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Here's a day brightener from Duluth reader Beth Olson. And thanks to Facilities staff members across our regions for making sure we all get safely to work!

"Can you thank the people who take care of our sidewalks in the Daily Dose or pass on this thank you to them? I get here before 7 a.m. and the sidewalks are always nicely groomed and even dry sometimes when it has snowed in the night. I don't know how they do it, but we have a very dedicated crew who work in the dark mornings to make our sidewalks safe for us walking into work. I love these people ... thank you, thank you."

West Region

Fosston foundation launches fundraising campaign

FOSSTON, Minn. -- The First Care Foundation has launched a campaign to raise $50,000 to equip a chemotherapy suite at Essentia Health-Fosston.

Essentia Health-Fosston President Patricia Wanger accepts a $100,000 check from First Care Foundation President Mark Finstad during a Jan. 13 open house.

The foundation’s next fundraiser is “Tango & Cash” on Saturday, Feb. 11, in the Fosston Civic Center. The event begins with a social hour at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. The Front Fenders take the stage at 8 p.m. for dancing. Cash drawings start at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets cost $100 at Essentia Health-Fosston, Ultima Bank Minnesota, Anytime Fitness and Palubicki’s Foods and Deli. 

The Fosston foundation has a history of successfully raising money for hospital projects. The foundation celebrated raising $100,000 to equip the hospital’s new surgical suite during an open house earlier this month. Foundation President Mark Finstad presented the $100,000 check to Essentia Health-Fosston President Patricia Wangler. Fosston residents got the chance to see the new surgical suite during open-house tours.

For more information on the foundation and its latest fundraising campaign, call Finstad at (218) 435-2265 or Wangler at (218) 435-7630.