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To ensure quality health care in Central South Dakota...now and in the future.
Save the Date
Night of Blues
Monday, April 19, 2010
Doors open at
5:30 pm
Ramkota RiverCentre in Pierre, SD
St. Mary`s Foundation
800 E. Dakota Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 224-3451 phone
(605) 224-3459 fax
ellenlee@catholichealth.net
Grants
Pierre – Ft. Pierre
The Turner Foundation Initiative provides financial resources to communities for developmental programs that help young people reach their full potential and become and remain valued citizens in their communities. A partnership is in place with the existing Pierre-Fort Pierre Healthy Communities/Healthy Youth Board to monitor the local awards and funding from the Turner Foundation Initiative.
Any youth, individual, agency, or community group that can demonstrate fiscal responsibility and meet the criteria for consideration and the intent of the Turner Foundation Initiative and the Healthy Communities/Healthy Youth risk and protective factors as identified in this application.
Lee Johannsen Grant
A total of $10,000 will be awarded to projects and programs for medical equipment or medical help to the needy in Jones County. Funds are from an endowment set up by Lee Johannsen and awarded annually. Past awards have included funds for equipment for the Murdo Clinic, hot trays and railings for the Senior Center, CPR equipment, mental health services with Capital Area Counseling Service, Inc., and building remodeling at the Draper Community Center. Past award amounts vary by project from $100 to $5,000.
Lee Johannsen was a Jones County resident who established a Lasting Legacy Fund with the Oahe Foundation to benefit education and health in Jones County. Interest paid on the endowment is awarded yearly to St. Mary’s Foundation to help meet the health needs of persons in Jones County and Central South Dakota.
AED GRANT
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is when the heart unexpectedly stops beating. Ninety-five percent of people who have SCA die from it, most within minutes, accourding to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Yet, it's estimated that more than one life ech day could be saved if bystanders used automated external defibrillators (AED). AEDs are small devices that analyze the heart rhythm, determine if a shock should be given, then deliver the appropriate electrical therapy. AEDs are simple to use and come with step-by-step instructions, so they can be used by nearly any bystander. The Foundation is working to increase survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest by increasing the availability of AED devices and increasing awareness of these life-saving devices.
Nonprofit organizations can apply for a grant through the foundation to help pay for the cost of the AED. Businesses can also order AEDs thorugh the Foundation at a price that has been negotiated with the supplier.