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Your 2021 guide to giving!
Thank you for choosing to make a gift for good this holiday season. Please select the options that are right...
Mimi Diffley scholarships awarded to 28 employees
This fall, 28 Sanford employees were awarded a 2021 Mimi Diffley Memorial Employee Scholarship to further their careers in health...
Hope for cancer survivors
Tami Siegel and Mary Jo Young have been best friends since growing up in a small Minnesota town, southwest of...
Ace Hardware Foundation gives to help heal NICU infants
Philanthropy has just given new hope to some of the most high-risk infants in the Sanford Boekelheide NICU. Thanks to...
A cowboy’s fight against cancer
For nearly 16 years, LeRoy Turner has been raising funds through Cowboy Up Ride Against Cancer to help fight cancer...
Heart attack survivor almost missed the warning signs
In the early hours of March 12, Andy Freeman drove himself to the Sanford Bemidji ER. Light pressure in his...
Hospice event to honor family of Dr. David Gipp
The 2021 Go Hawaiian for Hospice event honored the family of transformational tribal college leader Dr. David Gipp. David passed...
Micro-preemie overcomes 5% chance of survival
Mateo Bravo was delivered at just 22 weeks and spent 123 days in the Sanford Boekelheide NICU. Today, he’s taking...
Siblings honor staff who comforted father in final days
“We all believe this level of care allowed him the peace and comfort he needed at the end of his...
In celebration: Randi Schaeffer leaves lasting legacy after 45 years devoted to children, families
After 45 years at Sanford Health, Randi Schaeffer retired from her role as executive director of Sanford Women’s and Children’s...
Then and now: Meet a NICU graduate
Bode Doll is like any other 2-year-old. He wants to do everything himself, gives his baby brother the sweetest kisses...
Father’s memory inspires Sanford employee’s generosity
Cara DeCourcey’s journey at Sanford Health started when she was just 10 years old. Now a communications manager with Sanford’s...
Meet Grant Edwards, 2021 GABR Star
Grant Edwards has a heart of gold. The 11-year-old would do anything for anyone and can put a smile on...
Meet Nora Frank, 2021 GABR Star
Nora Frank loves music. The 5-year-old struggles to talk and walk, but that doesn’t stop her from humming, singing and...
