With Thanks
During this season of gratitude, we’re so grateful to our community of donors and friends who make moments of good happen every day for patients and families.
There are countless stories we could share about how philanthropy makes an impact. As 2024 comes to a close, please join us in celebrating these 24 moments that illustrate how generosity is making a difference when it matters most.
Grateful for you,
The Sanford Health Foundation
1
Emma is 3 and cancer-free
after battling acute myeloid leukemia. Thanks to expert pediatric care and Child Life services fueled by philanthropy, today she’s happy, healthy and ready to play!
2
Anne is living a full life again
after a difficult battle with breast cancer. Today, she’s sharing her story to raise awareness for the importance of early and advanced screenings in rural areas.
3
Isaac is beating the odds
after being diagnosed with Pompe Disease. Thanks to leading-edge care, lifesaving treatments and programs made possible thanks to friends like you, his future is bright.
4
Fox is helping pediatric patients
navigate their care through the new facility dog program at Sanford Children’s Hospital, supported by a “pawsitively” beautiful gift from NutriSource Pet Foods.
5
Owen is playing football
after surviving a life-threatening brain condition thanks to world-class pediatric care, ongoing treatment and support from donor-funded programs like Child Life.
6
Mary’s legacy of hope and love lives on
at Ava’s House, where compassionate caregivers inspired her to organize a fundraiser during her final days that raised $140,000 for future hospice patients.
7
Grateful patients are celebrating
their care through our Guardian Angel program, where honored caregivers receive special recognition and gifts of gratitude help future patients.
8
Kristi is cancer-free
after a battle with colorectal cancer. Today, this busy mom of three and Sanford nursing leader is raising awareness for routine colonoscopies and sharing her gratitude for care fueled by friends like you.
9
Charleigh’s light is shining
again, both in and outside of school, after treatment for an immune deficiency disorder and support from our hospital teacher, a program fueled by friends like you.
10
Kaiden and Michaela are happy
again thanks to support from our pediatric behavioral health teams and donor-supported programs like BeHEARD for Educators and Sanford Fit.
11
Cassie is living beyond breast cancer
thanks to lifesaving equipment supported by donors, such as 3D mammography machines, which can detect cancer at its earliest and most treatable stages.
12
A home away from home
for cancer patients is coming thanks to philanthropy. The Peltier Lodge, the new patient lodging facility located near the Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center, opens in 2026.
13
Ryan is healthy and grateful
for every moment after a lifesaving bone marrow transplant from the Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center. Today, he’s sharing his story to inspire help for future patients.
14
Community members joined together
in support of those with cancer during Roger Maris All-Star Week, where proceeds help advance the Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center.
15
Pediatric patients are finding joy
at the new Billion Pavilion. Made possible thanks to philanthropy, this special play area outside the Castle of Care helps kids experience the healing power of play.
16
Parents are finding strength
and hope through the PETAL (Parents Embracing Time After Loss) Program, an effort supported through philanthropy to help parents experiencing the loss of a baby.
17
Lifesaving 3D mammography
technology will soon be coming to more women across rural northern Minnesota thanks to all those who are supporting our new Mobile Mammography unit.
18
Colter is meeting his milestones
after months in the Boekelheide NICU, where lifesaving equipment like the Giraffe OmniBed, made possible by friends like you, helped him grow stronger.
19
Student-athletes are succeeding
on and off the field thanks to the Teiken Academy, a program powered by philanthropy that helps kids develop athletically while learning valuable life skills.
20
Henry is thriving
after 137 days in the NICU, where philanthropy fuels the region’s only micropreemie program. Born weighing just 15 ounces, Henry celebrated his first birthday in May.
21
Our Sanford Family feels the love
thanks to support from the Employee Crisis Assistance Program, which provides assistance for employees who are facing unexpected financial hardships.
22
Lilah is growing stronger
every day after a near fatal hemorrhagic stroke at just 9 years old. Thanks to friends like you, she has access to the services and equipment she needs for ongoing therapy.
23
Ava and Nova are smiling
as one of the region’s only monochorionic monoamniotic (MoMo) twins, a rare occurrence where twins share one placenta and one amniotic sac. Thanks to a world-class NICU and lifesaving equipment fueled by philanthropy, today these two are happy and thriving.
24
Sanford employees are giving
in extraordinary ways, donating a record-setting $416,000 to help enhance care for patients and families during our month-long employee giving campaign.
With Gratitude
If you’re inspired by these moments of good and want to join our work to further transform health care, we invite you to Give for Good today. 100% of your gift through the Sanford Health Foundation will help advance world-class care and specialty programs for patients and families, close to home.