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Every dollar donated across the Fargo region is making a difference for local patients, families and employees. Through philanthropy, lifesaving care is offered close to home at facilities like the Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center, the Sanford Medical Center and the Sanford Children’s Hospital. We introduced the regions first facility dog, Fox who provides comfort and enhances care for patients at Sanford Children’s Hospital. We’re working to provide a home-like retreat for cancer patients and families through the region’s first-ever center for patient lodging. When it opens in 2026, the Peltier Lodge will provide a home away from home for cancer patients and their families.

 

Last year, we put $3.5 million in philanthropic gifts to work across the Fargo region. Read more in the 2024 annual report.

 

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Local Priorities

Philanthropy is an integral part of the care provided at Sanford Health. The Sanford Health Foundation in the Fargo region plays a crucial role in supporting specific programming for patients and staff, upgrading essential equipment, and funding special projects tailored to meet the needs of our communities.

The Peltier Lodge

With your support, we can move forward on construction of the Peltier Lodge, an on-campus lodging facility designed to provide patients and their families with a home away from home during treatment and throughout their outpatient care and monitoring.

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Cancer

Home to North Dakota’s only Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Program, the Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center has become a regional destination for care. With your help we can expand treatment options, like bone marrow transplant, and enhance services like nurse navigation, art therapy, music therapy, survivorship programs and financial assistance to help cover the costs of lodging, meals and transportation.

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Children

The Sanford Children’s Hospital proudly serves as North Dakota’s only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.  Funds raised stay local to support services and programs like Child Life, school tutoring, and music therapy, provide education and help purchase lifesaving equipment to save and transform lives, close to home.

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Breast Health

Gifts to the Fargo Edith Sanford Breast Center Fund help supplement the costs of lifesaving MRIs and 3D mammograms, supports services like nurse navigation, genetic counseling and survivorship programming at no cost to patients and funds cutting-edge equipment and technology to improve breast cancer detection and treatment.

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Leadership Connection

A region update from Tiffany Lawrence, president & CEO of Sanford Fargo
October 7, 2025

 

Today, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, impacting one in eight women during their lifetime. If you or someone you love has faced the fear and uncertainty of a breast cancer diagnosis, working together, we can make the journey easier. Together, we can improve access to lifesaving screenings, accelerate advances in care and research and give strength and support to local patients fighting this devastating disease right now. To those of you who already support the Edith Sanford Breast Center, please know how grateful we are for your generosity. If you are looking for a way to get involved, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is the perfect time to make a difference. The local events planned across our community aren’t just symbolic — they make a real impact for patients and families when it matters most.

 

It takes all of us to win the fight against breast cancer. And when we unite as a community, we can not only turn awareness into action, we can turn hope into healing.

 

Tiffany Lawrence

Fargo’s Signature Events

Below are a few of the signature events we host in the Fargo region. To see more events in Fargo, visit our calendar.

Miracle Treat DayLearn More

The Roger Maris GalaLearn More

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Cares for Kids RadiothonLearn More

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At Sanford Health, our doctors, researchers and caregivers are working to bring health, hope and healing to more than 1.2 million people across the Upper Midwest. With you on our team, we can accelerate our race to uncover new breakthroughs, develop new treatments and create meaningful programs that support patients and their families.

 

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Fargo Team

Deb Koski

Chief Philanthropy Officer, CFRE

Amy Hinkemeyer

Vice President – Fargo & Bemidji

Julia Beaton

Lead Philanthropy Officer – Fargo

Travis Christopher

Senior Development Officer – Fargo, CFRE

Hillery Mork

Lead Development Officer – Fargo

Tim Hiller

Philanthropy Officer – Fargo, Ph.D., CFRE

Sarah Jones

Development Specialist – Fargo

Fargo Board Members

Chair

Dave Ekman

Bridge Hospitality – President

Vice Chair

Sandra Roers

Retired

Secretary / Treasurer

Erika Briggs

Erika Rae Briggs, LLC.

Brenda Giere

Schmidt’s Gems and Fine Jewelry – Owner

Melissa Horner, MD

Sanford Health – Pediatrics

Scott Kjos

Kjos Investments – Real Estate Broker

Theresa Larson

Sanford Health – Vice President Nursing and Clinical Services

Tiffany Lawrence

Sanford Health – President & CEO

Keith Peltier

Proseed, Inc. – President and General Manager

Jan Promersberger

Rocking Horse Farm – Vice President

Rishi Seth, MD

Sanford Health – Hospitalist

Khaled Zreik, MD

Sanford Health – Trauma Surgeon

Jodi Satkunam

The WiTT Group – Head of FinTech

Jim Boulger

Boulger Funeral Home – Licensed Funeral Director

Charles Breen, MD

Sanford Health – Family Medicine