Common Cents for the Common Good
Making a BIG difference in OUR communities
It only takes a few cents each month to make a big difference in our communities.
Common Cents is a non-profit entity operated separately from Red River Communications.
Those interested can also make a one-time contribution or a recurring contribution above and beyond the round-up amount.
Customers who wish to contribute to Common Cents can call our office at 866-553-8309 or email membersupport@redrivercomm.com.
Common Cents awards funds to local non-profit and community organizations, as well as offering emergency & medical assistance for local individuals. The board of directors meets quarterly to review applications, if you are interested in applying, please download and return the form below.
Program Details:
- The program is overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors who meet quarterly to review applications.
- It awards funds to local non-profit and community organizations, as well as offering emergency & medical assistance for local individuals.
- Common Cents is funded by our customers when they choose to round up their bills to the next dollar. These tax-deductible contributions average $0.40 per month.
- Nearly 63% of our customers contribute to Common Cents. We’ve set a goal to see 75% contribute by the end of 2022.
$207,696.50
Donated since 2008 to causes in our Communities
2022
- Richland-Wilkin Food pantry – $2,500 for building repairs
- McLeod Historical Preservation Society – $750 for metal display signs
- Fairmount Park Board – $1,000 for baseball field improvements
- Hauge Memorial VFW Post 9067 (McLeod) – $500 for kitchen floor replacement
2021
Through November 2021:
- Colfax Fire Department – $2,000 for specialty flashlights
- Hankinson Sons of the Legion – $2,000 for an amphitheater
- Mantador Memorial VFW – $500 to replace the flooring
- Red River Sportsmen’s Club – $500 for trap building roofing
- Richland-Wilkin Food Pantry – $1,000 for a scale and ramps
- Sandhill Park Board – $500 for a horseshoe court
- Southeast ND Community Theater – $500 for storage container
- Valley Lake Boys’ Home – $500 for work boots & gloves
- One individual – $500 for medical need
2020
- BIO Girls – Wyndmere – $1,000 for curriculum materials
- Boys Scouts, Barnesville Troop 604 – $1,000 toward a trailer
- Colfax Fire Department – $2,500 for turnout gear
- Marketplace for Kids – $500 for virtual reality goggles
- Richland-Wilkin Emergency Food Pantry – $2,500 to replace a freezer
- Lidgerwood Daycare – $500 for playground equipment
- Mooreton Sons of the Legion – $2,000 for winter coats
- Wyndmere Senior Citizens – $1,500 for heating/AC unit
2019
- Dakota Estates Retirement Center – $500 for electronic door opener
- Mantador Fire Department – $1,500 for turnout gear
- Marketplace for Kids – $500 for a 3D printer
- Wilkin County Historical Society – $1,000 for country schoolhouse floor renovation
- Mooreton Park Board – $1,500 for hockey/skating rink
- Valley Lake Boys Home – $1,000 for rototiller, lawn mower and work boots
- Bagg Bonanza Farm – $1,500 to repair large granary
- Quilts of Valor, Red River Quilters – $500 for quilting materials
- BIO Girls – Abercrombie – $1,000 for curriculum materials
- Hankinson Fire Protection District – $2,500 to replace water truck
- Lidgerwood Childcare – $1,000 for a dishwasher and children’s toilet
- Four individuals – $500 each for medical expenses
- Bagg Bonanza Historical Farm – $1,125 for tables
- City of Barnesville – $1,000 for a new park/playground in the Gilbertson Addition
- Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership – $1,000 for home repairs in Clay and Wilkin counties
- Marketplace for Kids – $800 for two virtual reality units
- Two individuals, medical need – $500 each
- 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.
- Abercrombie Volunteer Fire & Rescue – $500 for pagers
- Bagg Bonanza Historical Farm – $500 to reside Main House
- Barney VFW Hall Foundation – $1,500 for furnace/AC
- Galchutt American Legion – $1,000 for baseball field improvements
- Hankinson Park District – $1,000 to build softball and youth ball fields
- Hankinson Volunteer Ambulance Service – $1,000 for a power cot
- McLeod Historical Society – $1,500 for museum renovations & fire door
- Mooreton Fire Department – $1,000 for fire nozzles
- Richland High School Football Field Committee – $1,000 for football field improvements
- United Way of Richland-Wilkin – $500 for school backpack food program
- Great Bend Park Board – $1,500 for repair of baseball diamond fence
- Hankinson Little Theater in the Park – $500 for production group fee
- Hankinson American Legion Outdoor Learning Ctr – $1,500 for floor heat boiler
- Mooreton Sportsman’s Club – $1,000 for building electrical service
- Wolverton Fire Dept. & Rescue Squad – $500 for radio equipment
- Wyndmere Fire Department – $500 for washer & dryer
- Wyndmere Youth Football – $750 for helmets
- Two individuals – $500 each for medical & disability-related expenses
- Aber Morning Coffee – $1,000 for kitchen cabinets
- Abercombie Park Board – $1,000 for ball diamond dugouts
- Bagg Bonanza Historical Society – $2,500 for finishing of mule barn
- Barney Fire Responders – $1,280 for portable radio
- Colfax Community Center – $500 for kitchen cabinets
- Colfax Fire & Rescue – $1500 for Jaws of Life
- Fairmount Park Board – $1000 for playground equipment
- Hankinson Fire District – $2500 for fire truck equipment
- Hankinson Park Board – $1,000 for city park facilities
- Mooreton Sportsman’s Club – $500 for building
- Richland High School – $1,000 for running track
- Tewaukon Rod & Gun Club – $750 for boat landing repair
- Wilkin Co. Sheriff’s Posse – $750 for safety equipment
- Wyndmere Fire Dept. – $1,500 for an overhead water fill system
- Wyndmere High School – $500 for speaker appearances
- Abercrombie Fire Dept. – $1,500 for furnace in apparatus garage
- American Legion Post 53-Breckenridge – $300 for baseball uniforms
- Barnesville Ambulance Service – $300 for specialty gloves
- City of Hankinson Community Center – $2,500 to build new center
- Colfax Park Board – $800 for siding on pool & cafe
- Galchutt Sons of the Legion – $500 to start junior shooting sports
- Hankinson American Legion Learning Center – $1,500 for restroom fixtures
- Hankinson Senior Citizens – $1,000 for shingles
- Hawley Area Fire Dept. – $500 for pagers
- Lidgerwood Golf Board – $500 for clubhouse shingles
- Lidgerwood Progressive Dev. Corp. – $1,000 for basketball court at the school
- Mantador Fire District – $500 for siding and shingles
- McLeod VFW Community Hall – $750 for shingles
- McLeod Historical Society – $1,000 for schoolhouse shingles
- Mooreton Park District – $500 for new lawnmower
- St.Gerard’s Nursing Home – $1,000 to handicapped-accessible remodeling
- VFW Post in Barnesville – $1,000 for handicapped-accessible entry
- Wilkin Co. 4-H Shooting Sports – $500 for field trip
- Wyndmere-Barney Ambulance – $1,500 for CPAP machine
- Three individuals – $200 each for emergency & medical expenses
- Abercrombie Fire Dept. – $500 for a specialty chainsaw
- Aber Park Museum – $500 for tables & chairs in pavilion
- Bagg Bonanza Historical Society – $500 to paint mule barn
- Barney Park Board – $1,000 for playground equipment
- Colfax Softball – $1,000 for fence repair
- Fairmount Community Center – $750 for fire exit doors
- Hank. American Legion – $1,500 for outdoor learning center & veterans memorial
- Hankinson Public Library – $500 to purchase books
- Hawley Emerg. Response Team – $250 for pagers & helmets
- St. Gerard’s Nursing Home – $1,000 to remodel resident dining room
- Walcott-Colfax Fire Dept. – $500 for washing machine
- Wilkin Co. 4-H Horse Project – $500 for riding arena restroom facilities
- Wyndmere Park Board – $500 for playground equipment
- Richland Elem. Advisory Board – $1,000 for playground equipment
- Mooreton Fire Dept. – $1,000 for fire equipment
Board of Directors
A separate, volunteer Board of Directors comprised of Red River Communication’s members oversees the Common Cents fund. It meets quarterly to review applications and approve donations.
Terri Tschakert
Chairperson - Kent
Elizabeth Thiele
Vice-Chairperson - Great Bend
Andrea Haugen
Secretary - Lidgerwood/Wyndmere
LouAnn Lee
Abercrombie
Amy Bredman
Barnesville
Donna Berg
Fairmount/Hankinson
Pam Krump
Colfax
Shelly Wolf
Mooreton
Julie Hansen
Rollag