JRMCJamestown (CSi) — Kevin J. Dvorak, President and CEO of the North Dakota Community Foundation delivered a grant from the North Dakota Community Foundation’s State-wide Greatest Needs (Unrestricted) Fund to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) Foundation. NDCF Area Board Members are Steve Ottmar – Jamestown, Becky Thatcher-Keller – Jamestown, Diane Peyerl – Fural Penn, David “White Thunder” Trottier – Rugby. NDCF Development Director, Kara Geiger also participated in the presentation.

The JRMC Foundation and Family BirthPlace accepted the grant for the Hugs® Infant Protection System in the amount of $1,500.

“The North Dakota Community Foundation is pleased to partner with JRMC.” said Mr. Dvorak. “It’s great to see that JRMC is completed and has continued to enhance their equipment and technology, and we are glad to be a part of it.”

The area grants were made from the North Dakota Community Foundation’s State-Wide Great Needs Fund. Grants were awarded on a competitive basis. This year the Foundation received 149 grant requests of which the Board of Directors approved 49. The NDCF and its component funds will make over $3 million in grants all across North Dakota in 2013.

“I was amazed at the number of grant requests and the incredible projects and programs that are happening across our state. We are pleased that our NDCF grants will enhance the quality of life for North Dakota citizens” said NDCF Board Member Diane Peyerl.

The North Dakota Community Foundation was organized in 1976. The Foundation was formed as an efficient means of meeting the needs of North Dakota in the educational, charitable, arts, scientific and health areas. It is a public, non-profit tax-exempt corporation which receives and distributes charitable funds to support a wide range of programs which benefit North Dakotans. The Foundation administers charitable endowment and non-endowment funds in both the restricted and unrestricted categories on behalf of communities, businesses, non-profit organizations, and individuals. The Foundation currently holds assets in excess of $50,000,000 and to date has made more than $54,000,000 in grants all across North Dakota.

 

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is a 25-bed, critical access hospital located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, ND. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd­­­­­­­­­­­­­ .com or call 701-952-1050.