Northwest Minnesota Foundation
I am on the Northern Dental Access Center board of directors, serving as Treasurer, currently in my fifth year of service. I serve on the executive, finance and administrative committees. We generally serve low-income clients from around the region at dental offices in Bemidji and Halstad.
The Northwest Continuum of Care announced the planned formation of this REAP Team last month.
Kristin Eggerling, Cathy Forgit, and Leah Pigatti reflect back on their time as members of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation Board of Directors.
Two residents of Northwest Minnesota are among eight individuals throughout Minnesota who have been chosen as Fellows for the two-year Initiators Fellowship, which assists social entrepreneurs in fast-tracking their ideas, growing their social and professional networks, and further developing their business and community leadership skills.
The Thief River Falls Area Community Fund advisory board celebrated Ole Tweet’s retirement from the advisory committee in early October, presenting him a plaque for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the TRFACF.
Northwest Minnesota Foundation staff participated in a housing-focused roundtable discussion with U.S. Sen. Tina Smith on Friday morning at Conifer Estates, a permanent, supportive housing development on the north end of Bemidji that is now celebrating the completion of its second phase.
With summer quickly nearing its end, the NMF staff came together this week for some much-needed social time.
The Warroad Area Community Fund (WACF) was an integral part of the first Yellow Rose Community Day, celebrated Friday, August 13th, at the new Hampton Inn in Warroad, Minnesota.
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation began working in 2017 with the community of Hallock to discuss potential ways to increase the availability of child care slots. The Grace Lutheran Church, through its church council, stepped forward and offered its space to create a child care center.
