad<br />
Joel Bolstad<br />
Keith and Cathy Bolstad<br />
Bonanza Steakhouse<br />
Bonded Lock and Alarm<br />
Bonnie's Floral<br />
Stephen W. and Kristin A. Booth<br />
Carol Borchert<br />
Border State Bank<br />
Bonnie Borgeson<br />
Kristen M. and Henry W. Borysewicz<br />
Henry C. Boucha, Sr.<br />
Geraldine B. Bowles<br />
Charles W. Boyer<br />
Jessie Boyer<br />
Art Branden Family<br />
Will Brandli<br />
Tim Brandt<br />
Boyd and Sylvia Bratager<br />
Gary Bratvold<br />
Kevin and Renee Brauer<br />
Kelsey Braun<br />
David and Sarah Bray<br />
Bonnie and Donald Bredenberg<br />
Virginia and Terry Brekke<br />
Bremer Bank of Breckenridge<br />
Bremer Bank of Crookston<br />
Bremer Bank of Grand Forks<br />
Bremer Bank of Warren<br />
Otto Bremer <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Bremer Trust, NA<br />
Brents Food Pride<br />
Sarah and Kevin Brevik<br />
Brigid's Pub, Inc.<br />
Bromelkamp Co<br />
Dennis and Nancy Brovold<br />
Theresa J. Brown<br />
Listed are donors whose gifts were received and recorded between July 1, 2006 and June 30, <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
Ronald W. and Debra A. Brummer<br />
Jason Brumwell<br />
Ryan Brumwell<br />
Gwen Bruns<br />
Loraine A. Brunsberg<br />
Jodi Bryant<br />
Alan Burchell<br />
Burger King<br />
Burkel Grain Service, Inc.<br />
Keith and Janet Burkel<br />
Elvin and Bev Burnham<br />
Mary Burslie Davis<br />
Abby Buse<br />
Julie Buse<br />
Mary Butzier<br />
Buuck Family <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Kenneth and Crystal Byfuglien<br />
c<br />
In charity there is<br />
no excess.<br />
Sir Francis Bacon<br />
C & M Ford Sales, Inc.<br />
Campbell Volunteer Fire Dept.<br />
Sheila Capistran<br />
Jay and Carla Cardinal<br />
Matt Cardinal<br />
Elizabeth Carlson<br />
Shannon Carlson<br />
Verda Carlson<br />
Carpenter & Wangberg PA<br />
Bob and Jan Carr<br />
Nancy Carroll<br />
Steven and Joyce Caspers<br />
Ryan C. Cass<br />
Cease Family Funeral Home<br />
Cease Funeral Home<br />
Lorraine F. Cecil<br />
Centennial Celebration<br />
Central Boiler, Inc.<br />
Century 21 Dickinson Realtors<br />
Ceres Equipment Inc.<br />
Clark Chambers<br />
Charles and Barbara Champlin<br />
Eileen Channel<br />
Tim and Shelly Chaput<br />
Beverly B. Charles<br />
Chateau Motel<br />
Douglas Christensen<br />
Jeff and Rebekah Christensen<br />
Allard and Marguerite Christenson<br />
Ray and Nancy Christian<br />
David Christianson<br />
Michael P. and Jennifer L.<br />
Christianson<br />
Justin Chrz<br />
CHS <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
CHS Salol Elevators<br />
Church of Corpus Christi<br />
Ruth Circle Faith Lutheran Church<br />
Citizens State Bank of Kelliher<br />
Classic Cuts Hair and Body Salon<br />
Clearbrook Ag Service, Inc.<br />
Clearbrook Dental Clinic, Ltd.<br />
Clearwater Lutheran Church<br />
Women<br />
Clearwater Veterinary Service, Ltd.<br />
Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative<br />
Carol Close<br />
Coca-Cola Bottling Company<br />
of Bemidji<br />
Karen L. Coe<br />
David W. Collins<br />
Steven and Meagan Collins<br />
Comfort Heat Systems, LLC<br />
Community Bank of the Red River<br />
Valley-Warren<br />
Community Co-ops<br />
The Community Development<br />
Trust, LP<br />
Compass Capital Management Inc.<br />
Complete Title Services LLC<br />
Roger and Jane Comstock<br />
Concordia Language Villages<br />
Bret E Cooper, DDS MS<br />
Joseph and Karen Corcoran<br />
Lenore Costello<br />
Marilyn and Jim Counter<br />
Country Kitchen<br />
Countryside Tire<br />
Peggy Crandall<br />
Credit Savers, LP<br />
Connie Creviston<br />
Cherie L. Crooks-Bathel<br />
Crookston Implement Company<br />
Crookston National Bank<br />
Crookston Noon Day Lions<br />
Crookston Rotary Club<br />
Crookston Valley Cooperative, Inc.<br />
Cry of the Loon Lodge<br />
Curb Crowser Design<br />
C-W Valley CO-OP<br />
Sybil Cwikla<br />
Karen Cyr<br />
Wayne and Patricia Czeh<br />
d<br />
Charity begins at home.<br />
Terence<br />
D & D Commodities<br />
Annette A. Daedlow<br />
David C. Daggett<br />
Joyce Dahl<br />
Mary Ann Dahl<br />
Stephen Ray and Dianne Dahl<br />
Danny and Michelle Dale<br />
Rita A. Dalzell<br />
Lauren Daniels<br />
Mary J. Daniels<br />
Dave's Pizza<br />
Dave's Satellite Inc.<br />
Susan Davidson<br />
Davis Drywall Inc<br />
Joyce Davis<br />
Michelle M. Davis<br />
Richard and Ann Marie Day<br />
Donald and Petra De Krey<br />
Robin L. Deakins<br />
Deerwood Bank<br />
Lorraine Degerness and Family<br />
The Delaware Mutual Insurance Co<br />
Bryan Denault<br />
Dept of Employment and Economic<br />
Development<br />
Brad Derosier<br />
Marion B. Dessert<br />
Deb and Jim DeWenter<br />
Jessica A. Dewey<br />
Lynne Didrikson<br />
Dieter Enterprises Inc.<br />
Digi-Key Corporation<br />
Joe DiMaggio's Sports Cafe<br />
Donna Dittes<br />
DL Drywall <strong>Northwest</strong> Inc<br />
Jana Dodds<br />
Deb Dokken<br />
Robert Domrese<br />
Dondelinger Chevrolet-Buick<br />
Bunny Dondelinger<br />
Lauren Dondelinger<br />
M.B. Dondelinger<br />
Tom and Susan Dondelinger<br />
Cay Donlin<br />
Patrick Donnay<br />
Sara Dorman<br />
Sunshine Dorow<br />
Dianna Dotson<br />
Patricia Dow<br />
Esther Downing<br />
Down's Insurance & Investment<br />
Services<br />
Allan and Judy Dragseth<br />
Rosalie and Carl Drahos<br />
Terry and Tammy Drangstveit<br />
Robin Dufault<br />
Roy J. and Joan R. Dufault<br />
Dunn Bros Coffee<br />
Vivian J. Dvergsten<br />
We make a living by what we<br />
get, we make a life by what e we give. Sir Winston Churchill<br />
Larry and Janet Eckstein<br />
Marv Edevold<br />
Edlund Chiropratic<br />
Education of MN- Mahnomen<br />
Byron and Carolyn Eeg<br />
Douglas and Sharon Ehlers<br />
Alf and Verna Eide<br />
Adella M. Eidsmoe<br />
Renee Elbinger<br />
Donna M. Ellenson<br />
Gardell and Judy Emery<br />
Carole Engelstad<br />
Richard and Bonnie Engen<br />
Elaine M. Erdahl<br />
Angela Erickson<br />
Art & Betty Erickson<br />
Barb Erickson<br />
Brian G. and Lynn M. Erickson<br />
Charles W. Erickson<br />
DeVaughn and Pam Erickson<br />
Doris Erickson<br />
Janet Erickson<br />
June and Evelyn Erickson<br />
Kirk and Debbie Erickson<br />
Mark and Jackie Erickson<br />
Mark G. Erickson<br />
Neil Erickson<br />
Peter and Rebecca Erickson<br />
Ken and Jan Erie<br />
Harold and Jane Evans<br />
EvenAire Systems, Inc.<br />
The Evergreen House<br />
Evergreen Implement Company<br />
Make all you can, save all<br />
you can, give all you can.<br />
f4Charity<br />
John Wesley<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong>, Inc.<br />
Daniel and Roxanne Fabian<br />
Faith Lutheran Church Women<br />
Eleanor and John Fallgren<br />
Thomas and Mary Kay Fallgren<br />
Falls Building Center, Inc.<br />
Pamela Fankhanel<br />
Fannie Mae Corporate Headquarters<br />
Farm Credit Services of Grand Forks<br />
Farm Power Inc. of <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
Farmers Co-op Ag Service of<br />
Greenbush<br />
Farmers Elevator of Fergus Falls<br />
Farmers Mutual Insurance<br />
Company<br />
Farmers Union Oil Co of Grygla<br />
Farmers Union Oil Co of<br />
Lake Bronson<br />
Farmers Union Oil Co of Oslo<br />
Farmers Union Oil Co of Roseau<br />
Farmers Union Oil Co of Warroad<br />
Farmers Union Oil of Southern<br />
Valley<br />
Elizabeth A. Fedor<br />
Connie Jean Feragen<br />
Fertile Building Center, Ltd.<br />
Fertile Fire Fighters Relief<br />
Association<br />
Fertile Lions Club<br />
Fertile Oil Co<br />
Fertile Veterans Memorial<br />
Committee<br />
Fertile-Beltrami Public School<br />
Anthony L. and Traci K. Fichter<br />
Orlin Fick<br />
Esther F. Fieldman<br />
Leo R and Linda M Filipi<br />
Amy Filpula<br />
First Federal Bank-Bemidji<br />
First Impression Salon Spa<br />
First Lutheran Church<br />
First National Agency Bagley, Inc.<br />
First National Bank of Bagley<br />
First National Bank of Bemidji<br />
<strong>2007</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
9
Listed are donors whose gifts were received and recorded between July 1, 2006 and June 30, <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
First National Bank of Bemidji<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong><br />
First National Bank of Herman<br />
First National Bank of Walker<br />
First Realty GMAC<br />
First State Bank of Clearbrook<br />
First State Bank of Fertile<br />
First State Bank of Kensington<br />
Mildred Johnson and Vivian Fjelstad<br />
Marty and Heidi Fladeboe<br />
Lynnette and John Flage<br />
Sarah A. Flage<br />
Orris Flermoen<br />
Betty Floan<br />
Mary and Tom Fogarty<br />
Robert F. Foley, Sr.<br />
Robert J. and Mary Foley<br />
Sandra and Keith Fontaine<br />
Forseman Construction<br />
Bill and Marge Forseth<br />
Fosston-Lengby Lions Club<br />
Mary Foster<br />
Sonia Foster<br />
Fox Beauty Salon<br />
Francis Floral<br />
Fraternal Order of Eagles-Crookston<br />
Vince and Betty Freborg<br />
Joann E. Fredrickson<br />
Freeberg & Grund, Inc.<br />
Freese Farm<br />
Odetta V. Freier<br />
DeeGee Frenzel<br />
Paul Friesen<br />
Jennifer Frisco<br />
Frizzell Furniture Gallery<br />
From Under a Dark Cloud<br />
Lloyd and Norma Frosaker<br />
Harold M. Fruetel<br />
Jerry R. Fruetel<br />
Evan Frutiger<br />
Diane Fuchs<br />
Alvin (Bud) and Shirley Fugleberg<br />
Chad M. Furuseth<br />
Rhonda Furuseth<br />
g<br />
What a child doesn't receive<br />
he can seldom later give.<br />
P. D. James<br />
Clarence and Dianne Gagner<br />
Galen's Super Valu<br />
Margaret and Donald Gallagher<br />
Charles Galli, Sr.<br />
James and Teresa Galloway<br />
Peter and Marilyn Gandrud<br />
Dawn Ganje<br />
Garden Valley Telephone Co<br />
Joann M. and George Gardner<br />
Kathleen Gardner<br />
Garfield Homemakers Club<br />
Garfield Insurance<br />
The Gazette<br />
Kevin Geerdes<br />
Herbert and Clara Gerlitz<br />
10 <strong>2007</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Raymond J. German, Ltd.<br />
James and Beverly Gilbertson<br />
Lowell and Ardis Gillett<br />
Giziibii RC & D<br />
Gladen Construction, Inc.<br />
Marion Goeden<br />
Gold Pine Home Bemidji, Inc.<br />
Judy L. Goldsmith<br />
Gonvick <strong>Annual</strong> Fund Drive<br />
Good Shepherd Lutheran WELCA<br />
Gracza & Gracza, Inc.<br />
Isaac Graff<br />
Duane and Bonita Gran<br />
Pete and Jeanette Granger<br />
Don and Joan Gray<br />
Wade Gray<br />
Arthur L. Gredvig<br />
Henry Gredvig<br />
Paul Gredvig<br />
Ronald P. Gredvig<br />
Raymond W. Green<br />
Greenbush Lions<br />
Greenbush Veterinary Clinic, Ltd.<br />
Raymond J. Grenier<br />
Whitney A. Grenier<br />
Jean A. Grimes<br />
Lyle C. Grindy<br />
Grittner Farms<br />
Harlow K. Grove<br />
Debbie Drinkard Grovum<br />
Sharon Grugel<br />
Jody and Howard Gudvangen<br />
Larry Guggisberg<br />
Fay and Russell Gullickson<br />
Lynne M. Gullickson<br />
Steve and Georgia Gullickson<br />
Michelle Gullikson<br />
Gina M. and Grant W. Gunderson<br />
Robert and Marian Gunderson<br />
The Gunshop<br />
Tony and Marcella Gust<br />
The universal brotherhood<br />
of man is our most precious<br />
possession. Mark Twain<br />
hCarol Hagen<br />
Dave Hagen<br />
Don and Connie Hagen<br />
Jon and Bonnie Hagen<br />
Reid C Hagen<br />
Warren and Marsha Hagen<br />
Robert J. Hager<br />
Jimmy Hagge<br />
Melvin and Lillian Haider<br />
Stanley and Janice Haley<br />
Gordy and Tricia Hall<br />
Jill Hall<br />
Lynn Hallett<br />
Luther Halstensgard<br />
Gary and Karen Halverson<br />
Gearey and Julie Halverson<br />
Douglas and Sharon Halvorson<br />
Yvonne Halvorson<br />
Donald and Faye Hammer<br />
Bruce and Aase Hamnes<br />
Hampton Inn & Suites of Bemidji<br />
Lowell and Margaret Hamrum<br />
Neil and Leona Hand<br />
Jim and Jo Hanko<br />
Jeanne Hanse<br />
Salome and Randy Hansen<br />
Hanson Oil & Fuel, Inc.<br />
Ethel Hanson<br />
Harley Hanson<br />
Judy and Elroy Hanson<br />
Linda A. Hanson<br />
Linda L. Hanson<br />
Lyle Hanson<br />
Sheila A. Hanson<br />
Hardee's<br />
Jessica J. Harren<br />
Lorri Ann and Dean Hartel<br />
Vernae and Mike Hasbargen<br />
Jim and Becky Haskell<br />
Curtis Haugen<br />
Keith D. and Debra K. Haugen<br />
The Head-Quarters<br />
Headwaters Regional Development<br />
Commission<br />
Headwaters Regional Finance<br />
Corporation<br />
Chuck and Gail Healy<br />
Heartland Homes, Inc<br />
Carter and Florence Hedeen<br />
Samantha Hedin<br />
Dawn M Hedlund<br />
Lorraine Hedlund<br />
Marvin and Lynnett Hedlund<br />
Rod Heffernan<br />
Janice Helgeson<br />
Jon P. and Jill A. Helgeson<br />
Roger and RuthAnn Helgeson<br />
Ronald and Marcyln Helling<br />
Marilyn Heltzer<br />
Hensel Overhead Door Service<br />
Herington's Shoe Store<br />
Reverend Louis Hermansen<br />
Dr. Ralph Herseth<br />
Norma Hesby<br />
Scott and Anndrea Hetherington<br />
Mike Hetteen<br />
Pam and Rick Hetteen<br />
Fred and Hilde Hetznecker<br />
Mark and Peggy Hewitt<br />
Cynthia R. Hibbard<br />
Holly A. Hicks<br />
Dick and Barb Hiedeman<br />
Charles B. Hiller<br />
Hill's Plumbing & Heating<br />
Hilltop Animal Hospital<br />
Hirshfield's<br />
Pamela Hockstedler<br />
Roger and Pat Hockstedler<br />
Kristie Hodgson<br />
Michael C. Hogan<br />
Lowell Hogberg<br />
Sandi Hogenson<br />
James and Angela Hoglo<br />
John and Ruth Hollis<br />
Don Holm<br />
Holmes & Associates, Ltd<br />
David and Carole Holmes<br />
Jenny A. Holt<br />
Del and Alice Holz<br />
Anton and Anna Honek<br />
Donna T. Honek<br />
John and Judy Honer<br />
Elaine Honl<br />
Lindsay S. and Bryan A. Hontvet<br />
Paul and Karen Hopke<br />
Stanley Horwich<br />
Jack and Linda Hoss<br />
Ritchie Houge<br />
John and Wanda Hought<br />
Dick Houtkooper<br />
Ruth A. Howe<br />
Wanda Hoyum<br />
Hubbard County Parks and<br />
Recreation<br />
Jim Hubbard<br />
Curtis D. Hukee<br />
Lori A. Humphrey<br />
Myrtie Hunt<br />
Marian Huschle<br />
John M. and Catherine A. Huss<br />
Dennis and Kathryn Huwe<br />
Andy Hyser<br />
If we have the opportunity to be<br />
generous, we have no idea of<br />
the depth and breadth of love's<br />
iYvonne<br />
reach. Margaret Cho<br />
Ingalls<br />
Initiative <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
IPS Incorporated<br />
Curt and Kathy Ireland<br />
Olav and Betsey Isane<br />
Itasca-Mantrap Cooperative<br />
Iverson Corner Drug<br />
Aaron & Kathy Iverson<br />
Darold and Marie Iverson<br />
Never deprive someone of hope;<br />
it might be all they have. j H. Jackson Brown Jr.<br />
Nathaniel Jackson<br />
Jack'Stop Inc.<br />
James and Grace Jacobs<br />
Ann M. Jacobson<br />
Donna Rae Jacobson<br />
Luis and Neva Jain<br />
Marion Jason<br />
Harold and Jean Jennissen<br />
Harvey Jensrud<br />
Lois Johanneck<br />
Michelle and Roger Johanneck<br />
Calvin and Cleo Johannsen<br />
Marv and Melinda Johannsen<br />
Tim Johannsen<br />
John's Backhoe Service<br />
Dawn and Mitchell Johnson<br />
Dean and Sharon Johnson<br />
Dean M. Johnson<br />
Dick L. Johnson<br />
Donna J Johnson<br />
Fay Johnson<br />
Harvey M. Johnson<br />
Ivan Johnson<br />
Marlin and Sandra Johnson<br />
Peg and Sam Johnson<br />
Phyliss Johnson<br />
Tammy Grittner Johnson<br />
Marie and David Johnstad<br />
Pearl Johnston Family<br />
Linda L. Johnston<br />
Marshall and Barbara Johnston<br />
Cynthia Cizmek Jones<br />
Floyd W. and Dorothy M. Jorgensen<br />
Beverly and Joe Jorland<br />
The living need charity<br />
more than the dead.<br />
kJulie<br />
George Arnold<br />
Kaczmar<br />
Joe Kaiser<br />
Mary Ann Kaiser<br />
Daniel C. Kallgren<br />
Sariina Kalli<br />
Sandra Kamnikar<br />
Karen Kappedal<br />
Keith Kapphahn<br />
Patricia Kapphahn<br />
Reverend Gregory Kapphahn<br />
Norma Karlsen<br />
Kaste Seed, Inc<br />
Orvis D. Kaste<br />
Rolland and Diane Kastner<br />
Ruth Kautzman<br />
Keg 'N Cork<br />
Patricia Kelly<br />
Mary Jo Kelsey<br />
Kelsey's Jewelry<br />
Brad Kennedy<br />
Ronnie and Jan Kennedy<br />
Bradley Kennett<br />
Kenny's BP & Goodyear<br />
Kent State Bank<br />
Kentucky Fried Chicken<br />
Eloise Kettner<br />
Dennis and Diana Kihlstadius<br />
Raylene Kimball<br />
Janice A. and J. Alden Kittleson<br />
Kittson Auto-Implement, Inc.<br />
Kittson County<br />
Kittson Equipment<br />
Jason Kjear<br />
Rod and Marion Kjersten<br />
David & Mary Ellen Kjos<br />
Sue Klabo<br />
Sanford H and Colleen R Klamar<br />
Neil Klein
Sandra and Paul Klein<br />
Teresa R Klein<br />
Stacy Klema<br />
Linda Kline<br />
Mary Jo Klinger<br />
Charley and Carol Klotz<br />
Karrie and Neil Knaack<br />
Mark Knebel<br />
Knife River Corporation<br />
Bea Knodel<br />
Aric Knott<br />
Brett M. Knott<br />
Chris Knott<br />
Gregory and Sandy Knott<br />
Kayla and Dan Knott<br />
Paul and Shelly Knott<br />
Renee Knott<br />
Julie and Matt Knox<br />
Knutson, Windahl and Lemm<br />
Gary and Sue Knutson<br />
Susan Knutson<br />
Fredric and Lana Krafthefer<br />
David and Peggy Kragnes<br />
Tony Krahn<br />
Eleanor Kramer<br />
Kraus-Anderson Construction<br />
Company<br />
Kraus-Anderson, Inc.<br />
Krigbaum and Jones, Ltd.<br />
Kathleen Krogstad<br />
Lois M. Kruger<br />
Give what you have. To someone,<br />
it may be better than you dare to<br />
think. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow<br />
lL & M Fleet Supply, Inc.<br />
Frank and Diane Labadie<br />
Dennis LaCroix<br />
Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 1260<br />
Kathleen H. Lahti<br />
Lake Country Chevrolet-Buick-<br />
Pontiac<br />
Lake George Café<br />
Lake of the Woods Drifters<br />
Lake of the Woods Humane Society<br />
Lake Region Electric Cooperative<br />
Lakeland Farmers Insurance<br />
Lakes Region Chemical Dependency<br />
Lakewood Health Center<br />
Lambert Insurance<br />
Jean and Derek Lambert<br />
Lampert's Cabinets, Inc.<br />
Keith and Deb Landin<br />
Janet Lang<br />
Laporte Grocery<br />
Laporte-Benedict Lions Club<br />
Robert F. Larson Enterprises, Ltd.<br />
Larson Farms<br />
Larson Parts & Repair, Inc.<br />
Carole Larson<br />
Chad and Lynn R. Larson<br />
Craig and Melinda Larson<br />
Ed M. Larson<br />
Maynard Larson<br />
Miles L. Larson<br />
Francine and Lyle Laske<br />
Lyle and Sally Lauber<br />
Larry Laudon<br />
Kim LaVine<br />
LB Grain, Inc.<br />
Lee & Al's Inc<br />
Dawn Lee<br />
Edith Lee<br />
Jami Lee<br />
Mark and Susan Lee<br />
Orville Lee<br />
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe<br />
Leech Lake Gaming Division<br />
Leech Lake Realty<br />
Kylene and Darin Lehmann<br />
Joel and Susan Lehrer<br />
Chloe Leiting<br />
Wilbert and Sandra Lemcke<br />
Brad and Lori Lemm<br />
Leon Township<br />
Diane S. Levin<br />
John and Dottie Liapis<br />
Mary Liapis<br />
LifeCare Medical Center<br />
Neen Lillquist<br />
Cal Lindberg<br />
Gladys Lindberg<br />
Kathi and Brian Lindberg<br />
Robert C. Lindberg<br />
Ross Lindberg<br />
Lindner Hagen Enterprises, Inc.<br />
Ileen Lindner<br />
Susan and Galen Lisell<br />
Lloyd's Furniture<br />
Tim Loeffler<br />
Rodney Lofthus<br />
LuWayne Loiland<br />
John A and Beverly K Loken<br />
Looking Glass Salon, Inc.<br />
Lowry State Bank<br />
Henry and Gwen Lund, Sr.<br />
Harriet Lundby<br />
Charlene Lundin<br />
Lundrigan's Clothing<br />
Lutheran Brotherhood<br />
Deeds of giving are the<br />
very foundations of the<br />
world. The Torah<br />
mM & M Insurance Agency, Inc.<br />
La Rae Maddox<br />
Ted and Betty Magnan<br />
Joyce Magner<br />
Donna Magnusson<br />
Royal Mahlum<br />
Mahnomen Health Center<br />
Kaydell Majer<br />
Orla Majer<br />
Melvin Malbraaten<br />
Roger and Sandy Malm<br />
Philip Malmstedt<br />
“We have to decide today<br />
whether we will design the future or resign ourselves to it.”<br />
Laurie J. Malwitz<br />
Willard and Tammie Malwitz<br />
Ade and Ev Mann<br />
Onen and Sheila Markeson<br />
Benji Marquis<br />
Marshall County Cooperative<br />
Marshall County Crop<br />
Linda M. Martin<br />
Marvin Lumber & Cedar Co.<br />
Frank and Margaret A. Marvin<br />
Ginny Marvin<br />
Mary E. Marvin<br />
Michael and Connie Lou Marvin<br />
Mrs. R. A. Marvin<br />
Scott Marvin<br />
Susan I. Marvin<br />
William S. Marvin<br />
Mathein Study Club<br />
Marilyn Mathison<br />
Matrons Club<br />
A.O. Mattson Post 25<br />
Judy Mattson<br />
Michael L. and Claudia A. Matz<br />
Sherrie Maxwell<br />
Therese McBride<br />
John P. McCarthy and Associates, Inc.<br />
Grace McClanahan<br />
McDonald's Restaurant<br />
Joseph G. McDonnell<br />
Blanche McFarlane<br />
Kent and Brenda McFarlane<br />
Stuart and Beth McFarlane<br />
Rebecca Jane McKelvy<br />
The McKnight <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
John and Lynnda McNelly<br />
Joyce M. McNelly<br />
Mark and Patricia McNelly<br />
Michael and Carra McNelly<br />
Paul and Sue McNelly<br />
Teresa McNelly<br />
Harvey and Becky Melby<br />
Alfred and Gail Melting<br />
Memories Café<br />
Casey Mercil<br />
Troy Mercil<br />
Carol Merriman<br />
Eugene and Gloria Merschman<br />
Hennie Merseth<br />
Landis J. and Rebecca R. Midboe<br />
Middle River Community Center<br />
Mid-Valley Grain Cooperative<br />
Midwest Bank<br />
Tom Millar<br />
Florence Miller<br />
James P. and Shirley M. Miller<br />
Jon L. Miller<br />
Marilyn K. Miller<br />
Paula M. Miller<br />
Sharon S. and Norman J. Miller<br />
Tabetha Miller<br />
Minn 5th Dist Auxiliary FOE<br />
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Energy<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Farm Bureau<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong><br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Nice Café<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Public Radio<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Red River Valley<br />
Development Association<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Supply Company<br />
Minn-Kota Ag Products, Inc.<br />
Jim Miranowski<br />
MJB Maytag Home Appliance Center<br />
Greg and Carletta Mlodzik<br />
Wayne and Robina Moe<br />
Patsy Moen<br />
Dave and Darlene Moland<br />
Monahan's Larson Motor Service<br />
Edward D. and Etta M. Mooney<br />
Mrs. John Moosbrugger<br />
Doris W. Moose<br />
Morell's Chippewa Trading Post<br />
Michelle E. Moren<br />
Diane Morey<br />
Jody Morlan<br />
Chester Morvig<br />
Kari R. Morvig<br />
Shirley and Eugene Moser<br />
Judy Mosher<br />
Thomas J. Moudry<br />
Mary C. Moyer<br />
Bruce Muckala<br />
Charles H. Casey and Barbara J.<br />
Muesing<br />
Muldoon Law Office<br />
DeAnna Murphy<br />
Sharon J. and William F. Murphy<br />
Charlene and Rodney Myhre<br />
Dorothy Myhre<br />
Josie and Randy Myhre<br />
Nicole Myhre<br />
Sidney and Barbara Myhre<br />
Valerie and Darin Myhre<br />
Wes and Carolyn Myhre<br />
n<br />
Napa Auto Parts<br />
Nei Bottling, Inc.<br />
Isn't everyone a part<br />
of everyone else?<br />
Budd Schulberg<br />
George W. Neilson <strong>Foundation</strong>, Inc.<br />
CDR Jerome G.S. Nelson, USN Ret.<br />
Cynthia A. Nelson<br />
Jane E. Nelson<br />
Jeff Nelson<br />
Jerry and Pam Nelson<br />
John F. and Brenda M. Nelson<br />
Laura Nelson<br />
Lisa and Brian Nelson<br />
Marvin L. Nelson<br />
Michelle and Branden Nelson<br />
Pam and Richard Nelson<br />
Raymond L. Nelson<br />
William A. and Eloise E. Nelson<br />
Joan F. Nephew<br />
Margaret Nephew<br />
H UBERT H. HUMPHREY<br />
Cindy Ness<br />
Victor Ness<br />
New Horizons Ag Service<br />
Joyce Newcom<br />
Night Riders Sno-Club<br />
Sharon Noethe<br />
Mrs. Edward Noga<br />
Walter Nolte<br />
Norbord <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
Jay Nord<br />
Jeffrey and Diane Nord<br />
Wallace Nord<br />
Kellie Nordlof<br />
Kelly and Linda Nordlund<br />
Robert A. Norland<br />
Richard D. and Beverly A. Norlin<br />
Nortech Systems, Inc.<br />
North Central Door, LLC<br />
North Country Cruisers<br />
North Country Dental Service<br />
North Country Health Services<br />
North Country Snowmobile Club<br />
Northern Amusement<br />
Northern Engineering &<br />
Consulting, Inc.<br />
Northern Horizons Hospitality, Inc.<br />
Northern Psychological Services<br />
Northern Safety & Security<br />
Northern State Bank of Gonvick<br />
Northern State Bank of<br />
Thief River Falls<br />
Northern Surplus<br />
Northern Wireless, Inc.<br />
Northland <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Northland Hardwood Lumber Co<br />
NorthStar Orthodontics, Inc.<br />
Northway Insurance of Park Rapids<br />
Northway Services of Bemidji<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> Grain<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> Manufacturing, Inc.<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong>ern Mental Health<br />
Center, Inc.<br />
Northwoods Bank of <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
Northwoods Press<br />
Barbara and Jerome Novak<br />
Tony Novotny<br />
Geraldine A. Nubson<br />
Phyllis and Palmer Nymark<br />
o<br />
Compassion is the basis<br />
of all morality.<br />
Arthur Schopenhauer<br />
Oak Hills Christian College<br />
Kathleen O'Brien<br />
Earl and Bonnie Ockenga<br />
Odland, Fitzgerald & Reynolds, PLLP<br />
Of The Land Gallery<br />
Robyn Ofstedal<br />
Wes and Robyn Ofstedal<br />
Randi Lee and Craig Oftedahl<br />
Randine O'Hara<br />
Timothy Oistad<br />
Keith W. and Michelle J. Okeson<br />
<strong>2007</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
11
In your hands lies the future of your world<br />
and the fulfillment of the best qualities of your own spirit.<br />
R OBERT F. K ENNEDY<br />
Oklee Farmers Cooperative<br />
Elevator Association<br />
Ann and Ronald Oliveri<br />
Susan Ollrich<br />
Tanner Olsen<br />
Tim Olson & Sons Excavating<br />
Olson Oil Company, Inc.<br />
David and Patti Olson<br />
Deborah Olson<br />
Floyd B. and Marjorie I. Olson<br />
Gary and Jeanette Olson<br />
Karen and Ronald D. Olson<br />
Patricia K. Olson<br />
Shelia and Duane Olson<br />
Yvonne Olson<br />
Jodie Omang<br />
Oof-da Taco<br />
Todd and Sue Ortloff<br />
Richard and Rosalie Orvis<br />
Lea Oseth<br />
Carol Osmondson<br />
Joan B. Osterberg<br />
Daniel and Kristin Ostercamp<br />
John and Eloise Ostrem<br />
C. Vernon Oswald<br />
Otter Tail Power Company-<br />
Fergus Falls<br />
Ken and Joyce Otto<br />
Our Saviors WELCA-Kelliher<br />
Our Saviors WELCA-Leonard<br />
Laurie and Terry Ourada<br />
p<br />
For it is in giving that<br />
we receive.<br />
St. Francis of Assisi<br />
Pam and Allan Page<br />
Ronald R. Paggen<br />
Scott Pahlen Realty, Inc.<br />
Palace Casino and Hotel<br />
Paradis Mail Service, Inc.<br />
Park Rapids Area Kinship<br />
Park Rapids Education & Activities<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Park Rapids Rotary Club<br />
Parkview Club<br />
John H. Parsons<br />
The Patch Motel<br />
Patterson's<br />
Paul Bunyan Broadcasting Co.<br />
Paul Bunyan Mini Storage<br />
Paul Bunyan Telephone<br />
Donna Paulin<br />
Steve and Linda Pavek<br />
Pawn USA, Inc<br />
Keith and Harriet Pearson<br />
Dave and Cindy Peckat<br />
Jessica and Brent Pedersen<br />
Ted Pederson Estate<br />
Lon and Sara Pederson<br />
Pederson's Agri-SV, Inc.<br />
Brian and Sharon Pelowski<br />
Pennington County Crop<br />
Improvement Association<br />
12 <strong>2007</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Deborah and Jon Perisian<br />
Lea Perkins<br />
Lynette L. Perrault<br />
Merlyn and Vern Perreault<br />
Lisa Persing<br />
Kristine G. Pesch<br />
Robert H. and Mary Lou Peters<br />
Harold A. and Karen E. Petersen<br />
Darrin Peterson<br />
Duane and Marjorie Peterson<br />
James S. and Geraldine B. Peterson<br />
Jeffrey G. and Annette T. Peterson<br />
John M. Peterson<br />
Lisa and John Peterson<br />
Olga Peterson<br />
Ruth S. Peterson<br />
Todd R. Peterson<br />
Adrianne Philion<br />
Robert and Sharon Philion<br />
Steve and Renae Philipp<br />
Debra Piche<br />
Leah Pigatti<br />
Jay and Marlene Pike<br />
Pine Lake Wild Rice Farm<br />
Pinnacle Publishing, LLC<br />
The Pioneer<br />
Dr. William Pitblado<br />
Lawrence Krantz and Diane Pittman<br />
PKM Electric Cooperative, Inc.<br />
Pleasant Valley Storage<br />
Donald J. and Janet M. Pohl<br />
Polaris Industries, Inc.<br />
Port-Able John Rental and<br />
Service, Inc.<br />
Mary L. Porwoll<br />
Leonore Potter<br />
Leonore and Wayne Potter<br />
Melinda and Randy Prachar<br />
Melinda J. Prachar<br />
Robyn Pream<br />
Professional Salon Academy, Inc.<br />
Robert W. and Carmen M. Przekwas<br />
Genevieve M. Pulczinski<br />
Gary Purath<br />
q<br />
The simple act of caring is<br />
heroic. Edward Albert<br />
Clayton Quade<br />
Mary Betty Quistgard<br />
r<br />
From caring comes courage.<br />
Lao Tzu<br />
Radio Shack of Warroad<br />
Ernest A. and Patricia M. Rall<br />
David L. Rambow<br />
Gregory O. and Colleen Ranz<br />
Raphael's Bakery Café<br />
Ed H. and Betty Rasmussen<br />
Red Lake County Cooperative, Inc.<br />
Red Lake Electric Cooperative, Inc.<br />
Red Lake Falls Sportsman Club<br />
Red Lake Ride<br />
Red Power International, Inc.<br />
Red River Agency, Inc.<br />
Red River Marketing Co.<br />
Redeemer Lutheran Women's<br />
Missionary League<br />
Reel Adventures Fishing Service<br />
Greg and Patti Reese<br />
Pamela M. and Paul L.F. Reese<br />
Kevin Reich<br />
Reierson Construction, Inc.<br />
Norma Reinhart<br />
Sharon T. Remark<br />
Brian Remick<br />
Jeffrey and Ingrid Remick<br />
Renaissance Hearing Centers, Inc.<br />
Tami J. Renollet<br />
Patricia A. Rentfrow<br />
Resort Marine & Service, Inc.<br />
Ernest and Katherine Reveal<br />
Kurt Reynolds<br />
Lorraine Rhen<br />
Gerald and Carla Ricard<br />
Tommy H. and Sandra K. Richard<br />
John R. and Melissa A. Rickers<br />
Leroy and Connie Riewer<br />
Natalie Roholt and Patrick Riley<br />
Rivards Quality Seeds, Inc.<br />
Riverside Bait & Tackle, Inc.<br />
Richard B. and Martha M. Roberts<br />
Barry Robertson<br />
Deanna K. Robertson<br />
Verlon E. and Sharon L. Robinson<br />
Jennifer Rocholl<br />
Dona R. and Joyce Rock<br />
Nicole D. and Eric B. Roed<br />
Gary E. and Sandy Roerick<br />
Robert and Mary Rohla<br />
H.B. and Ina T. Roholt<br />
Krista M. Rolland<br />
Debra K. Roller<br />
Barrett C. and Connie R. Rongen<br />
Carol and Gary Rose<br />
Roseau Area Hospital Auxiliary<br />
Roseau County Co-op Assn.<br />
Roseau Eagles Auxilary<br />
Roseau Electric Cooperative<br />
Roseau Lions Club<br />
Roseau Park Association<br />
Roseau Realty Co., Inc.<br />
Steve Ross and Vicki Ross-Rhoades<br />
Collette V. Roth<br />
Patricia A. and Raymond D. Roth<br />
Rothsay Farmers CO-OP<br />
Irvin and Ardith Rotto<br />
Bernice Roy<br />
Royal Neighbors of America<br />
Richard M. and Astrid Rude<br />
Kay A. Rudek<br />
Donald W. Rudow<br />
Paul L. Rundell<br />
Runestone Telephone Association<br />
Christopher R. Runnels<br />
Rural Cellular Corporation<br />
Shaun and Amanda Ryan<br />
Madonna Rysavy<br />
Jim and Donna Rystad<br />
Sarah A. Rystad<br />
s<br />
Life, like a mirror, never gives<br />
back more than we put into it.<br />
Anonymous<br />
Douglas Safar<br />
Brian and Jane Sage<br />
Dennis Sagedahl<br />
Flavia A. Sagedahl<br />
Brita S. Sailer<br />
Doug and Terre Saint Onge<br />
Samhold W.E.L.C.A.<br />
Sam's Club #8172<br />
Anne Sand<br />
Lyle and Joyce Sande<br />
David A. Sandem<br />
Truman and Avis Sandland<br />
Todd Sandwick<br />
Sanitary Service & Recycling Inc<br />
Bette Sather<br />
Brenda Sather<br />
Judy Sather<br />
Gary and Kristine Satre<br />
Brian W. Schaible<br />
Robert and Cynthia Schear<br />
Gerald H. Schlichtmann<br />
Debra and John Schmalenberg<br />
Crystal Schmitz<br />
Joel and Judie Schmitz<br />
Karen Schmitz<br />
Peggy Schmitz<br />
Schoolcraft Learning Community<br />
Dave and Roxie Schumacher<br />
Art and Dorothy Schuschke<br />
John and Marguerite Schwegman<br />
Duane Sea<br />
Security Bank USA of Bemidji<br />
Security State Bank of North Dakota<br />
Bradley J. and Tricia Seeger<br />
Brenda and Lon Seeger<br />
Marie Seeger<br />
Michael Seeger<br />
Steve Seeger<br />
Virginia, John and Jeri Seegmiller<br />
Roberta Sellon<br />
Steve and Laurie Seng<br />
Glenn and Sheree Setterholm<br />
Alton Shannon<br />
Cecilia A. Sheehy<br />
Susan Shnyder<br />
Thomas and Claudette Siekmeier<br />
Marty Sieve and Colleen Shannon<br />
Silbernick Accounting Inc.<br />
Sally Simon<br />
Linda K. Simons<br />
Peter and Marilyn Simonson<br />
Simplot Grower Solutions<br />
Peter M. and Delores Sinclair<br />
Ilene Sistad<br />
Sisters of St. Francis<br />
Dory L. Sjoblom<br />
Cheryl Sjodin<br />
Sjostrom Dairy Farm<br />
David B. and Marta M. Sjostrom<br />
Timothy L. Skime<br />
Albert T. Slagle<br />
W. Richard and Jean C. Slinkman<br />
James and Charlene Smalley<br />
Terry and Miriam Smart<br />
Rolf C. Smeby<br />
Carl D. and Jane E. Smith<br />
Kathryn M. and John T. Smith<br />
Wayne C. and Sharon Smith<br />
Dick Soderberg<br />
Elliott J. and Michelle Solheim<br />
Darlene Solie<br />
Stanley C. Sollie<br />
Ralph D. and Karen M. Sollom<br />
Arlette C. Solom<br />
Solum - Sundby Insurance Agency, Inc.<br />
Brent A. Sorenson<br />
Roy O. Sorrels, Jr.<br />
David and Claudia Sorvig<br />
Linda and Melvin Sovde, Jr.<br />
Teresa Spaeth<br />
Maurice and Carolyn Spangler<br />
Sparby Financial Group<br />
Sparkey Electric, Inc.<br />
Nicole J. Spaulding<br />
The Spot<br />
Springsteel Resort, Inc.<br />
Michael R. and Mickie A. Spurgin<br />
St. Ann's Ladies Aid of St. Joseph's<br />
Church<br />
St. Hilaire Supply Co, Inc.<br />
Dennis W. Stainbrook<br />
Vicki Ste. Marie<br />
Rick A. and Millie M. Steckler<br />
Steele's Auto Body of Bemidji, Inc.<br />
Dale and Kari Steenblock<br />
James Steenerson<br />
Ken N. and Jean E. Steinbach<br />
Charles and Linda Steiner<br />
Paul M. Stennes<br />
Stephen Lions Club<br />
Bonnie Stewart<br />
Louis Stich<br />
Merle W. and Debra Stinar<br />
Phillip Stodgell<br />
Stony Point Resort, Inc.<br />
Bennie and Mary Storo<br />
Lori M. Stoskopf<br />
Shannon K. Stoskopf<br />
Jeanette B. Stout<br />
Bernard M. Strand<br />
Joyce M. Strand<br />
Vicki J. Strand<br />
Laura Straw<br />
Heather and Gordon Streiff<br />
Alice Strem<br />
Virginia Strem<br />
Donald and Ellen Strickler
O'Brien Stromsodt<br />
Raymond M. and Marvlyn L.<br />
Stromstad<br />
Mary Stroozas<br />
Ilyne Struthers<br />
Jesse and Staci Stubbs<br />
Stuhaug Sanitation<br />
Gladys Stuhaug<br />
Greg and Marla Stuhaug<br />
Ellsworth and Alta Sulerud<br />
Tracey Sundeen<br />
Eleanor Sundquist<br />
Susan Sutton<br />
Gerald and Phyllis Sveen<br />
Sverdrup Mutual Insurance<br />
Company<br />
Karl and Kay Swanson<br />
Monica and Trevor Swanson<br />
Nancy J. Swanson<br />
Thomas L. and Bonnie J. Swanson<br />
Shirley Sweep<br />
Chris and Leah Swenby<br />
Family of August E. Swenson<br />
Lester Swenson<br />
t<br />
Listed are donors whose gifts were received and recorded between July 1, 2006 and June 30, <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
Happiest are the people who<br />
give most happiness to others<br />
Dennis Diderot<br />
Ron and Margaret Tabar<br />
Tailoredwear, Inc.<br />
Target Store of Bemidji<br />
Theo Tatum<br />
Debra E. Taylor<br />
TDS Fertilizer, Inc.<br />
Team <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Arne and Karen Teigland<br />
Alton and Patty Theis<br />
Thibert Chevrolet-Buick, Inc.<br />
Jane and Steven Thibert<br />
Ruth Thibodeau<br />
Thief River Falls Chamber<br />
of Commerce<br />
Merril Thiel<br />
Andrew Thomas<br />
Barb Thomason<br />
Thompson Hardware<br />
Ken K. Thompson Jewelry<br />
Dewain Thompson<br />
Evi Thompson<br />
Helen Thompson<br />
Kayo Thompson<br />
Kevin and Sherrie Thompson<br />
Kim and Mike Thompson<br />
Nancy Thompson<br />
Bradley and Myrna Thorson<br />
Judy Thorson<br />
Thrifty White Drug-Red Lake Falls<br />
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans-<br />
Climax<br />
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans-<br />
Gonvick<br />
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans-<br />
Lake of the Woods<br />
Thune Insurance Network<br />
Clarice and David Tilleraas<br />
Tires Plus of Bemidji<br />
Douglas and Donna Tischer<br />
Art Tobkin<br />
Nancy Tofte<br />
Elizabeth Tollefson<br />
Tom'Stop Inc.<br />
Joanne Torfin<br />
Elaine Torpet<br />
Margaret Toulouse<br />
Town & Country Builders<br />
Barb and Jim Treat<br />
Leora Trontvedt<br />
Stephanie Tschosik<br />
Arlene Tucker<br />
Linda Tucker<br />
Paula Tunseth<br />
Caryl Turnow<br />
Ellishia Turnwall<br />
Gary Tveit<br />
Nancy B. Tveit<br />
Kathleen R. Twite<br />
u<br />
The great use of life is to<br />
spend it for something that<br />
will outlast it. William James<br />
Okokon O. Udo<br />
Erman Ueland<br />
Ultima Bank <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
Uncle Bill's<br />
Bonnie Underdahl<br />
Karen Underhill<br />
United Valley Bank<br />
Unity Bank North<br />
Unity Insurance and Investment<br />
Services<br />
Upper Red Lake Area Assocation<br />
The UPS Store<br />
US Small Business Administration<br />
v<br />
When you cease to make<br />
a contribution, you begin<br />
to die. Eleanor Roosevelt<br />
John Vallager<br />
Roger and Roberta Valley<br />
Valu Ford of Elbow Lake<br />
Bryon Vande Wege<br />
Tammy and Terry Vant Hof<br />
Emil Vanyo<br />
Larry and Linda Vatnsdal<br />
Lynn Vatthauer<br />
Tammy Vatthauer<br />
Theodore G. and Emily R. Veen<br />
VFW 1902 Entertainment Fund<br />
VFW Post 8754<br />
Irene Vidden<br />
Eileen M. Vierling<br />
Paul and Karen Viger<br />
Charles Vind<br />
Gloria Vorderbruggen<br />
Voyageur's View, Inc.<br />
w<br />
No one has a right to<br />
consume happiness without<br />
producing it. Helen Keller<br />
Heidi Waggoner<br />
Wagner Plumbing & Heating<br />
Wayne Wagner<br />
William H. and Helen A. Wagner<br />
William T. and Shirley Wagner<br />
Wahl Brothers Racing<br />
Dennis and Rae Ann Wahl<br />
John and Mavis Wahlberg<br />
Dean and Jane Walk<br />
Walker Power Equipment, LLC<br />
James J Walker<br />
Wal-Mart Store #3233<br />
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.<br />
Walter Brother Dairy, Inc.<br />
Larry C. and Karen Walters<br />
Dale Waltz<br />
Lilah M. Wang<br />
Tim and Mary Wang<br />
Vicki Wangberg<br />
Patricia Wangler<br />
Joel and Lin Ward<br />
Warren Senior Center Fund<br />
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Public<br />
School Ed <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Warroad Chiropractic Clinic, P.A.<br />
Warroad Dairy Queen<br />
Warroad Friends of the Library<br />
Warroad Heritage Pharmacy<br />
Warroad Women of Today<br />
Marinell Waterworth<br />
DeEtta Watts<br />
Marty and Howard Watts<br />
Daniel and Lori Wavra<br />
Kelly Wavra<br />
Sylvia Wavrin<br />
Dallas and Joyce Way<br />
Weather-Tek Design Center<br />
Gay Webster<br />
Weckwerth Animal Hospital<br />
Lori and Tim Weeding<br />
Irene L. Weis<br />
Barbara Welberg<br />
Margaret L. Welle<br />
Robert J. and Jeanette Welle<br />
Richard and Sherry Wellman<br />
Wells Fargo Bank NA<br />
Wells Fargo of Fergus Falls<br />
David Wensloff<br />
David and Joan Wensloff<br />
Wes' Plumbing and Heating, Inc.<br />
Dave and Candace West<br />
Sandra A. Weston<br />
Ronald and Beverly Whitt<br />
Widman's Candy Shop<br />
Widseth, Smith, Nolting<br />
& Assoc., Inc.<br />
Wikstrom Telephone Company, Inc.<br />
Wilcox Furniture & Appliance, Inc<br />
Wilcox Plumbing & Heating, Inc.<br />
Wild Rice Electric Trust<br />
Annette Wilder<br />
Sylvia Wildgen<br />
Jay and Geri Wilimek<br />
Douglas Williams, DDS<br />
Steve Williams<br />
Wilmer Farms, Inc.<br />
Bruce and Judy Wilson<br />
Gary and Bonnie Wilson<br />
James R. and Carole A. Wilson<br />
Kim and Scott Wilson<br />
Winger Implement, Inc.<br />
Janet and Darrell Wiskow<br />
Joyce Woidtke<br />
Robert C. and Paula A. Wokasch<br />
Robin L. Wold<br />
Jennifer Wolfe<br />
Marjean O. Wolff<br />
John Wollack<br />
Tove Wollin<br />
Women of The Moose-Chapter # 982<br />
Bud and Gloria Woodard<br />
Beverly Wright<br />
Donovan E. Wright<br />
x<br />
As I give, I get.<br />
Mary McLeod Bethune<br />
Xclusive Consulting, LLC<br />
y<br />
If you haven't got any charity<br />
in your heart, you have the<br />
worst kind of heart trouble.<br />
Bob Hope<br />
Marsha Yates<br />
Yellow Rose 5K Walk/Run<br />
Dwayne Young, Inc.<br />
Dwayne Young<br />
Juli Younggren<br />
Robert and JoAnne Yuergens<br />
Don Yutrzenka<br />
z<br />
As the purse is emptied,<br />
the heart is filled.<br />
Victor Hugo<br />
Ralph B. and Maryanne Zachman<br />
Dale Zaiser<br />
Deborah Zak<br />
Kaye and Glen Zebarth<br />
Zetah Construction,Inc.<br />
Zion Women of the ELCA<br />
Pierre and Doris Zothman<br />
Darlene Zutz<br />
JoAnn Zutz<br />
Reimagining the Future<br />
<strong>2007</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
13
How the funds were invested: Grants<br />
Total NMF Grants Fiscal Year <strong>2007</strong> $1,339,468<br />
Kittson<br />
Roseau Lake<br />
of the<br />
Woods<br />
Marshall<br />
Pennington<br />
Red Lake<br />
Polk<br />
Norman<br />
Mahnomen<br />
Children & Families<br />
Cornerstone $5,000<br />
To expand Day One Services<br />
Human Achievement & Performance $25,000<br />
Creating a Hubbard County Youth Drug & Alcohol Task<br />
Force<br />
Lady Slipper Scenic Byway, Inc. $10,000<br />
To retain project manager for the Rabideau Conservation<br />
Academy and Learning Center and to secure project partners,<br />
for strategic planning, and fund development<br />
Lifetrack Resources $10,000<br />
To place local Parent Guides in each of six out-state<br />
regions to provide more readily available support for families<br />
in Greater <strong>Minnesota</strong> with children who have hearing loss<br />
Mahube Community Council, Inc. $25,000<br />
For support groups for grandparents and other relatives<br />
raising grandchildren in Roseau and Thief River Falls<br />
Meritcare Clinic Bemidji $500<br />
For Celebrate Kindness Campaign<br />
Mississippi Headwaters Area Dental $25,000<br />
For the Mississippi Headwaters Area Dental Health Center<br />
to support start-up costs of this public access clinic<br />
MN Department of Human Services $1,285<br />
For training sessions for children's mental health professionals<br />
and other professionals working with young children<br />
Mount St. Benedict CSA Garden $16,000<br />
To provide funding for four full time internship positions<br />
North Country Health Services $500<br />
For David Parnell Presentation<br />
Northwoods Coalition<br />
for Battered Women $24,900<br />
To re-establish Children's Program services<br />
14 <strong>2007</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Clearwater<br />
Beltrami<br />
Hubbard<br />
Caring Communities $248,470<br />
Red Lake Nation Chemical Health $1,000<br />
For David Parnell Presentation<br />
Valley Community Health Centers $25,000<br />
To the Northern Valley Dental Alliance for addressing oral<br />
health issues of children and vulnerable populations in the<br />
northern Red River Valley<br />
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District $1,000<br />
For a drug awareness presentation by the Climb Theater<br />
Early Childhood Initiative $1,285<br />
To the <strong>Minnesota</strong> Department of Human Services for training<br />
sessions for children's mental health professionals<br />
Emergency Assistance<br />
Awarded for flood relief and/or crisis needs<br />
of low-income families and individuals<br />
Bi-County CAP, Inc $20,300<br />
Inter-County Community<br />
Action Council $12,200<br />
Mahube Community Council, Inc. $9,000<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> Community<br />
Action Program $7,450<br />
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. $11,050<br />
The Elderly<br />
Mahnomen Area Service Center $15,000<br />
To the Mahnomen Area Service Center for<br />
youth programming services in conjunction<br />
with Senior Services<br />
The Baudette Community <strong>Foundation</strong> $2,000<br />
For the Lake of the Woods Senior Fishing<br />
and Boating Program<br />
Kittson<br />
Roseau Lake<br />
of the<br />
Woods<br />
Marshall<br />
Pennington<br />
Red Lake<br />
Polk<br />
Norman<br />
Mahnomen<br />
Clearwater<br />
Beltrami<br />
Hubbard<br />
Training $34,686<br />
Individual Effectiveness<br />
Peacemaker Resources $1,350<br />
For conflict resolution and mediation training<br />
Randy Walden $2,485<br />
For mini master of project management and HR<br />
employment procedures and functions<br />
Wee Care Children's Center $1,280<br />
Executive coaching for Ellen Boyd from Wee Care Children's<br />
Center<br />
Nonprofit Excellence Program<br />
Lakeland Public Television $925<br />
For combining board members and staff members for integrated<br />
strategic planning<br />
Lakeland Public Television $1,450<br />
For local programming: Is Lakeland Public Television<br />
Meeting the Needs of its Viewers?<br />
Organizational Effectiveness<br />
Greater <strong>Minnesota</strong> Management (3) $5,000<br />
For board development, customer service, human<br />
resource training<br />
Heartland Homes, Inc $5,000<br />
For Heartland Homes, Inc.<br />
Hope House $5,000<br />
For technology improvements<br />
Human Achievement & Performance $5,000<br />
For board recruitment, orientation and development<br />
Mahnomen Health Center $5,000<br />
For Customer Service in Healthcare<br />
"Creating World Class"<br />
Sexual Assault Program $696<br />
For board visioning and team building<br />
STAR Teams<br />
A total of $1,500 was granted to the following<br />
schools for follow-up activities: Bagley<br />
Independent Schools, Bemidji Area Schools,<br />
Franklin Middle School, Magelssen Elementary<br />
School, Nevis School, Red Lake County Central<br />
Elementary, Schoolcraft Learning Community,<br />
St. Philips School
Economic & Community Development<br />
City of Bagley $20,000<br />
Build a coalition addressing critical needs in the community,<br />
while creating a showcase focus at Lake Lomond Park<br />
City of Fosston $10,000<br />
Update the comprehensive plan for the City of Fosston<br />
City of Park Rapids $2,850<br />
Formulate a landscaping plan for the Highway 34<br />
corridor through Park Rapids<br />
City of Warroad $2,650<br />
To hire a Land Use Planner to help the community<br />
redesign the Point recreation area<br />
East Grand Forks EDHA $10,000<br />
To identify strategic economic development opportunities<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Chamber of Commerce $1,000<br />
For <strong>Minnesota</strong> Business Gives<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> $25,000<br />
For coordination of regional economic development Ingenuity<br />
Frontier project<br />
White Earth Reservation<br />
Tribal Council $2,500<br />
For the Northern <strong>Minnesota</strong> Reservation Economic<br />
Development Initiative Conference<br />
Growth Management<br />
City of Park Rapids $21,000<br />
To undertake an ambitious Quality of Place Initiative involving<br />
two critical and overlapping activities<br />
Headwaters Regional<br />
Development Commission $10,000<br />
To use the Bemidji Leads! model to help the community assess<br />
current standing in a variety of quality of life areas<br />
Before<br />
(above)<br />
and after<br />
photos<br />
of the<br />
Argyle<br />
Centennial<br />
gazebo<br />
Kittson<br />
Roseau Lake<br />
of the<br />
Woods<br />
Marshall<br />
Pennington<br />
Red Lake<br />
Polk<br />
Norman<br />
Mahnomen<br />
Picture<br />
It Painted<br />
Clearwater<br />
Beltrami<br />
Hubbard<br />
Community Planning $164,415<br />
Housing<br />
Crookston HRA $4,665<br />
To assist with the cost of a housing study<br />
Mahnomen Health Center $14,750<br />
To perform studies for a proposed assisted living unit<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> Area Regional<br />
Development Commission $25,000<br />
For the Thief River Falls Area Growth Partnership<br />
Healthy Lakes & Rivers Partnership<br />
Beltrami Soil & Water<br />
Conservation District $4,000<br />
For LAWA Voluntary Septic System Inspection Project<br />
Hubbard County Soil<br />
and Water District $4,000<br />
For Potato Lake shoreland restoration and vegetation<br />
mapping<br />
Hubbard County Soil<br />
and Water District $4,000<br />
For water quality reconstruction from fossil diatom<br />
analysis<br />
Kittson<br />
Roseau Lake<br />
of the<br />
Woods<br />
Marshall<br />
Pennington<br />
Red Lake<br />
Polk<br />
Norman<br />
Mahnomen<br />
Clearwater<br />
Beltrami<br />
Hubbard<br />
Natural Resources $63,400<br />
University of <strong>Minnesota</strong> - Crookston $10,400<br />
For a feasibility study and planning grant to assess<br />
global market opportunities and local economic<br />
development potential for value-added business ventures<br />
in fermented foods<br />
Clearwater County Land<br />
and Forestry Dept $12,500<br />
To address the critical issues facing Clearwater<br />
County on its county managed forest resources<br />
Giziibii RC & D $25,000<br />
To create an awareness among private woodland owners<br />
of the need for good management<br />
Independent School District #390 $9,000<br />
To assemble and coordinate a volunteer group of students<br />
to assist in water quality testing to gain baseline data<br />
for two of the tributaries to the Rainy River Basin<br />
River Watch Program<br />
University of <strong>Minnesota</strong> - Crookston $1,500<br />
For Hosting of Aspen Parkland Ecotourism Conference<br />
University of <strong>Minnesota</strong>-Crookston $5,000<br />
For the evaluation of high tunnel methods for production<br />
of vegetables and fruits in northwestern <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
Through a collaborative effort with the Valspar Corporation “Picture-It-Painted”<br />
program, paint and other coating materials were given to local towns and organizations.<br />
Awards of 371 total gallons of free paint were made for the following projects:<br />
• Perley Community Hall<br />
Restoration - exterior and<br />
interior of hall<br />
• City of Argyle<br />
Centennial gazebo<br />
• Clearwater Health Services,<br />
Bagley - rooms in Clearbrook<br />
and Bagley clinics, hospital<br />
• Lake George Senior Citizen’s<br />
Club - exterior of senior citizen<br />
building<br />
Kittson<br />
Roseau Lake<br />
of the<br />
Woods<br />
Marshall<br />
Pennington<br />
Red Lake<br />
Polk<br />
Norman<br />
Mahnomen<br />
Beltrami<br />
• Care and Share, Inc.,<br />
Crookston - interior walls<br />
• Paul Bunyan Playhouse,<br />
Bemidji - house and stage floor<br />
• Hayes Lake State Park, Roseau<br />
Bemis Hill shelter<br />
• Occupational Development<br />
Center, Inc., Bemidji - walls<br />
and floor in work area<br />
Clearwater<br />
Hubbard<br />
• Upper Mississippi Mental<br />
Health Center, Bemidji -<br />
exterior door trim and<br />
interior walls<br />
• Beltrami County Historical<br />
Society, Bemidji -<br />
exterior of Sunnyside School<br />
• City of Greenbush -<br />
pool house, mural<br />
<strong>2007</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
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How the funds were invested: Community and Com<br />
Commmunity & Component Fund Grants Fiscal Year <strong>2007</strong> $829,648<br />
What is a Component Fund: Philanthropic Services<br />
The component and community funds established and administered<br />
by the foundation make a huge contribution to the region’s quality of<br />
place. The extra benefits are that they keep local resources in the communities<br />
where they are actually earned and are contributed by generous<br />
donors, stay where they are needed funding local projects, and<br />
where they continue to give back through their endowment earnings.<br />
The resources remain in northwest <strong>Minnesota</strong>, making a difference<br />
for generations to come.<br />
In some cases, the foundation’s own discretionary grant programs<br />
work in tandem with the component funds’ priorities. The foundation’s<br />
staff advise one another and the fund’s advisors when opportunities<br />
for co-funding arise. This strategy serves to strengthen each of the<br />
programs and impacts the region’s quality of place in a powerful way.<br />
A major development in the past fiscal year was the dramatic increase<br />
in grants disbursed from the component funds, surpassing the foundation’s<br />
own discretionary grantmaking.<br />
Component Fund Grants Fiscal Year <strong>2007</strong><br />
By category, following are the numbers of grants and totals:<br />
Cultural Funds 11 grants $ 17,700<br />
Community Funds 28 grants $ 202,157<br />
Community Service Funds 8 grants $ 71,690<br />
Donor Advised Funds 16 grants $ 36,300<br />
Economic Development Funds 2 grants $ 15,000<br />
Education Funds 30 grants $ 109,022<br />
Environmental Funds 3 grants $ 34,185<br />
Health Care Funds 13 grants $ 108,558<br />
Scholarship Funds 104 grants $ 78,069<br />
NW <strong>Minnesota</strong> Women’s Fund 5 grants $ 7,277<br />
Early Childhood Initiative Funds 37 grants $ 149,690<br />
TOTAL 257 GRANTS $ 829,648<br />
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Roseau Area Community<br />
Roseau<br />
Fund advisory committee<br />
created a float for the<br />
county fair parade. The sign in<br />
the background proudly displays<br />
the dollar amount of grant dollars<br />
that were disbursed from the fund<br />
family for five scholarships, a grant<br />
to Oak Crest Senior Housing for<br />
outdoor furniture, and a grant to<br />
a tennis camp for kids, as well<br />
as a major gift to Northland<br />
Technical and Community<br />
College for a Roseau community<br />
education computer classroom.<br />
Bagley Early<br />
Childhood Initiative<br />
Fund made<br />
a grant to<br />
purchase and<br />
install new<br />
equipment<br />
at the<br />
school<br />
playground<br />
in Bagley that<br />
is safe for preschool<br />
aged kids. Besides the grant<br />
funds, other sources for support for<br />
the project included Head Start,<br />
Clearwater-Polk Electric and<br />
various fund raising activities.<br />
The funds made it possible for the<br />
community to have a safe play area<br />
for children from birth to age five,<br />
with many years of durable service<br />
for enjoyment.<br />
Kittson<br />
Roseau Lake<br />
of the<br />
Woods<br />
Marshall<br />
Pennington<br />
Red Lake<br />
Polk<br />
Norman<br />
Mahnomen<br />
Clearwater<br />
Beltrami<br />
Hubbard<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
Women’s Fund advisory<br />
committee members Marilyn<br />
Heltzer and Karen Coe presented<br />
a check to Anne Sand, executive<br />
director of the Family Advocacy<br />
Center of Northern <strong>Minnesota</strong> for<br />
a grant to present diversity training<br />
to the staff of the Advocacy Center<br />
and the nurses from the Sexual<br />
Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)<br />
Program. The Advocacy Center<br />
serves family violence victims in<br />
a 16-county region in northwest<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong>. The center focuses on<br />
the crimes most likely to affect<br />
families -- child abuse, sexual<br />
assault and domestic violence.<br />
It's the first such facility in the country<br />
developed by a tribal government<br />
and non-tribal organization.<br />
The Bemidji Parks<br />
and Trails Fund<br />
raised nearly $55,000 with<br />
the help of NMF for the Paul and<br />
Babe Maintenance Fund in order<br />
to restore the Babe statue.<br />
Paul and Babe are 70 years old and<br />
are one of the most photographed<br />
attractions in the nation. With<br />
reinforced innards, firm footing,<br />
and a new weather-resistant coat,<br />
Babe the Blue Ox was repaired<br />
to grace family albums for<br />
generations to come.
ponent Funds<br />
Community Service Funds<br />
Bagley Early Childhood Initiative Fund<br />
Beltrami Humane Society Fund<br />
Ralph and Ruth Shoemate Fund<br />
Bemidji Waterfront-Paul and Babe Maintenance Fund<br />
Clearwater County Humane Society Fund<br />
Crookston Early Childhood Initiative Fund<br />
Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative Fund<br />
The Evergreen House Fund<br />
Fertile Area Armed Forces Veterans Fund<br />
Four Seasons Senior Center Endowment & Project Fund<br />
Headwaters Regional Development Commission Leadership Fund<br />
HRDC Successful Communities Challenge Fund<br />
Headwaters Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Fund<br />
Lake of the Woods County Humane Society Endowment Fund<br />
Marshall County Early Childhood Initiative Fund<br />
OPTIONS Endowment and Project Fund<br />
Naytahwaush Area Early Childhood Initiative<br />
Senior Trust Fund of Beltrami County<br />
Kelliher Area Seniors Fund<br />
Thief River Falls Early Childhood Initiative Fund<br />
Warren Senior Center Endowment Fund<br />
WEE-Care Children’s Center Fund<br />
Scholarship recipients<br />
Brittany Kirkeide (left)<br />
and Regina Wollin<br />
received $250 awards<br />
from the Keith and Ellen<br />
Kapphahn Family<br />
Scholarship Fund,<br />
presented by Keith<br />
Kapphahn.<br />
The Kapphahns<br />
share a strong<br />
belief that<br />
post high<br />
school<br />
education<br />
contributes<br />
to a better<br />
quality<br />
of life, which<br />
is shown<br />
through their<br />
investment in<br />
this donor<br />
advised fund, a<br />
part of the<br />
Greenbush Area<br />
Community Fund.<br />
Cultural Funds<br />
Beltrami County Historical Society Endowment Fund<br />
Bemidji Area Arts Endowment Fund<br />
Bemidji Community Arts Center Fund<br />
Bemidji Community Theater Fund<br />
Fred Marshall Fund for the Headwaters School of Music<br />
and the Arts<br />
Richard & Pam Nelson Family Fund for the Visual Arts<br />
North Star Arts Fund<br />
Ernie Rall Children’s Performing Arts Fund<br />
HB and Ina T. Roholt Family Fund for the Arts<br />
Everett Wilimek Endowment for Violin Studies<br />
Bemidji Area Public Library <strong>Foundation</strong> Endowment Fund<br />
Bemidji Area Public Library Mural Fund<br />
Dorothy Breen Fund for the Visually Impaired<br />
Hazel I. Shimmin Endowment Fund<br />
Ruth Stenerson Project Support Fund<br />
Clearbrook-Gonvick Performing Arts Fund<br />
Lake of the Woods County Historical Society Endowment Fund<br />
Roseau County Historical Society Endowment Fund<br />
Two Rivers Area Theatre Endowment and Scholarship Fund<br />
Community Funds<br />
Badger Area Community Fund<br />
Badger Education Fund<br />
Bagley Area Community Fund<br />
Bagley Area Scholarship Fund<br />
Bagley Beautification Fund<br />
Bagley Education Endowment & Project Fund<br />
Bagley Technology Advancement Fund<br />
Bagley Area Scholarship Fund<br />
Blackduck Community Fund<br />
Blackduck Academic and Character Scholarship Fund<br />
Fosston Area Community Fund<br />
Cameron Badurek Memorial Fund<br />
Dean Clementson Scholarship Fund<br />
Fosston 21st Century Endowment and Project Fund<br />
Fosston Education <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Fosston Livestock Shipping Association Animal Science<br />
Scholarship Fund<br />
Dean & Joyce McNelly Vocational Scholarship Fund<br />
Jim Miller Memorial Math Scholarship Fund<br />
Terry Stout Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />
LuVerne Trogstad Education and Scholarship Fund<br />
Wilma & Franklin Vikan Scholarship Fund<br />
Greenbush Area Community Fund<br />
Greenbush Education Fund<br />
Keith and Ellen Kapphahn Family Scholarship Fund<br />
Mahnomen Area Community Fund<br />
Mahnomen Health Care Fund<br />
Park Rapids Area Community Fund<br />
Heartland Homes Endowment and Project Fund<br />
Hewitt Family Charitable Fund<br />
Kinship of Park Rapids Fund<br />
Park Rapids Early Childhood Initiative Fund<br />
Park Rapids Education & Activities<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> Fund<br />
Park Rapids Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />
Matthew Spangler Hockey Fund<br />
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians<br />
Community Fund<br />
Red Lake Band of Chippewa<br />
Education Fund<br />
Red Lake Band of Chippewa<br />
Indians Renewal & Recovery Fund<br />
Red Lake Tribal Information<br />
Center, Archives, & Library Fund<br />
Youth Initiative Fund<br />
Roseau Area Community &<br />
Education Fund<br />
A.J. Kramer Scholarship Fund<br />
Marian Foley Memorial Fund<br />
Marvin LaRue Memorial Fund<br />
Nick Peterson Scholarship Fund<br />
Roseau Adult Education Fund<br />
Roseau Area Friends of the Library Fund<br />
Roseau Lions Club Scholarship Fund<br />
Roseau Parks and Recreation Fund<br />
Joseph Schneider Memorial Scholarship<br />
Bruce Wiskow Memorial Fund<br />
<strong>2007</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
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Community & Component Funds Continued<br />
Warroad Area Community Fund<br />
Bruce and Ellen Atwater Education Fund<br />
Betty Bahnmiller Memorial Fund<br />
Edward and Agnes Brandli Scholarship Fund<br />
Farmers Union Oil Co. Scholarship Fund<br />
Jennifer Grove Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />
Gaylord Gunderson Memorial Fund<br />
Lee Hafdahl Memorial Scholarship<br />
Ann and Les Henderson Scholarship Fund<br />
Margaret Ann and Paul Samuel Johnson Family<br />
Charitable Fund<br />
Justin Knebel Memorial Fund<br />
Nick Moyer Memorial and Scholarship Fund<br />
Napa Ride to Reading Fund<br />
Patrick O’Donnell Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />
Katie Jo Olafson Memorial Scholarship<br />
Rainbow Park Restoration Fund<br />
Warroad Care Center Fund<br />
Warroad Early Childhood Initiative Fund<br />
Warroad Education Fund<br />
Warroad Heritage Center Fund<br />
Warroad Memorial Arena Fund<br />
Warroad Point Area Restoration and Community<br />
Recovery Fund<br />
Warroad Swim Program Fund<br />
White Earth Reservation Area Community Fund<br />
Health Care Funds<br />
Bridges Medical Services <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Clearwater County Area Health Care Fund<br />
Clearwater Emergency Services Fund<br />
Greensview Endowment and Project Fund<br />
Clearwater Health Services Cancer Screening Fund<br />
Greensview Care Center Pet Therapy Fund<br />
Hospice Endowment & Project Fund<br />
Hospice Family Room Fund<br />
Courage Center Programs and Camps Fund<br />
First Care Medical Services <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
First Care Hospice Endowment Fund<br />
Kelliher Area Health Care Fund<br />
LifeCare Medical Center Care Fund<br />
Maggi Adams Medical Equipment Fund<br />
Eagles Auxiliary Diabetes & Dialysis Fund<br />
Greenbush Nursing Home Fund<br />
LifeCare Medical Center Hospice Fund<br />
Parish Nursing Fund<br />
Sheltering Oaks Manor Fund<br />
Mississippi Headwaters Area Dental Health Center Fund<br />
North Valley Health Center Endowment Fund<br />
Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center <strong>Foundation</strong> Fund<br />
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Economic Development Funds<br />
Ingenuity Frontier Fund<br />
Lake of the Woods Area Industrial Development Fund<br />
Lake of the Woods Industrial Park Fund<br />
Lake of the Woods Revolving Loan Fund<br />
Park Rapids Revolving Loan Fund<br />
Environment<br />
& Recreation Funds<br />
Bemidji Area Parks and Trails Endowment and Project Fund<br />
Bemidji First City of Lights Fund<br />
Bemidji Curling Fund<br />
Big Bog State Recreation Area Endowment and Project Fund<br />
Giziibii Resource Conservation & Development Fund<br />
Greater Bemidji Outdoor <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Omdahl Environment & Conservation Fund<br />
Rydell Refuge Endowment and Project Fund<br />
Upper Mississippi Watershed Endowment and Project Fund<br />
Wetlands, Pines, & Prairie Audubon Sanctuary (Eldor and<br />
Stella Omdahl) Endowment Fund<br />
Education Funds<br />
Bemidji Lumberjack <strong>Foundation</strong> Fund<br />
All School Reunion Fund<br />
First National Bank, Bemidji Bonspiel Fund<br />
John F. Breen Scholarship Fund<br />
Ray Breen Scholarship Fund<br />
Amy Anderson English Fund<br />
Food Service Fund<br />
Bun and Alvera Fortier Scholarship Fund<br />
Tom Gardner Memorial Fund<br />
General Scholarship Fund<br />
• First National Bank <strong>Foundation</strong> Scholarship<br />
• National Honor Society Scholarship (Rural Cellular)<br />
• Paul Bunyan Telephone Cooperative<br />
• Beltrami Electric Cooperative Scholarship<br />
George Pelawa/Calgary Flames Scholarship<br />
Ken VanWilgen Memorial Scholarship<br />
Rick Lee Memorial Fund<br />
Heidi Bitzer McClure Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />
Pat Campbell String Fund<br />
Joe Plummer Music Fund<br />
Buck Robbins Scholarship Fund<br />
Des Sagedahl Scholarship Fund<br />
Troy Nelson Memorial Character Scholarship<br />
Endowment Fund<br />
Lumberjack Security Bank Scramble Fund<br />
K. E. “Red” Wilson Athletic Fund<br />
Ruth Shannon Wilson Scholarship in Music Fund<br />
Laurel Capistran Murphy Scholarship Fund<br />
Clearbrook-Gonvick Education Endowment and Project Fund<br />
Mary Jo Klinger Scholarship Fund<br />
Olga Peterson Scholarship Fund<br />
Playground Fund<br />
Thorbeck Field Fund<br />
District #593 (Crookston) Education <strong>Foundation</strong> Endowment Fund<br />
Frances Drivold Special Education Fund<br />
East Polk County Fair Scholarship Fund<br />
Heartland Christian Academy Endowment Fund<br />
Julie Holmquist Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />
Leonard J. and Rosemond Kucera Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />
Lake of the Woods Industrial Development Corporation<br />
Scholarship Fund<br />
Lake of the Woods Student Intern Fund<br />
Laporte Education Fund<br />
Laporte-Benedict VFW Scholarship Fund<br />
Tonia Johannsen Memorial Fund<br />
Community Playground Fund<br />
Mahnomen Education Fund<br />
General Scholarship Fund<br />
Les Hanson Scholarship Fund<br />
Milton Hockel Scholarship Fund<br />
Gen. Ike and Maj. Bruce Isaacson Scholarship Fund<br />
Track Fund<br />
Red Lake Falls Education Fund<br />
Richard Bresnahan Leadership in the<br />
Arts Fund<br />
Lester Norris Dale, MD Scholarship Fund<br />
Kris Fontaine Scholarship Fund<br />
Kyle A. Myhre Memorial Fund<br />
St. Mary’s Mission School Endowment & Project Fund<br />
James and Sylvia Sande Scholarship Fund<br />
Mike Staples Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />
Two Rivers Area Theatre Endowment and Project Fund<br />
–Scholarship Fund<br />
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Education <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Lyle H. Engelstad Scholarship Fund<br />
Myron and Margaret Carlson Scholarship Fund<br />
Music Advancement Fund<br />
Luther Younggren Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />
Donor Advised Funds<br />
Anonymous (2)<br />
Backstrom Family Charitable Fund<br />
Baer Family Fund<br />
Meade Family Fund<br />
David Meade Scholarship Fund<br />
William A. and Eloise E. Nelson Fund<br />
Oja Family Fund<br />
Major Robert Olson Memorial Fund<br />
Rongen Family Fund<br />
Ole and Ruth Tweet Family Fund<br />
Regional Funds<br />
Fourth and Robbins Fund<br />
Red River Valley Emerging Leadership Fund<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> Women’s Fund
GENERAL BUSINESS<br />
LOANS<br />
$646,000<br />
Financing is available<br />
for business start-ups and<br />
expansions that create new jobs<br />
leading to long-term<br />
community impact,<br />
diversification of the economy<br />
and that leverage other sources<br />
of funds to increase total capital<br />
investment in the region.<br />
Loans totaling $646,000<br />
were made to:<br />
North Central Door,<br />
LLC, Bemidji<br />
To provide gap financing for<br />
expansion and new construction<br />
of a garage door factory.<br />
Northern Tier<br />
Roseau<br />
Industries, LLC,<br />
Greenbush<br />
To provide working<br />
capital for the manufacture and<br />
distribution of products used for<br />
semi-trailer trucks.<br />
Roseau<br />
Roseau County<br />
Ford, Inc., Roseau<br />
For new business<br />
start-up.<br />
Mid-Central<br />
Kittson<br />
Medical, St. Vincent<br />
For expansion<br />
of medical equipment<br />
manufacturing.<br />
How the funds were invested: Business<br />
Business Loans & Investments Fiscal Year <strong>2007</strong> $1,296,000<br />
HOUSING<br />
$400,000<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> received<br />
a $500,000 line of<br />
credit through<br />
Fannie Mae, a major<br />
funder of housing,<br />
financial products and<br />
services, that works to<br />
expand home ownership<br />
opportunities.<br />
Four loans were made<br />
from Fannie Mae<br />
funds for the Beltrami<br />
County HRA and the<br />
Headwaters Regional<br />
Development<br />
Commission for the<br />
development of<br />
affordable housing<br />
totaling $400,000.<br />
D&D Thomforde<br />
Greenhouse co-owner<br />
Dawn Resendiz;<br />
Dave West, NMF business<br />
development specialist;<br />
and co-owner Dianna<br />
Erickson<br />
ENTREPRENEUR<br />
DEVELOPMENT<br />
PROGRAM<br />
$301,000<br />
Loans up to $35,000 are available<br />
to help develop small businesses<br />
and self-employment opportunities.<br />
Staff works directly with entrepreneurs<br />
to develop business plans and provide<br />
ongoing assistance and training.<br />
Polk<br />
Polk<br />
Pennington<br />
Roseau<br />
Roseau<br />
Pennington<br />
Pennington<br />
Pennington<br />
Roseau<br />
Hubbard<br />
of<br />
Lake<br />
the<br />
Woods<br />
of<br />
Lake<br />
the<br />
Woods<br />
Loans totaling $301,000<br />
were made to:<br />
Viper Exteriors, Goodridge<br />
T. Squared Fitness, LLC, Roseau<br />
Legends Sporting Goods,<br />
Thief River Falls<br />
The Flower Place, Park Rapids<br />
Advanced Composites, Grygla<br />
Oriental Wok, Baudette<br />
Rejuv’ Salon and Spa, Inc.,<br />
Crookston<br />
Mobo Hobo Catering,<br />
Thief River Falls<br />
C & M Concessions, Warroad<br />
D & D Thomforde Garden<br />
Center, Crookston<br />
Freedom Rolls, Bemidji<br />
North Country Food & Fuel,<br />
Inc., Waskish<br />
The Book Patch, Thief River Falls<br />
Wright Locksmith and Security<br />
Systems, Warroad<br />
TECHNICAL<br />
ASSISTANCE<br />
The <strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> provides assistance<br />
in the loan application process<br />
and after the loan is made.<br />
Staff provides technical<br />
assistance to increase<br />
a business owner’s capacity<br />
to successfully manage and<br />
operate their business and<br />
increase its prospects for<br />
long-term success. Assistance<br />
is provided by staff or<br />
consultants and may include<br />
workshops, classroom training<br />
and individual counseling.<br />
• 250 businesses and<br />
individuals received personal<br />
technical assistance<br />
counseling<br />
• $7,864 supported consulting<br />
to assist 8 entrepreneurial<br />
businesses<br />
• 80 people attended the<br />
classroom training<br />
workshops NMF sponsored<br />
The Business Development Programs<br />
of the <strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
receive funding and support from the<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Department of Employment<br />
and Economic Development and<br />
United States Department of Agriculture<br />
Rural Development as well as the Small<br />
Business Administration and Fannie Mae.<br />
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20<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> boasts more manufacturing jobs per<br />
capita than any other region in the state. Continued growth depends on the coordination and targeted<br />
development of key assets – education, workforce skills, regional identity, infrastructure enhancement<br />
and industry innovations, to name a few.<br />
Ingenuity Frontier initiatives, launched in 2002 after regional and state entities met to study the<br />
importance of advanced manufacturing and applied engineering to the region’s economic health, have<br />
aimed to foster growth in those industries and the support systems required to ensure vibrant futures for<br />
both employers and their all-important workforces – right here in northwest <strong>Minnesota</strong>.<br />
Goals Ingenuity Frontier partners are working together to accomplish these goals:<br />
What was accomplished in <strong>2007</strong>:<br />
Ingenuity Frontier 1<br />
3<br />
2<br />
To increase the pool of manufacturing and applied engineering<br />
talent in northwest <strong>Minnesota</strong>, in part by offering a pre-engineering<br />
curriculum in area middle schools and high schools and delivering<br />
degree programs in manufacturing and applied engineering.<br />
To promote a culture of manufacturing and applied<br />
engineering innovation in northwest <strong>Minnesota</strong>,<br />
in part by establishing an Applied Research Center<br />
in collaboration with business and education.<br />
Brand northwest <strong>Minnesota</strong> as a hub of manufacturing and applied engineering talent and<br />
innovation, in part by implementing a targeted marketing campaign to attract high-skill<br />
workers and businesses to northwest <strong>Minnesota</strong>.<br />
Achievements Substantial progress has been made in achieving each goal and a new<br />
phase of development has been identified.<br />
Ingenuity Frontier has taken a two-pronged approach to meeting the goal of increasing the pool of<br />
engineering talent in the region with strategies that engage middle and high school students and<br />
continue with college degree programs. Project Lead the Way has been launched in eight schools in the<br />
region, providing students with a way to learn math, science and technology through practical applications<br />
and encouraging them to explore careers in engineering and other technology-related fields.<br />
After high school, education opportunities continue with two new engineering-related<br />
degree programs having been added to the curriculum at Bemidji State University this fall.<br />
A nationally accredited Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology focuses on the<br />
application of high technology to problem solving in manufacturing settings. An online degree<br />
in Applied Engineering Technology is also now available, having been developed in collaboration with<br />
six regional two-year colleges so that students can transfer in both A.S. and A.A.S. degrees.<br />
Bemidji State University was selected in 2005 to receive one of only four “Center of Excellence”<br />
designations from the <strong>Minnesota</strong> State Colleges and Universities system along with an award of<br />
$5 million in funding. The resulting 360° Manufacturing and Applied Engineering Center of<br />
Excellence represents a partnership of Bemidji State University, Central Lakes College in Brainerd and<br />
Staples, <strong>Northwest</strong> Technical College in Bemidji, Northland Community and Technical College in<br />
Thief River Falls and East Grand Forks, Pine Technical College in Pine City, Saint Paul College,<br />
St. Cloud Technical College and Minneapolis Community and Technical College.
360° has worked with faculty at its partner institutions to<br />
develop the Seamless Career Pathway model for manufacturing<br />
and applied engineering careers which encompasses Project Lead the<br />
Way and leads students to and between technical and community<br />
college certificates, diplomas and associate degrees – to bachelor’s<br />
and master’s degrees at Bemidji State University.<br />
“Our involvement with Ingenuity Frontier in northwest<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> has assured that our solutions and results are aligned<br />
with industry needs and coordinated with various northwest<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> organizations including economic development, education<br />
and workforce development,” said Karen White, director of 360°.<br />
Ingenuity Frontier’s second goal of promoting a culture of<br />
engineering innovation in the region has been furthered with the<br />
Spring <strong>2007</strong> opening of the Applied Research Center at Bemidji<br />
State University. More than $16 million has been invested in the<br />
facility, which is equipped with state-of-the-art technology,<br />
including labs on engineering technology such as rapid prototyping,<br />
general manufacturing and simulations using 3D holography. Aside<br />
from offering advanced training, the Applied Research Center’s<br />
mission includes: encouraging joint research and development<br />
between the university and industry, serving as an integrator of<br />
manufacturing education in the region including Project Lead the<br />
Way, offering summer academies in manufacturing and engineering<br />
technology and facilitating technology transfer and business<br />
development assistance for commercialization of new products and<br />
systems.<br />
Finally, in support of achieving Ingenuity Frontier’s third goal,<br />
a marketing plan has been completed and is being implemented.<br />
Industry partners are financially supporting a cooperative advertising<br />
campaign designed to identify the region as a hub of manufacturing<br />
and engineering innovation. The campaign is being aimed at a fivestate<br />
area – <strong>Minnesota</strong>, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and<br />
Wisconsin - and focuses on attracting high school graduates, college<br />
students and working professionals. In addition, businesses targeted<br />
by the campaign will be new suppliers to existing manufacturers,<br />
new manufacturers that could purchase from existing suppliers and<br />
start-up companies seeking a locale with a strong engineering<br />
culture. Major components of the campaign are Internet “pay-perclick”<br />
and targeted television ads.<br />
The Future One of Ingenuity Frontier’s original intentions<br />
was to create new wealth in Greater <strong>Minnesota</strong>.<br />
While much has been done to accomplish that, it remains an area<br />
in which project partners see a great opportunity for future growth,<br />
particularly in assisting local innovators in the commercialization of<br />
products, processes and deliveries.<br />
A new phase of development has been defined by project<br />
partners, one that involves contest-based methods of selecting and<br />
grooming high-tech entrepreneurs in an effort to “grow the economy<br />
of northwest <strong>Minnesota</strong> by outfitting the next generation of homegrown<br />
innovators for success in the global, entrepreneurial marketplace.”<br />
Using a new model of early stage acceleration and venture<br />
investing gaining popularity in the United States, Europe and other<br />
parts of the world, the Ingenuity Frontier intends to identify promising<br />
innovations through a competitive, “American Idol” style process;<br />
accelerate development of winning innovations by providing<br />
intensive and in-depth training along with specialized technical<br />
assistance guiding innovators through the various phases of commercialization;<br />
and enable the successful launch of new innovations<br />
by connecting innovators to sources of capital.<br />
The <strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> and its Ingenuity<br />
Frontier partners enter the new year working to further enhance the<br />
region’s capacity for attracting and nurturing manufacturing and<br />
engineering innovators and spreading the word that THIS is the new<br />
frontier, and pioneering spirits of all kinds are welcome here.<br />
The Ingenuity Frontier is a collaborative project of: <strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong>,<br />
Bemidji State University and <strong>Northwest</strong> Technical College, Headwaters Regional<br />
Development Commission, Northland Community and Technical College, <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
Department of Employment and Economic Development<br />
Private Industry including: Arctic Cat, Central Boiler, Digi-Key, Marvin Windows<br />
and Doors, Polaris, TEAM Industries and the TEAM <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
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What was accomplished in <strong>2007</strong>:<br />
Project<br />
Lead theWay<br />
School Districts currently<br />
participating in<br />
Project Lead The Way:<br />
Badger<br />
Bagley<br />
Bemidji<br />
Cass Lake- Bena<br />
Clearbrook-Gonvick<br />
Fosston<br />
Newfolden<br />
Win-E-Mac<br />
IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA,<br />
the first steps on an educational pathway to a<br />
career in applied engineering and manufacturing<br />
present themselves early to students in eight<br />
school districts in the region participating in<br />
Project Lead The Way.<br />
The project was developed as part of an<br />
overall model that helps offer a seamless transition<br />
from high school pre-engineering curriculum to<br />
technical and community college programs and<br />
ultimately to bachelor and masters degree<br />
programs at Bemidji State University.<br />
The curriculum provides students with<br />
opportunities to learn math, science and<br />
technology through practical application and<br />
encourages them to explore careers in engineering<br />
and other technology-related fields. Recognizing<br />
that these youngsters represent the workforce of<br />
the near future, the project aims to attract and<br />
train the best and brightest, grooming them to<br />
be the innovators of tomorrow.<br />
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Newfollden<br />
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Win-E-Mac Wi a<br />
Fosston<br />
Badger<br />
Bagley<br />
Clearbrook<br />
Gonvick<br />
Bemidji B<br />
Cass Lake<br />
Project Lead The Way involves a fouryear<br />
sequence of high school courses which,<br />
when combined with college preparatory<br />
mathematics and science courses, introduces<br />
students to the scope, rigor and discipline of<br />
engineering and engineering technology prior to<br />
entering college. The courses are: Introduction to<br />
Engineering Design, Digital Electronics,<br />
Principles of Engineering, Computer Integrated<br />
Manufacturing, Civil Engineering and<br />
Architecture, Biotechnical Engineering, Aerospace<br />
Engineering, and Engineering Design and<br />
Development.<br />
In addition, project developers have<br />
designed an exciting Middle School Technology<br />
Curriculum: Gateway to Technology. This<br />
curriculum is 40 weeks long, divided into four<br />
10-week units of study in the disciplines of<br />
design and modeling, the magic of electrons,<br />
the science of technology and automation and<br />
robotics.<br />
Clearbrook-Gonvick Schools is in its third<br />
year of participating in Project Lead The Way<br />
and has both a middle school component,<br />
in which all sixth-eighth grade students<br />
participate, and a high school program offering<br />
the classes as electives.<br />
Students are thoroughly engaged in reallife<br />
applications of math and science, tour<br />
plants and colleges and listen to engineers talk<br />
about their careers, according to Diane Lehse,<br />
superintendent of Clearbrook-Gonvick Schools.<br />
One student designed snowmobile blocks and<br />
is planning to patent his invention. Several<br />
graduates have subsequently entered universitylevel<br />
engineering programs.<br />
“At this time, over 140 of our students are<br />
involved in the project, 22 in the high school<br />
classes and 119 in our middle level classes,” said<br />
Lehse. “Project Lead The Way has changed<br />
student learning in our district and has given<br />
students a reason to study math and science.<br />
We welcome visitors to our program at any time!”
What was accomplished in <strong>2007</strong>:<br />
Central Boiler<br />
<strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> is an area like no other in<br />
the Midwest, dotted with manufacturers and technology companies<br />
thriving within a culture of engineering knowledge and creativity. It’s<br />
only fitting that the region has come to be known as the “Ingenuity<br />
Frontier,” and perhaps nobody personifies the spirit of the region<br />
better than entrepreneur Dennis Brazier. Together with his wife,<br />
Terri, he established Central Boiler in<br />
1985, a business that produces outdoor<br />
furnaces, including wood and corn burning<br />
Roseau<br />
models. In just a few short years, the company<br />
that started in a farm machine shop just<br />
outside of Greenbush has grown to a<br />
business that employs 200, operates a stateof-the-art<br />
240,000 square foot manufacturing<br />
facility and ships product to hundreds of<br />
dealers located throughout the United States,<br />
Canada and other countries.<br />
In 1991, the Braziers built their first manufacturing facility at their farm<br />
and since that time the facility has undergone several expansions, with<br />
the latest in 2006 representing Central Boiler’s second project to qualify<br />
for participation in the state’s JOBZ incentive program.<br />
“The tools for success were all around me and I was fortunate enough<br />
to find the right path,” said Dennis of his decision to grow his business<br />
in rural Greenbush, population 784.<br />
Steven Muzzy, Central Boiler’s controller, credits Ingenuity Frontier<br />
developments with helping to build a well trained workforce to support<br />
the company’s future growth. Programs and educational opportunities<br />
have emerged to address and link the needs of manufacturing in<br />
northwest <strong>Minnesota</strong> with educational resources and potential<br />
employees as a direct result of Ingenuity Frontier project activities.<br />
Muzzy cited examples such as Project Lead the Way, launched recently<br />
in the region’s middle schools and high schools with the intention of<br />
attracting students to engineering and other technology-related fields<br />
early in their educational careers, as well as the addition of an online<br />
Applied Engineering degree program to the curriculum at Bemidji State<br />
University.<br />
Dennis is quick to give credit for Central Boiler’s continued success to<br />
his accomplished workforce. He believes it’s important to “hire people<br />
smarter than you are,” and many talented individuals have joined the<br />
Braziers in putting down roots in northwest <strong>Minnesota</strong>.<br />
“The Ingenuity Frontier is a great place to work, a great place to live and<br />
a great place to raise a family,” agreed Muzzy emphatically.<br />
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What was accomplished in <strong>2007</strong>:<br />
Early Childhood Initiatives<br />
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Kittson<br />
Roseau Lake<br />
of the<br />
Woods<br />
Marshall<br />
Pennington<br />
Red Lake<br />
Polk<br />
Norman<br />
Mahnomen<br />
Clearwater<br />
Beltrami<br />
Hubbard<br />
Of the many programs that are helping <strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
to re-imagine the future, the Early Childhood Initiative (ECI)<br />
coalitions working today are establishing the basis for the<br />
development of the success we all desire for tomorrow.<br />
The region’s youngest citizens need to be equipped to take<br />
on the coming challenges and take advantage of the opportunities in the<br />
region. Assuring that every child is equipped and ready to learn when<br />
they enter kindergarten is a major step in achieving that goal.<br />
Themes in Common<br />
Each of the ECI coalitions in the region is unique and sets<br />
priorities based upon the characteristics of its community, the ideas<br />
identified during the Community Profile Surveys, the Speak Out<br />
panel and the Visioning session. In spite of the individuality of each<br />
community coalition, common themes emerge in the work:<br />
Partnerships among early care and education entities:<br />
All ten of our coalitions have implemented action projects to help<br />
create cultures of cooperation within their communities. Some new<br />
service partnerships have occurred simply because all those working<br />
with young children were meeting together regularly. As a result,<br />
resources are used more effectively and families have ease of access.<br />
Raising the quality of care and education: Every<br />
coalition has implemented action projects to enhance the quality<br />
of child care, to improve relationships and professional networking<br />
among all early childhood professionals and to bring all those who<br />
provide care for young children together to learn. Often, these<br />
projects involve collaboration with the public schools, Head Start,<br />
and/or the <strong>Minnesota</strong> Child Care Resource and Referral Network.<br />
Filling gaps in service: The information gathered<br />
during the early phase of the ECI often reveals gaps in service such<br />
as families in need, children being left out of programs,<br />
or a needed service that is unavailable to parents. Coalitions have,<br />
in many cases, developed projects to fill these gaps in the most<br />
appropriate way for their community. Children and families<br />
in need are being served in innovative ways.<br />
Community engagement and commitment to young<br />
children: Larger or more attention-getting projects such as new<br />
playground installations, front page newspaper articles, wholecommunity<br />
fairs or events can serve the purpose of demonstrating<br />
the community’s acknowledgement of young children – to let<br />
families and the public know that children are here, they are<br />
important and they do figure into the life of the community.<br />
Advocacy for early childhood: Our region’s coalitions<br />
do an excellent job of contacting and meeting with all candidates<br />
prior to elections, to impress upon them the importance of the early<br />
years and investing in our youngest citizens. Coalitions will continue<br />
to be in relationship with their legislators, reminding them to keep<br />
young children as a top priority.
Regional Focus<br />
The ten Early Childhood<br />
Initiative coalitions in our region have<br />
decided to focus upon a unified theme,<br />
Early Literacy, in addition to their other<br />
involvements. Children’s language and<br />
literacy development are key to both<br />
brain development and school success.<br />
Talking and reading with children also<br />
builds the relationship bonds that support<br />
social-emotional development.<br />
Coalitions will be designing<br />
and funding a variety of projects that teach<br />
early care and education providers, parents,<br />
grandparents and others how to read<br />
effectively with very young children.<br />
In addition, projects will bring books<br />
into the homes of community children,<br />
support “dads and kids” reading<br />
events, partner with local libraries,<br />
supply resources and in-home<br />
training for child care providers<br />
and more. The results will<br />
be powerful when whole<br />
communities get behind<br />
these efforts to start early<br />
with good reading skills<br />
and habits.<br />
Thrive Initiative<br />
With funding from the Bush <strong>Foundation</strong>, NMF is<br />
advancing the statewide <strong>Minnesota</strong> Thrive Initiative – promoting<br />
the healthy social and emotional development of our youngest<br />
children. The six <strong>Minnesota</strong> Initiative <strong>Foundation</strong>s (MIFs) are<br />
collaborating in this joint venture. NMF has selected the Bemidji-<br />
Blackduck-Kelliher area for our region’s pilot site. The three-year<br />
grant is for planning and implementing a continuum of care for<br />
early mental health.<br />
The organization Zero to Three describes early childhood<br />
mental health as the developing capacity of a child to experience,<br />
regulate, and express emotions; form close and secure interpersonal<br />
relationships; and explore the environment and learn. “A young<br />
child’s healthy social and emotional development forms a strong<br />
foundation for all other development, including cognitive –<br />
the ability to learn and thrive in school,” said NMF’s Early<br />
Childhood Specialist Lin Backstrom. “Our ECI coalitions told<br />
us this was an area of need in our region and state.”<br />
Thrive Initiative Action Team Manager for the NMF<br />
site is Carol Heimsoth. She has gathered a team of local people<br />
involved in the issues around early childhood mental health<br />
to develop priorities and goals for the project.<br />
The Action Team has chosen five priority areas for work,<br />
based upon information gathered during interviews with 75 people<br />
and subsequent discussions. They are: bridging the mental health<br />
and medical communities for screening and referral, mentoring and<br />
providing educational opportunities about emotional health for those<br />
working with young children, raising community awareness about<br />
the importance of social and emotional development and how<br />
it impacts all learning in young children, expanding the capacity<br />
of professional mental health providers in our communities to work<br />
with young children, and working to find new or re-allocated<br />
funding at all levels for early mental health issues, including changes<br />
in billing policies.<br />
Five task teams are at work on the priority areas and will<br />
design short- and longer-term projects to reach the goals they set.<br />
All will address the overarching goal of the Thrive Initiative,<br />
which is to create seamless networks of local services that support<br />
the healthy social and emotional development of <strong>Minnesota</strong>’s<br />
youngest children. ≈<br />
Generous support from funders includes the Mardag <strong>Foundation</strong>, Sheltering Arms<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong>, Phillips <strong>Foundation</strong>, Medica <strong>Foundation</strong>, and Robins, Kaplan, and<br />
Ciresi LLP <strong>Foundation</strong> for Education, Public Health and Social Justice, a supporting<br />
organization of the Minneapolis <strong>Foundation</strong>.<br />
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What was accomplished in <strong>2007</strong>:<br />
STAR Teams<br />
Students Teaching Attitudes of Respect<br />
(STAR) is another way that the <strong>Northwest</strong><br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> is preparing for the region’s<br />
future. The program is designed to help youth develop<br />
advanced social skills and increase their leadership<br />
ability. Youngsters often list these among key skills<br />
learned while participating in the STAR Program.<br />
Planting<br />
the seed of peace<br />
Learning<br />
to deal with bullies<br />
Developing<br />
a respect for one’s self<br />
and others<br />
Since 1995 when the foundation first initiated the STAR program with a grant,<br />
more than 1,000 sixth and seventh graders from within the 12-county service region<br />
have participated, representing nearly 20 schools.<br />
The foundation-sponsored program is delivered by trainers from Peacemaker<br />
Resources, a Bemidji-based nonprofit focusing on teaching cooperative life skills and<br />
promoting principals of non-violence.<br />
Each year, up to six teams composed of six students and an advisor attend a twoday<br />
STAR retreat in the fall at Concordia Language Villages near Bemidji, and return<br />
in the winter for a second retreat session. In the interim, team members meet regularly<br />
in their home schools to decide how to best teach skills of respect to families, other<br />
students and the community. They are also encouraged to partner with another school<br />
to present programs and teach concepts of respect.<br />
Retreats are highly interactive and experiential. Students learn healthy ways of<br />
meeting their basic needs of belonging, feeling a sense of self-worth, having fun and<br />
gaining independence. They also learn how to avoid becoming victims of bullies and<br />
others who choose to get their needs met in unhealthy ways.<br />
The differences between cooperative games and competitive games are examined<br />
to illustrate that both can be good and important, even though competition tends to<br />
be most heavily emphasized in this culture.<br />
Another component is media awareness, demonstrating how messages can<br />
influence choices. Students also learn different techniques for dealing with<br />
conflict and are taught communication and listening skills that may be used<br />
in conflict resolution.<br />
“Students that participate in the program recognize that<br />
they can choose how they perceive and respond to conflict,” said<br />
Barb Houg, executive director of Peacemaker Resources.<br />
“It is awe-inspiring to see sixth and seventh<br />
graders really understand that they have the<br />
ability to make a positive<br />
difference in the world.”<br />
She credits the foundation<br />
with being a pioneer in<br />
creating a program that<br />
not only teaches these<br />
skills to youth, but also<br />
encourages the students to<br />
teach the skills to others. The<br />
net result is better skill<br />
acquisition for the students and<br />
a larger impact for communities<br />
in which the concepts are shared.<br />
Registration opens each<br />
year on July 1 for sessions that begin<br />
the following fall. A maximum of six<br />
teams is accepted each session in order to<br />
maintain a ratio of approximately two<br />
students per adult trainer or advisor.
When youth are given a support system<br />
to help them, taught to make smart choices, and become engaged<br />
in their communities, the future looks a lot brighter.<br />
A 2006 grant award from the <strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong>’s Caring Communities Program is encouraging this<br />
potential and possibility. NMF helped establish and expand<br />
the Boys and Girls Club of the White Earth Reservation<br />
at its new Mahnomen Club site, contributing to a successful<br />
first year of operation and growth.<br />
The White Earth Reservation encompasses<br />
all of Mahnomen County and portions of Becker<br />
and Clearwater Counties, a total of nearly 1,300<br />
square miles. The Boys and Girls Club originally<br />
planned to start in Mahnomen and then expand<br />
to other reservation communities. However, due<br />
Mahnomen M<br />
to a variety of factors, the Club began in Naytahwaush in 2003<br />
and expanded first in the village of Pine Point. In March 2006,<br />
a new Club Unit was opened in the Mahnomen Area Service<br />
Center, which also houses a senior program.<br />
CClearwate C err<br />
What was accomplished in <strong>2007</strong>:<br />
Boys&GirlsClub<br />
White Earth Reservation Grant<br />
Within four months, the Mahnomen Club site<br />
was serving more than 140 enrolled youngsters,<br />
testimony to the community’s need and desire for<br />
a safe, supervised place for their children to learn<br />
new skills, gain self-confidence and have fun.<br />
Today the Mahnomen Club boasts more than<br />
230 youth members and is servicing about<br />
50 children per day. Reservation wide, the<br />
program boasts more than 550 youth members<br />
and services about 100 youngsters each day,<br />
providing programs and activities that are<br />
focused in five developmental areas: sports and<br />
recreation; education and technology; arts and<br />
cultural enrichment; health and life skills; and<br />
character, leadership and service.<br />
The <strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
awarded the Club a $15,000 grant designated for<br />
use in providing quality services and adequate<br />
supervision for Club members during the first year of<br />
operations at the Mahnomen Club site, helping to pay<br />
the Club’s share of utility costs for the Center, and for<br />
developing an effective collaboration between the Boys and<br />
Girls Club and a seniors program housed at the Center.<br />
“The grant was crucial to the success of our<br />
program,” said Tim Reiplinger, executive director of the<br />
White Earth Reservation Boys and Girls Club. “Without<br />
the support from <strong>Northwest</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong>, the<br />
Mahnomen unit would not have been able to get off the<br />
ground as quickly as it did. We do receive federal funds as<br />
well, but local grants like this one are especially important<br />
because they help leverage other funding from around the<br />
region.”<br />
Specifically, Reiplinger said the money was used<br />
to help pay the new unit director’s salary and to initiate<br />
programs linking the youth and seniors programs, both<br />
operating within the Service Center.<br />
Seniors and youth club members worked together to<br />
plant, nurture and harvest a garden throughout the growing<br />
season. In turn, seniors would visit Club members to learn<br />
computer skills from them such as safely using the Internet<br />
and how to post emails.<br />
“It proved to be quite a successful trading of<br />
information for the first go-around,” said Reiplinger.<br />
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Reimagining the Future<br />
The foundation completed a major effort to<br />
“freshen up” its website, to make it more<br />
user friendly, and to add several new features<br />
that provide better access to services and information<br />
on foundation resources.<br />
On line registration for workshops and training<br />
opportunities. The site provides the schedule<br />
of upcoming workshops, descriptions and the means<br />
to register and pay on line using a credit card.<br />
On line contributions. Donors can select from<br />
a list of our community and component funds<br />
and make contributions to their favorites or<br />
NMF endowments using credit cards.<br />
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