foundation/giving :: report to the community

Report as of October 2007

The highlight of the Trinity Health Foundation year was the gift of the Design & Décor Building given to Trinity Health by a generous and caring Minot family. This Guest House will be for the benefit of severely sick or severely injured patients’ families to have a place to stay while their love done is in the hospital. Renovations will begin in Oct. 2007 with an anticipated completion date of March 2008. The public will be invited in naming the facility and opportunities will be available to honor the memory of a loved one through a tribute of having the individual guest rooms named.

How the Money is Invested

Thanks to the generosity of the St. Joseph’s Community Health Foundation the OB/GYN departments received a new ultrasound imaging system. The Montana Dakota Utilities Foundation also made a generous contribution to this system.

Two other significant gifts were received by the Foundation this year.
Gilmore Swingen, a long-time Minot resident and grateful patient of Trinity Health named the Foundation in his will for the exceptional care he received over the years.
Ruth Benson, a relative of Drs. A. R. and Roger Sorenson, also gifted Trinity Health a generous contribution in honor of the Sorenson family name.

The 10th annual CancerCare Center fundraising event, Building Hope, hit a fundraising total of over $41,000. The money raised at this event assists cancer patients with mileage and lodging expenses incurred while receiving treatments at the CancerCare Center. Thanks to the local business sponsors and women golfers for making this event such a huge success!

The Trinity Health employee giving program, PRIDE, achieved an alltime high of annual giving of over $73,000. These funds assisted 30 fellow employees going through financial hardship due to an unexpected family tragedy. Eight patient enhancement items were also purchased through the PRIDE program.

860 memorials were received this year. Thanks to the many supportive families and friends who gave in honor of a loved one by sending in a memorial dedicated for the benefit of healthcare services.

Contributions Invested Wisely
The following report is published as part of our commitment as stewards of the contributions made by the supporters of our local healthcare system. Over $230,000 was granted from the Foundation to support the many healthcare programs and services of Trinity Health.

Nursing Scholarships - Sixty-nine colleges tudents received nursing scholarships.

Lobby Furniture - Additional furniture purchased for the hospital lobbies.

Hospice & Home Health - Patient and family information brochures purchased.

PRIDE Enhancement - Eight enhancement items purchased for Trinity Homes and Minot hospitals & clinics.

PRIDE Hardship - Thirty employees were assisted for unexpected tragedies.

Alzheimer’s Program - Informational brochures purchased for families of Alzheimer’s patients.

Compassionate Friends - Additional supplies purchased for the program.

Cancer Life - Forty-five patients received assistance for gas & lodging.

Vision of Hope - Six patients received low vision equipment.

Michelle Keller - A scholarship was given to the outstanding School of Radiology graduate.

KDU - Two new patient lift systems were purchased.

Bray Endowment - Laboratory staff received development training.

For more information contact:

Trinity Health Foundation
PO Box 5020
Minot, North Dakota 58702-5020
701-857-5432
foundation@trinityhealth.org