2022

• $1,000 – BIO Girls – Wahpeton / Breckenridge for program materials
• $1,000 – Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership for a home repair project
• $500  – Individual emergency need
• $1,000 – Fairmount Park Board for baseball field improvements
• $500 – Hauge Memorial Post 9067 (McLeod)for kitchen floor replacement
• $750 – McLeod Historical Preservation Society for metal display signs
• $2,500 – Richland-Wilkin Emergency Food Pantry for building repairs
• $2,500 – Colfax Fire Department for LED scene lights
• $1,800 – Wyndmere Fire Dept. to replace fire hall lighting
• $750 – Aber Park Museum to fix and restore picnic tables
• $1,000 – Milton C. Stevenson VFW Post 106 for clothing
• $500 – BIO Girls – Aber/Colfax for program materials
• $1,000 – Friends of the (Leach) Library to help digitize local newspapers
• $1,000 – Breck/Wahp Swim Team/Wahp Parks for practice equipment

Total Awards in 2022: $15,800

2021

• $500 – Mantador VFW/Community Center for flooring        

• $500 – Individual medical needs

• $500 – Red River Sportsmen’s Club for metal roofing for buildings

• $1,000 – Richland/Wilkin Food Pantry for new scale & ramps          

• $500 – Sandhills Park Board for a horseshoe court   

• $500 – SEND Community Theatre for a storage container    

• $500 – Valley Lake Boys Home for work boots, gloves, bug repellent

• $2,000 – Colfax Fire Department for flashlights & handheld scene lights     

• $2,000 – Hankinson Sons of the Legion for an amphitheater

• $1,000 – BIO Girls (Abercrombie/Colfax) for program materials       

• $2,000 – Lidgerwood Fire Dept. go towards a new pumper truck

• $500 – Marketplace for Kids for program materials  

Total Awards in 2021: $11,500

2020

• $1,000 – BIO Girls – Wyndmere for program funds
• $500 – Marketplace for Kids for virtual reality units
• $1,000 – Troop 604 Barnesville Boy Scouts for a trailer
• $500 – Individual medical needs
• $2,500 – Colfax Fire Department for turnout gear
• $2,500 – Richland-Wilkin Emergency Food Pantry for a new freezer
• $1,000 – Stitching Hearts Quilts of Valor – Aber for quilting supplies
• $1,000 – Fairmount Park Board to replace ball diamond bleachers
• $500 – Individual medical expenses
• $500 – Lidgerwood Childcare for fencing & playground equipment
• $2,000 – Mooreton Sons of the Legion for winter coats for the honor guard
• $1,500 – Wyndmere Senior Citizens for a new heating/AC unit

Total Awards in 2020: $14,500

2019

• $500 – Dakota Estates Retirement Center for an electronic door opener
• $1,500 – Mantador Fire Department  for turnout gear
• $500 – Marketplace for Kids for a 3D printer
• $1,000 – Wilkin County Historical Society for country schoolhouse floor renovation
• $1,500 – Mooreton Park Board for hockey/skating rink
• $1,000 – Valley Lake Boys Home for a rototiller, lawn mower and work boots
• $1,500 – Bagg Bonanza Farm to repair large granary
• $500 – Quilts of Valor, Red River Quilters for quilting materials
• $1,000 – BIO Girls – Abercrombie for curriculum materials
• $2,500 – Hankinson Fire Protection District to help replace the water truck
• $1,000 – Lidgerwood Childcare for a dishwasher and children’s toilet
• Four individuals – $500 each for medical expenses

Total awards in 2019: $14,500

2018

•  $1,000 – Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership for workcamp project
• $800 – Marketplace for Kids for virtual reality units
• $1,125 – Bagg Bonanza Historical Farm for tables
• $1,000 – City of Barnesville for a new park
• $1,000 – City of Campbell/Improvement Committee for playground equipment
• $1,000 – Abercrombie Park, Museum and Pavilion for gazebo repairs
• $500 – Red River Quilters Quilts of Valor for quilt building materials
• $500 – CHI St. Francis Health Foundation for phase 2 sensory garden
• $673 – Red River Area Sportsmen’s Club for trap throwers
• $500 – Richland 44 PTO for children’s theater production group fees
• $500 – five individual medical needs, $500 each
• $1,000 – BIO Girls – Abercrombie for curriculum materials and supplies
• $640 – McLeod Historical Preservation Society for deck cleaning & staining materials
• $500 – City of Kent Community Hall for kitchen equipment
• $1,500 – Colfax Park Board for finish hockey/skating rink

Total awards for 2018: $14,238

2017

• Red River Area Sportsmen’s Club – $494.50 for a replacement clay target thrower in Mooreton
• Wyndmere Museum Foundation – $500 to finish the school house basement
• Hankinson Fire Protection District – $2,000 for replacement fire truck
• Bagg Bonanza Farm Historical Preservation Society – $500 for building repairs and upkeep
• Mantador Fire Dept. – $2,000 for fire truck repair expenses
• McLeod Preservations Historical Society – $1,000 for re-roofing the McLeod Depot
• Wyndmere/Barney Ambulance –$1,000 for resuscitation mannequins
• Colfax Park Board – $1,000 for new restrooms in shower house
• Fairmount Park District – $1,000 for building repairs
• CHI St Francis Foundation – $1,000 for sensory garden
• Wyndmere-Barney Ambulance – $1,500 for an AED
• Colfax Wold Softball – $500 for a grill for concessions
• One individual, medical need – $500
• Rollag Softball – $1,000 to purchase a lawn mower
• Richland PTO – $500 for Missoula children’s theater
• Marketplace for Kids – $500 for education day events
• Richland Music Parents – $1,500 for stage lighting and sound equipment
• Lidgerwood Park Board – $1,000 for new pool furniture
• Abercrombie Park, Museum and Pavilion – $1,500 for Pavilion roofing project
• Colfax Wold Softball Field – $900 for new bases and umpire equip

• Aber Park Board – $1,500 for baseball equipment
• Barnesville Area Community Fund – $1,000 for a splash pad
• Colfax Community Center – $1,000 to replace furnace
• Colfax Softball – $500 for fast pitch softball equipment
• Fairmount Park District – $1,000 to renovate park bathrooms
• Fairmount Public School – $500 for phy-ed mats
• Great Bend Park Board – $500 to replace ball diamond back stop fence
• Hankinson Community Betterment Club – $750 for tent space, tables & chairs
• Hankinson Legion/Friskop Learning Site – $1,500 for an orchard irrigation system
• Immanuel Lutheran Early Child Care Center – $1,000 for classroom TVs and video equipment
• Matt Kinneberg – $1,500 for a narcotics search dog for various authorities
• Lidgerwood/Hankinson Rural Health Assn – $1,000 for building renovations
• Lidgerwood Public School/NASP Archery – $500 for archery equipment and supplies
• Lidgerwood Rural Ambulance Service – $1,000 for tables & chairs for training
• Marketplace for Kids – $1,000 for Education Day supplies
• Three Rivers Gymnastics – $1,000 for an air floor system
• SEND Theatre – $1,000 for a sound system
• Western MN Steam Threshers Reunion – $1,100 for an AED unit
• Two individuals – $500 each for medical expenses & mobility equipment

• American Legion Post #153 (Barnesville), Reed Field project – $2,500 for ball field improvements
• Bagg American Legion Post #153 (Barnesville), Reed Field project – $2,500 for ball field improvements
• Humane Society of Richland-Wilkin Counties – $500 for fire security system
• Mantador Fire Dept. – $1,000 to equip new fire truck
• Sandhills Park Board – $1,500 for bathroom/shower facilities
• Wyndmere Senior Citizens Center – $500 for building improvements
• Wyndmere Museum Foundation – $600 for external renovations

June 2015

• Barnesville Ambulance – $1,000 for new training mannequins
• Bagg Bonanza Farm – $1,000 towards an elevator in the mule barn
• Great Bend Park Board – $1,000 for park shelter improvements
• Fairmount Park District – $1,000 for a disc golf course
• Two individuals – $500 each for medical needs

Other 2015 Donations:

• ACTIVE Task Force – $300 for activity totes for daycares
• Bagg Bonanza Farm – $1,000 towards an elevator in the mule barn
• Barnesville Ambulance – $1,000 for new training mannequins
• Fairmount Park District – $1,000 for a disc golf course
• Galchutt Sons of the American Legion – $500 to install water & repair bathroom at the ball diamond
• Great Bend Park Board – $1,000 for park shelter improvements
• Hankinson Community Betterment Club – $750 to purchase a large tent and tables
• Hankinson Fire Protection District – $1,000 for air tanks and breathing apparatus
• Wilkin County 4-H Robotics – $300 for robotics materials
• Wyndmere Park Board – $1,000 for park/playground equipment
• Four individuals – $500 each for medical needs

• Abercrombie Park Board – $1,500 to replace ball diamond fence
• Barnesville Fire Dept. – $500 for a water storage tank
• Hankinson Industrial Development Corp. – $800 for a portable dance floor
• Hankinson Little Theatre – $500 for space rental
• Hankinson Public Library – $500 to automate card catalog
• Hawley Golden Riders – $630 for safety vests
• Lidgerwood Progressive Development Corp. – $500 for handicapped-accessible bathrooms at public library
• McLeod Historical Preservation Society – $2,500 to complete schoolhouse addition
• St. Gerard’s Community of Care – $1,000 to modernize nurses’ station
• Western MN Steam Threshers Reunion – $1,500 for wheelchair ramps
• Two individuals – $500 each for medical expenses

• Bagg Bonanza Historical Society – $1,000 for electrical wiring
• Barnesville Area Helpers – $350 for a computer and software
• Caring Hands of ND – $1,000 for new Lidgerwood senior citizens building
• Colfax Park Board – $1,000 for playground equip. & sidewalk
• Fairmount Park Board – $1,000 for new baseball outfield fence & backstop
• Great Bend Park Board – $1,500 to build shed for park supplies
• Hankinson American Legion – $500 to install heat in learning center
• Hankinson Volunteer Fire Dept. – $1,000 for Polaris Ranger for firefighting
• Hankinson Youth Football – $600 for new helmets
• Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership – $1,000 for two home repairs
• Mantador VFW/Community Center – $750 for heat pumps
• Richland County Wildlife Club – $500 for archery equipment
• SEND Theatre – $600 for stage lighting
• Wyndmere Fitness Center – $1,000 for AED
• Wyndmere High School – $500 for guest speaker
• Wyndmere Museum Foundation – $1,000 to relocate the Danton school
• Wyndmere Teen Center – $500 for a furnace
• One individual received $500 for medical expenses.