As is tradition, residents of the county will receive donation slips in the mail

or their township representatives deliver them.

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Please write checks to Gary Cares • Mail check and forms to: PO Box 66, Gary, MN 56545

or return it to your township officer or city clerk.

 

Any questions, call Wendy Bennefeld at 701-388-7899.

 

The current and past charities are as follows:

Click "Link" for more information about each charity

 

• Gary Cares (directly for the parent organization) Link

  • ​ SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS: • Dolly Parton's Imagination Library  • Shock & Awe Youth Philanthropy • Gary Pines

• Norman County His­torical Society Link

• Benedictine Living Com­munity of Ada Foun­dation Link

• Halstad Living Center

• REACH (Rural Enrichment and Counseling Headquarters) Located in Hendrum, serving Norman County Link

• Twin Valley - Gary Area Foundation Link

• Norman County Sheriff’s Department Canine Unit (Onyx-The Drug Dog) Link

• Norman County Victim Assistance Program Link

• Norman County Historical and Genealogy Society

• Hospice of the Red River Valley Link  

• Community Clubs

  • Gary, Borup, Flom, Halstad, and Twin  Valley​

• Rescue Squad: Please circle or note your choice(s):

  • Shelly, Halstad, Perley, Twin Valley, Gary, Hendrum, County EMS (serving Bear Park, MN)

• Fire Departments: Please circle or note your choice(s):

  • ​Ada, Shelly, Halstad, Perley, Borup, Twin Valley, Gary, Hendrum, or Fertile (serving Bear Park, MN)

• Western Norman Community Fund

• Laurel Capistran Scholarship

• Northwest Minnesota Aussie Rescue

• Inspire, Inc. - Norman County Deve­lopmental Activity Cen­ter (DAC) Link

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Other Charities & Organizations We Support (Please contact directly to make a donation)

• American Heart Asso­ciation-MN Link

• American Diabetes Assoc­iation-MN  Link

• American Red Cross Link

• Alzheimer’s Association-MN Link

• American Cancer Society-MN Link

• Arthritis Foundation-MN Link

• Norman County East Dollars for Scholars Link

• Walk By Faith (Equine therapy for veterans and young people, located in Fisher, MN) Link

• H.E.A.R. (Help Enrich Advance & Retain) Halstad, MN area

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