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2014 ANNUAL REPORT

INSIDEInvesting in the Arts

Madelyn Camrud | page 8

A Song in my Heart Joan Johnson | page 9 Lady Hawks Celebrated Charly Haley | page 11 Creating a Legacy Dorette Kerian | page 12

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FRIENDS:

Reflection is good. I’ve been reflecting on the role of the community foundation and what impact it’s trying to have. We want people to love living here. Some key elements, In no par-ticular order of importance, that come to mind: KINDESS, COM-MUNITY, LEADERSHIP, INVEST-MENT and GRATITUDE.

KINDNESS

“Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone” is Pastor Andy Stanley’s advice. That’s what the Community Founda-tion does: one person wishes to help others, another person joins in, and then another. Soon the effort to help one is reaching many. Working collectively, a better place is created.

“Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone”

COMMUNITY

The foundation of a healthy community is complex ac-cording to “Foundations of a Healthy Community, Commu-nity Well-Being”. In summary, it includes things such as healthy people, engaged citizens, vibrant culture, sustainable environment and a dynamic economy.

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

“Community” at its basic defini-tion is people who live together in a defined geographic region; people who share a sense of community.

What does it take to get people to want to live here and LOVE it?

• Respects heritage and

encourages artistic and

cultural expression

• Honors diversity and

inclusion of all citizens

• Boasts strong health and

social services

• Provides excellent sports and

recreation services

• Encourages healthy

lifestyles–including mental,

emotional and spiritual

health.

• Assures a vibrant and diverse

economy exists with fair

wages, education, and

employment opportunities,

and affordable housing for all

• Minimizes our impact on

the environment by being a

good steward of the natural

resources afforded to us

LEADERSHIP

A healthy community works at it

A healthy community works at it; sometimes one relationship at a time. In a world fast-changing, it’s hard to know how or where to make a difference. Cultivating leadership is what Mike Maiden-berg suggests through a letter he wrote to the graduates of the leadership class at the Chamber:

“Every community has natural assets based on its history and geography and climate. Those assets are fixed. We can’t create mountain ranges, or swift-flow-ing rivers, or a moderate climate. The variable assets are the hu-man assets. They change, and they make all the difference in a community’s quality of life.”

Mike goes on to discuss “con-sciously cultivating leadership across the community. It needs to be diverse in all respects. It needs to be flexible. It needs to be passionate about the

KRISTI MISHLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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2014 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

IN 2014, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDED $591,530 TO CHARITIES!

Cathi Feeley , InvestmentsMary Dale Hansen, GrantsJoan Hawthorne, GrantsDerrick Johnson, InvestmentsCurt Kreun, GrantsBill Lee, Executive Officer

Russ Erickson, Past PresidentKristin Shea, Interim President July, 2014*Jim Satrom, Vice-President*Marilynn Ogden, Secretary/TreasurerJohn Marchell, InvestmentsSandy Crary, Executive Officer

Lee Lipp, InvestmentsMargaret Tweten, Executive OfficerBarry Wilfahrt, Grants

Kristi Mishler, Executive Director

community. It needs a sense of history and a spark of vision.”

I believe if we allow citizens to shape the community, while encouraging each individual to be a leader in their own way, people will want to live here. People who live here will feel included, important and validate they matter. Invest in our peo-ple. They will invest back in our community.

INVESTMENT

People invest in community in many different ways. The three simplest categories are easy to recall –time, talent and treasure.

People invest in community in many different ways. The three simplest categories are easy to recall –time, talent and treasure.

So here’s the challenge—self-re-flection; determine your best as-sets and how you can use them to contribute to community. It’s the most critical component of a strong community.

While the community foundation works to foster healthy communities, critical to our mission is to promote private giving for the public good; as well, to build capital resources so future generations will also benefit from a strong community.

Having financial resources read-ily available to invest in commu-nity issues or opportunities is a critical component to a sound future for Greater Grand Forks.

GRATITUDE

Something feels different in our community. Some feelings are invigorating – and some have an element of the unknown; a little uneasiness. However, value systems, are fundamental – most of us have been taught good values. But we are human beings, and sometimes we need reminding or a little coaching to be the best we can be for the good of the whole.

I’m grateful for each and every one of you – for all of you that do what Dorette, Madelyn, Joan and ICON do for the communi-ty – I’m so proud of the spirit of caring that exists in our commu-nity.

Thank you for contributing in your best way!

With gratitude, Kristi

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ACTUAL 2014 2013

ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS 2014 2013

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

PLEDGES RECEIVABLE - CURRENT PORTION

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

OTHER ASSETS 2014 2013

RESTRICTED CASH IN BANK

CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

PLEDGES RECEIVABLE, LESS CURRENT PORTION

INVESTMENTS

OFFICE EQUIPMENT

LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

TOTAL OTHER ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES 2014 2013

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

DUE TO OTHERS - PASS-THROUGH LIABILITY

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

GRANTS PAYABLE

DEFERRED REVENUE

FUNDS HELD AS AGENCY ENDOWMENTS

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS 2014 2013

UNRESTRICTED:

ENDOWMENT

AVAILABLE FOR GRANT MAKING

OPERATING

INVESTMENT IN PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED

PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED

TOTAL NET ASSETS

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

2014 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF 12/31 2014

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$ 173,972

-

3,475

51,500

$ 228,947

$ 379,195

70,133

209,745

8,146,466

51,748

(51,293)

8,805,994

$ 9,034,941

$ 7,952

46,342

11,170

86,721

181,658

601,247

$ 935,090

$ 7,021,242

-

139,643

455

938,511

-

$ 8,099,851

$ 9,034,941

$ 233,708

30,000

-

44,250

$ 307,958

$ 236,071

70,000

196,863

7,520,699

63,557

(62,041)

$ 8,025,149

$ 8,333,107

$ 4,136

91,542

13,969

82,856

241,071

604,640

$ 1,038,214

$ 6,421,760

-

74,532

1,516

797,085

-

$ 7,294,893

$ 8,333,107

Brockman-Feldman Family Fund

Ellen Feldman & Ron Brockman

Campbell Library Literacy FundJames Beeman

Community Foundation General Fund

AnonymousAlerus FinancialBremer BankDakota Supply GroupDan & Marilyn KuhlmanDean & Mae WielandDerrick & Tara JohnsonEAPC Architects EngineersEliot GlassheimFrandsen Bank & TrustGreg & Susan OppJim & Mary Dale HansenJim and Corinne SatromMargaret & Larry TwetenMae Marie BlackmoreMarilynn M. Ogden, P.C.Mary LoylandDave & Denise BrittonNeil Law Firm P.C.Otto Bremer FoundationPhil Thompson & AssociatesRuss & Nancy EricksonSteve & Joan Hawthorne

Community Opportunity FundDan and Marilyn KuhlmanVal & Sheila Bruhn

In memory of Edward BockIn memory of Lawrence Berg

Community Violence Intervention Center Endowment

Jim & Mary Dale Hansen

Daniel and Marilyn Kuhlman Family Endowment Fund

Dan & Marilyn Kuhlman

Dave, Mary Gail, Eric and Alison Homstad Family Fund

Dave & Mary Gail Homstad

Derrick & Tara Johnson FundDerrick & Tara Johnson

Give Grand ChallengeAnonymousBremer BankCaleb KoblianskyCanad Inns Destination CenterCasey & Bev RyanChoice Financial

2014 GIFTS

David & Mary GoeddertzDr. Josh Wynne & Dr. Susan FarkasGale HenriksenGrand Forks HeraldGrand Forks Park & Recreation FoundationGreg & Deb NelsonJohn S. & James L. Knight FoundationJennifer SwanglerJohn MarchellJustin & Heather JohnsonKeith MilletteKristi Mishler & Barry WilfahrtLois WildeMadelyn CamrudMark MagnessMidwest Chiropractic - Richard & Cathy GalstadRazoo FoundationRhonda Lee PoellotScott & Stacey JensenThe Red GeraniumTim & Sandy CraryTrue North Equipment

Grand Forks Curling Club Endowment

PS Doors MFG

Grand Forks Curling Club Youth

Botsford Family Foundation

Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre Endowment

Jackie McElroy-Edwards & Tom Edwards Charitable Fund

Greater Grand Forks Senior Citizens Association Fund

Anonymous

Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra

Bonnie Sobolik

Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Endowment

Barry & Ann FolsonBonnie SobolikDavid Williamson & Gayle Shemorry WilliamsonGary PulkrabekJan Jelliff

In memory of Ted JelliffJudy Magnuson

In memory of Curt MagnusonMadelyn Camrud

Greg & Susan Opp Fund for Altru Hospice

Greg & Susan Opp

Hansen Family FundJim & MaryDale Hansen

ICON Youth Sports Initiative Fund

Icon Architectural Group

Jim & Corinne Satrom Family Endowment Fund

Jim & Corinne Satrom

John S. & James L. Knight Foundation Fund

John S. & James L. Knight Foundation

Joseph & Jennifer Martin Sacred Heart Fund

Joseph & Jennifer Martin

Keith & Maxine Driscoll Sacred Heart Fund

Paul & Susan Macleod

Loyland-Asbury Grandsons Fund

Mary Loyland, In Memory of - Greg Hanson - Ken Kvasager - Mary Honea - Doris Myron - Donna McEnroe - Lisa Knudson

Opp Family FundGreg & Susan Opp

Oral Health EndowmentMarcus and Maura Tanabe

Paul & Julie Mutch Riverside Christian School Fund

Paul & Julie Mutch

PS Doors-Satrom Flexible FundPS Doors MFG

Public Arts Commission Endowment

Dr’s. Michael and Ann BrownDave & Denise Britton

Public Arts Commission Operating Fund

Canad Inns Destination CenterChoice FinancialCOBANKMadelyn CamrudBruce GjovigNodak Electric CooperativeRazoo FoundationTrue North Equipment

Red Pine i-brary CenterAT&T Wireless

Steve & Melissa Kuhlman’s Saint Gianna’s Maternity Home Fund

Anton & Mary Ann WannerJames D. KerianJohn & Susan KerianMaxine SchanilecMichael Wavra FamilyShaft Law OfficeSteve & Melissa Kuhlman

Save Our Pool Fund - EGFSylvia I. BildenC & H Insurance LLC

Tina CoauetteMarjorie DebertinDavid GregersonGlenn O. HalvorsonDon HansenLandis C. HjelleMark A. JensonLarry B. MatchaPeggy J. Mattson DunnJames J. ScanlanTriangle Coach Service Inc.Raanne WavraDeLaine WelshVeronica M. WhiteheadRussell D. Wollin

Steve & Melissa Kuhlman Family Fund

Steve and Melissa Kuhlman

TAG - The Art of Giving FundTAG Tom & Helen Opp

The Humane Society of Grand Forks Fund

Darrel A. IversonJacob Nesvig

Tim and Sandy Crary Family Endowment Fund

Tim & Sandy Crary

Tim & Sandy Crary Family Flexible Fund

Tim & Sandy Crary

Choice Health & Fitness - Imagine Campaign

Bremer Bank

Women’s Fund EndowmentAnonymousAbby AmundsonBob & Dawn BoydCandy VigenChambers Family FundCynthia & John ShabbDean & Mae WielandGate City BankHeather BurchillKaren & Jim HorgeMadelyn Camrud

In honor of mother, Martine Hjelmstad Roeder

Marilyn & Jim LarimoreUS BankVal & Sheila Bruhn

In memory of Doris GustIn memory of Rosella LaneIn memory of Donna Lee NealIn honor of the Lady Hawks

William T. Johnson & Katherine Sukalski

Women’s Fund LadyHawk Event Sponsors

Altru Health SystemBrady, Martz & AssociatesCandy VigenIcon Architectural GroupNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp

Zachary Doze Sacred Heart Fund

Van Doze & Karen Cisek

Zion United Methodist Endowment Foundation

Dusek Law, P.C.Zion United Methodist Church

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The Community Foundation and the NV360 partners were awarded a $200,000 Bush Foundation Com-munity Innovation grant for 2014 and 2015. The award was used to inspire and empower residents to carry out the findings of the North Valley/New Vision 360 process through a mi-cro-grant program and with action teams at various community levels. Projects were funded in community leadership, core-city vibrancy, arts & culture, entrepreneur¬ship, talent retention, basic services, and infor-mation sharing.

NV360 was a series of community conversations designed to find out

ICON Architectural Group’s community investment is inspiring. Founders, Mike Kuntz and Todd Mitzel believe in building aesthetically appealing structures, vibrant community spaces & places, and investing in youth sport initiatives. ICON’s investment has included the lead gift on the recently constructed ICON Sports Center, major gifts to support youth baseball, University of North Dakota Football and many other youth sports. Mike shares, the ICON philosophy is one that enables growth of youth talent. By helping to provide facilities where kids and youth can play and learn – we are hoping to give the young in our community experiences that help make them

2014 GRANTS–ICON YOUTH SPORTS INITIATIVE

ICON ARCHITECTURAL GROUP

what citizens liked and didn’t like about living here and to gather their Big Ideas for making this a great place to live.

NV360 implemented the Knight Foundation/Gallup Soul of the Community report which found that actively increasing social offer-ings, promoting diversity, and im-proving public spaces can improve how residents feel about their com-munity as well as their likelihood to actively partake in its success and recommend it to others.

2014 GRANTS

Community Foundation Wins Bush Innovation Prize of $200,000; Creates NV&ME Micro-grants

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2014 Award Winners NV&ME Bush Innovation Micro-Grants

GROUNDUP ADVENTURES$10,000.00 for Boathouse, to provide non-motorized boating sports on the Red River.

VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER$10,000 for an innovative solution to provide health care access to all

THE CHAMBER$15,000 Commissioned by Niche Workforce Development to create task force focused on supporting groups of individuals workforce development

EMPIRE ARTS CENTER$2,300 to create “The Scene” 2014-2015 Season Launch Party, designed for the region’s college grads and young professionals

GGF SENIOR CITIZENS$2,500 to research feasibility of development of a geriatric care

coordination program to help our senior’s age in place.

GGF SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$7,500 to deliver an integrated combination of youth programs, new leadership initiative.

NORTH DAKOTA MUSEUM OF ART$2,000 for Sumer Art Camps

NORTH DAKOTA MUSEUM OF ART$3,000 Introduction of Public Art to the Community; Jack Becker Forecast Public Art symposium

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’S PUBLIC ART COMMISSION FUND$2,500 Holiday Yard Art

UND CENTER FOR INNOVATION $5,000 to establish 1 Million Cups

NORTHERN VALLEY YOUTH ORCHESTRA$3,000 for Millennial Musicians Among Us connected to mentor youth musicians.

better people; as well, maybe choose to stay living in the Grand Forks Region when they are adults.

The foundation provides charitable fund management and grant-making services for ICON through the ICON Youth Sports Initiative. By giving through the foundation, ICON hopes to reach out to more youth sports nonprofits and let the foundation take care of the grant making process. ICON staff reviews applications and recommends grant awards. For more information on corporate giving programs or donor advised funds, please email: [email protected].

ICON ARCHITECTURAL GROUP - PICTURED OUTSIDE ICON SPORTS CENTER

PARTNERS: Community Foundation of GF, EGF & RegionChamber of CommerceCity of Grand ForksCity of East Grand ForksUND’s Center for Innovation

Executive Committee MembersBruce Gjovig Center for InnovationMark Olstad Choice Financial EGF City Council MemberPete Haga City of Grand ForksBarry Wilfahrt Chamber of CommerceMara Jiran Valley Community Health CenterKristi Mishler Community FoundationCurt Kreun Community Foundation Board Member


Madelyn Camrud

Community interest in visual arts has currently spread like a fever in our city. Since my involve-ment in the 1960s when the newly formed Grand Forks Art Association had its first show in what is now Grand Cities mall, galleries have sprung up downtown. There is an Art and Wine Walk, the summer art sale in the town square, and a benefit show, TAG, that brings in hundreds of buyers. This visual art excitement has likely been fueled by our North Dakota Museum of Art, a mentor for the community since 1989. Free and educational for visitors to see and learn from the finest contem-porary art, our world-class Museum hosts silent and live art auctions for the community as well. How far we have come!

I love all the arts, but music was my first love.

I love all the arts, but music was my first love. A small child I pedaled the player piano to please my ears until I began lessons

allowed me to lose myself in new landscapes.

Anne Porter, in her poem titled Music, says, “mu-sic at its most beautiful” opens a kind of homesick-ness in us: We dimly remember the fields/Their fragrant wind-swept clover/The bird songs in the orchards/The wild white violets in the moss/By the transparent streams.

Listening to the great composers, I was trans-ported to those musical fields and meadows, a beauty elusive, yet satisfy-ing. Other times, thunder-

and learned the work of wonderful composers like Rachmaninoff and Grieg. Mid-life I turned to poetry, the language of sound, rhythm and rhyme which is my pleasure today. When my husband died, Oddly Beautiful, a book of poems, expressed my loss at his passing. The poems were cathartic for me but I wanted something more, something that would penetrate deeper. I found it in our Greater Grand Forks Symphony–the musical stronghold in our community. Concert music helped me in ways nothing else could as I sat quietly in the audience absorbing sounds that

INVESTING IN THE ARTS

PICTURED RIGHT TO LEFT: MADELYN CAMRUD (GRAND FORKS, HER DAUGHTER JODI SMITH (GRAND FORKS), AND HER SISTER CARLA FIELD COURTLAND, MN.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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A SONG IN MY HEART – FOOD FOR MY SOUL

Joan Johnson

A love of humanity, a sense of caring and a willingness to serve are rooted in my rural up-bringing where a sense of community permeated daily life. We depended on each other for community tasks such as maintaining the school and church, as well as helping each other with planting and harvest when needed —a perfect medium for teaching young people how to get involved.

The love of “the arts” was a seed planted in this modest, rural upbringing, identified in the experiences of school and community.

The love of “the arts” was a seed planted in this modest, rural upbringing, identified in the expe-riences of school and community. At our two room country school, we received choral music instruction and competed in festivals, memorized the poems of Longfellow, Kilmer and Frost, learned music history and ap-

preciation and were required to engage in all forms of creativity. Without realizing it, I was also learning garden-ing and an appreciation for the beauty of the earth instilled by my parents, the art of cooking and creating an attractive plate through many years of 4-H club. Garden bounty resulted in the artful pres-ervation of food, as we canned and froze vege-tables and fruits for later enjoyment. The rhythm of the seasons and the music of the poems provided a cadence to my step as I walked to and from school humming a tune or reciting a poem.

Sown seeds grow where they are planted...

Sown seeds grow where they are planted and Grand Forks was a perfect medium for our young family, when we were moved here in 1972. I

chose to become involved in the community. I had so aptly learned this would enhance our lives and the lives of our children. Com-munity opportunities were abundant in United Way, Girl and Boy Scouts, 4-H club, Picture Lady Pro-gram at Roosevelt School, Calvary Lutheran Church, Grand Forks Realtors, Forx Builders, Housing Author-ity, Downtown Beautifica-tion and many more.

Our family of three chil-dren included a special needs daughter Aryca, who in spite of her many medical challenges shared her contagious smile and love with everyone. Following her death in 2008, we chose to follow her lead with a contin-


PICTURED RIGHT TO LEFT: JOAN JOHNSON WITH HER FRIEND MADELYN CAMRUD


NORTHLANDS RESCUE MISSION WOMEN & CHILDREN$5,000

GLOBAL FRIENDS COALITION WOMEN’S PROGRAMS$3,000

THE VILLAGE FAMILY SERVICE CENTER’S “360 PROGRAM”$3,000

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION KNIGHT FUND GRANTSEmpire Arts Center – “TEDX” $5,000

Grand Forks Housing Authority “ibrary” – $8,000

Grand Forks AM Rotary Club “Kujenga” – $10,000

Community Foundation’s “Public Arts Commission”

Master Planning – $30,000

880 Cities Scholarships Jonathan Holth & Mayor

Mike Brown – $3,162.41

ADVISORY COMMITTEEMarilyn Larimore, ChairAbby Amundson, Vice-ChairCandy Vigen, SecretaryAmanda BrandtHeather BurchillPhyllis JohnsonCrystal LundKarmel PineoEileen SeegerSusan SpiveyKathy Sukalski

ALYSSA A. DEMARS$1,000 - MAYVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY

LANDON BAHL$500 - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

SYDNEY VORACHEK$500 - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

KELCIE LEINTZ$500 - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

ANDREA L. BROOKS$500 - NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

KAYLA ABRASS$1,000 - UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, TWIN CITIES

ALERUS SCHOLARSHIP FUND GRANTS

JASMINE STEVENS$500 - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

KAITLYN SEM$1,000 - NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

KATARINA RELLER$1,000 - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

MATTHEW AMUNDSON$500 - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

2013 DISTRIBUTION - ALERUS FINANCIAL DAF FUND

$250 - COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GF, EGF & REGION

COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION CENTER $3,000

GIRL SCOUTS- DAKOTA HORIZONS LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF ND “DIVERT” $5,000

LADY HAWKS$3,000

2014 WOMEN’S FUND GRANTS

KNIGHT FUND COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Kristi Mishler, Chair

Pete Haga

Mike Jacobs

THE WOMEN’S FUND IS NOW ENDOWED AT OVER $700,000. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!

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G R A N D F O R K S A I R B A S E ’ S A L L - F E M A L E F L I G H T C R E W RECOGNIZED BY COMMUNITY, CITYAbout 24 hours into their record-long Global Hawk flight, the Grand Forks Air Force Base’s “Lady Hawk” team didn’t think they could set their record.

“ T h e w i n d s w e r e b e c o m i n g unfavorab le . I t d id no t l ook good,” sa id Lt . Col . Amanda Brandt, commander of the 348th Reconnaissance Squadron stationed at GFAFB. They thought they would have to land the plane early, she said.

But about eight hours later, the team had been able to recover some fuel, and they knew they would be able to fly long enough to break a record.

“Once we realized we were going to make it, everyone got really excited,” Brandt said. “It kind of re-energized us.” They started to alert their families and friends who were waiting in support.

LIZ CORCORAN AND AUBREY CHRISTIANSON TALK WITH CAPT. NATALIE WINKELS AFTER WINKELS RECEIVED AN AWARD FROM THE WOMEN’S FUND FOR HER ROLE IN THE LONGEST GLOBAL HAWK FLIGHT ON WEDNESDAY, NOV 19, 2014, AT THE GORECKI ALUMNI CENTER AT UND IN GRAND FORKS, N.D. CORCORAN AND CHRISTIANSON SAID THEY “WERE INSPIRED AND THE LADY HAWKS SHOWED THEM THEY CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING THEY SET THEIR MINDS TO.” (LOGAN WERLINGER/GRAND FORKS HERALD)

The team of six pilots — all women — ended up flying 34.3 hours nonstop back and forth across North Dakota during the March training mission, dubbed “Flight of the Lady Hawk.”

LT. COL. AMANDA BRANDT (FROM LEFT),TELLS THE STORY OF THE LADY HAWKS MAJ. KASSI MARSHALL, CAPT. NATALLE WINKELS, AND 1ST LT. JOLL CHALSSON BEFORE RE-CEIVING AWARDS FOR THEIR ROLE IN PILOTING THE LONGEST GLOBAL HAWK FLIGHT WITHOUT AIR REFUELING ON RECORD FOR A MILITARY AIRCRAFT ON WEDNESDAY, NOV 19, 2014, AT THE GORECKI ALUMNI CENTER AT UND IN GRAND FORKS, N.D. (LO-GAN WERLINGER/GRAND FORKS HERALD)


BY CHARLY HALEY ON NOV 20, 2014 AT 9:31 P.M.-GRAND FORKS HERALD -USED WITH PERMISSION

The flight set three military records: longest flight by an all-female air crew, longest Global Hawk flight and longest flight without refueling mid-flight for any military aircraft.


WOMEN’S FUND HONOR “LADY HAWKS”

Dorette Kerian is a UND retiree, a former city council representative, and a mother of two adult children. She is also a donor to the Commu-nity Foundation.

Born and raised in the Grand Forks area, Dorette lived “63 years within 30 miles of Grand Forks.” Although she didn’t grow up in Grand Forks itself, she remembers frequent visits. Her family came to Grand Forks to shop, attend performanc-es, and participate in high school competitions. When it came time for college, it seemed natural to enroll at UND. By the time those college years were over, Dorette had received two Bachelor of Arts degrees and a Master of Arts degree, all from UND.

Dorette began her career working with people in need of social and vocational sup-port services through county and state governments, and later at UND. After complet-ing a degree in Computer Science, she moved into computing at the University, rising over time to become

UND’s Director of Informa-tion Technology, a position from which she led ad-vances in computing and networking use at UND and NDSU. Dorette’s stud-ies at UND—and the career that resulted—led her to a challenging and rewarding professional life.

At the same time as she was pursuing her career, Dorette was building a record of involvement in the Grand Forks communi-ty. In addition to serving in various civic organizations, Dorette ran for and was elected to a seat on the Grand Forks City Council. That role gave her a plat-form for making a long-term, positive difference in the city she called home. Her civic roles provided a counterpoint to her profes-sional responsibilities, and they were clear evidence of her deep and grow-ing commitment to the community and people of Grand Forks.

Now retired, Dorette Kerian has settled in Minneapolis, but much of her heart (as

well as her history) remains in Grand Forks. Because of that connection, she created an estate plan built around a desire to provide on-going support to organizations she values through a gift to the Community Foundation.

The largest part of her assets is organized into two funds, both of which are designed to provide Dorette with in-come during her retirement. Her children, now well-es-tablished in their own lives, are to be beneficiaries of the smaller fund. The second fund is designated for causes that are close to Dorette’s heart and represent the legacy for which she wishes to be remembered, a desire her children fully appreci-


CREATING A LEGACY DORETTE KERIANwritten by Joan Hawthorne

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In addition to Brandt, the other pilots were: Lt. Col. Catherine Todd, Maj. Mary Marshall, Capt. Natalie Winkels, 1st Lt. Joli Chaisson and 2nd Lt. Kourtney Kugler.

And not only were the pilots women, but every other crew member — more than 50, from air traffic controllers to the person who conducted the pilots’ pre-flight physicals — were female.

“Everything from cradle to grave was run by women,” Brandt said.

T h e L a d y H a w k s ’ accomplishments were celebrated Thursday at a reception at UND’s Gorecki Alumni Center, hosted by the Community Foundation’s Women’s Fund.

“Thank you Lady Hawks, you’re awesome,” said Marilyn Larimore, chairwoman of the Women’s Fund. The fund donated $3,000 to the air base, which will be used to continue empowering women in the military, in honor of the Lady Hawks, she said (emphasis added).

Also in honor of the team, Mayor Mike Brown declared Thursday “Lady Hawk Day” in the city of Grand Forks.

And Northrop Grumman Corp., makers of the Global Hawk aircraft, presented

a $2,500 donation to the Women’s Fund Thursday in honor of the Lady Hawks.

InspirationThe idea for an all-female mission came to Brandt when she became a squadron commander and was told that she was the first woman to hold her specific position.

She was surprised, saying, “It’s just kind of interesting to me that there would be a f i rs t for women for anything still, in this day in age.”

Brandt started to notice how few female commanders she’d encountered in her 17 years in the Air Force, but she realized how many women had joined GFAFB since she started — enough for an all-female flight crew.

So she decided to organize the record-breaking Flight of the Lady Hawk in honor of Women’s History Month in March.

“I wanted to do th is a l l - female f l i g h t a s a t r i b u t e , ” s h e s a i d .

At Thursday’s reception, Brandt listed historically famous female pilots Amelia Earhart, Willa Brown and Lt. Col. Martha McSally among her personal inspirations.The previous flight record set by an all-female crew was 18 hours, and the previous record of any crew was 33.2, Brandt said.

H e r c r e w a i m e d f o r 3 4 h o u r s , a n d r e a c h e d 3 4 . 3 .

Three sensor operators and one pilot were trained during the mission, and the long duration of the flight a l lowed the squadron to col lect new performance data, Brandt said.

Several people a t the recept ion Thursday said the Lady Hawks are inspiring, especially to young women.

They did something no military man has done,” said Marijo Shide, a founding member of the Community Foundation.

Brandt said anybody can be inspiring if they work hard and don’t give up. “Failure is just a hiccup in the road. The end of your story is your 34.3,” she said, referring to the Lady Hawks’ record-breaking number of hours.

Brandt said she and the other women of her crew were “overwhelmed” and grateful for the amount of support they received from the Women’s Fund and the city Thursday.

“It meant a lot to us at the time, but I think it means even more to us now,” she said. “We’re very humbled by the community wanting to celebrate.”

-Charly Haley, Grand Forks Herald

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ous storm sounds fueled my passion for life. Music is as necessary for my well-being as those times when, alone, I relish silence. I believe a com-munity, as well, benefits from symphonic music, everyone in their own way, which is true of all art.

The Ghost Project in the making for 42nd Street has the potential to bring people together over decades-old farm machinery used for harvest. Painted white and elevated on rubble, it will hopefully invite remem-brance and discussion from those who live in or visit our city. The separator on the Black Gold lot will have the potential to trigger thoughts of the camaraderie of the threshing crews. I think of my father atop the machine as I watched from below.

In Separator Man, I wrote:

That last year/before combines, hands in pockets, overall jacket, he

ate. That fund will provide support through the Foun-dation for several organiza-tions that Dorette especially values: groups that support the arts, care for the needs of people and pets, promote women’s equity, and support education. Another portion of that fund will be left to UND, where it will help pro-vide scholarships for women in science and technology fields.

Why make this kind of choice? For Dorette, the decision proved surprisingly easy. She has enjoyed the benefits of “a wonderful life,” she says. She takes pleasure in her relationships with her two (happy) adult children, her partner David Vorland, and their families. She en-joys the beauty of the natural world that surrounds her, she travels to places near and far, and she attends “a multitude of local arts events.” She has experienced the satisfaction of long and deep engage-ment in her local community. So her gift is a gift of gratitude for the good life she’s lived, in the hope that the Grand Forks community—now home to her son and his family—may continue to be the kind of place where rich and satisfy-ing lives are built.

squints/under a cap-brim and sees/through the dust. He has the power/ of Lord and master, far above/steam-run shuttles, a team of sorrels,/bundle hauler in the rack.

I am proud of my heritage; proud of this community—here, my husband and I raised our family of four and made our living; here, we invested, made lasting friendships and found new ones. Everything about us—our family and what we have is because of and from this community.

These are our roots. I don’t want to dig them up—rather I want to send them deeper which leads to the art we can all practice, the art of giving, a slogan created by three wonderfully energetic young people in our town. TAG, a benefit art show is a great example of communi-ty and art working together. The longing for beauty and truth that lies at the core of every human soul extends to a community—a longing best fed by the arts.

Art speaks to how we live or have lived; why we live and how we love. Art, a part of our culture, is who we are.

— Madelyn Camrud

Her legacy is a significant step toward ensuring that future.

— Joan Hawthorne

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CONTINUED FROM “LEGACY” ON PAGE 12

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asset was quickly recog-nized its 107 year histo-ry—one of the oldest in the United States. From this base, we harvested volunteers, financial sup-port, and the hearts of all who were exposed to this beautiful music. This won-derful orchestra takes the audience to untraveled lands via song and history.

I quote a Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who said,

“The longest journey

you’ll ever take is, the

18 inches from your

head to your heart.”

All givers and leaders must make this journey, by integrating the head (IQ) —the rational side—with the heart —which includes the qualities of compassion, empathy and courage. These can only be learned by experience—personal, community or other. Hav-ing the courage to build consensus from these experiences includes find-ing the “sweet spot” which unites a person’s great-

est strengths with his or her intrinsic motivations. Clearly, I can identify the passion or “sweet spot” Madelyn and I have for the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra.

The importance of “the arts” to a community has been questioned by many and discussed to the ends of the earth. We all under-stand the importance of food, shelter, and health care in our live but we don’t always understand the necessity of beauty in our lives. We need beau-ty in our lives to feed our souls so that we might do our chosen work, thus providing respite, hope and experiences outside ourselves.

Given our backgrounds and this knowledge, we carry forward in building the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Endowment “a song in our heart – providing food for our soul.“

— Joan Johnson

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uation of “heartwork” in the community she so loved. Living by the motto: Thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits, habits become character, character is everything; I pursued opportunities to teach the grand-chil-dren “heartwork.” With this motto as a guideline, I began planting the seed of love for Grand Forks, preserving that which is valuable while promoting a community growth and better path for all. This goal provided an avenue to the Community Foun-dation and projects of love for Grand Forks, one of which was to help build the endowment for the Symphony.

Commonalities of loss, and a love of rural life and the arts brought Madelyn Camrud and I together. We united our hearts in a joint effort to serve our community with our work for the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orches-tra. Combined recognition of the importance of this wonderful community

Give Grand2014 was a unique year for the foundation’s unrestricted dollars. The board of directors voted to use the unrestricted grant-mak-ing dollars to help support the Give Grand 7-day Challenge held May 3-10th, 2014. $19,650 in grant awards supported North-lands Rescue Mission, Valley Community Health Centers, GroundUP Adventures Boat House, and 42nd Arts & Parks Project.

The Knight Foundation awarded the Com-munity Foundation a $50,000 challenge grant to engage the community in an on-line giving day. The Give Grand Challenge leveraged a total of $425,065.00 to help address issues relating to poverty and invest in making Greater Grand Forks a more fun

place to live.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FUNDS

giveGRANDa 7-day charitable challange !

ORGANIZATIONAL OR FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDSAneta Parkview Health CenterArtWise Campbell Library Literacy Chamber Leadership Circle of Friends Humane SocietyCommunity FoundationCVIC Community Opportunity Fund Development Homes Empire Arts Center Families First First Night Greater Grand Forks Friends of Downtown Friends of the Greenway Forks Handicapped Club Founders and Directors Grand Forks County Historical SocietyGrand Forks Curling ClubGreater Grand Forks Community Theatre Greater Grand Forks Senior Citizens Association Greater Grand Forks Symphony Greater Grand Forks Young ProfessionalsHome of Economy Human Rights Endowment Koinonia Ecumenical Spirituality Center Larimore Public School Mendenhall Presbyterian Church NV&ME Bush Innovation FundNorth Dakota Association for the Disabled Northern Valley Youth Orchestra Project Advancing Literacy- GF Public LibraryPAC (Public Arts Commission Funds)Riverside Christian SchoolSPA (Summer Performing Arts)Valley Memorial Foundation Women’s Fund

Y Family Center Community Zion United Methodist

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDSAlerus Financial East Grand Forks Rotary Scholarship Fund

SPECIAL PROJECT FUNDSGive Grand FundSave our Pool Fund – East Grand ForksSherlock Forest Park Playground

DESIGNATED FUNDSBlanche Evenson Fund - Christus Rex - Northlands Rescue Mission - Salvation Army - University LutheranCharles and Joann Hurley Memorial FundCharlotte Lewis Estate - Artwise - Circle of Friends Humane Society - Northern Valley Youth Orchestra - Women’s FundGreg and Susan Opp Fund for Altru HospiceHarry Romberg Memorial Fund (Historical Society)Keith & Maxine Driscoll Sacred Heart FundLommen Fund for the United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks and AreaJoseph & Jennifer Martin Sacred Heart FundMike Maidenberg Leadership FundOperation Good Samaritan FundOral Health Fund

Paul & Julie Mutch Fund for Riverside Christian SchoolRedmann Family Fund (Aneta Parkview)Steve & Melissa Kuhlman Fund for St. Gianna’s Maternity HomeWriter’s Conference FundZachary Doze Sacred Heart Fund DONOR ADVISED FUNDSBrockman Feldman Family FundDaniel and Marilyn Kuhlman Family FundDave, Mary Gail, Eric & Alison Homstad Family FundDerrick and Tara Johnson FundGlenn and Donna Hoff FundGreg and Susan Opp Family FundICON Youth Sports Initiative Fund Jim and Corinne Satrom Family FundJim and MaryDale Hansen Family FundJohn S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fund Loyland-Asbury Grandsons FundMary Loyland FundMark Loeslie Memorial FundMike and Kitty Maidenberg FundPS Doors-Satrom FundPeabody Family FundSteve and Melissa Kuhlman Family FundTAG Fund (The Art of Giving)Tim and Sandy Crary Family FundYunker Family Fund Wells Fargo Fund

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