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