December 24, 2019 | By Admin
--- After incredible community response, board chips in additional $50,000 ---
On Thursday, December 19, Portage Health Foundation (PHF) visited 15 non-profit organizations from throughout the four-county community to deliver nearly $400,000 in checks, including an additional $50,000 that the PHF Board of Directors voted to add after the community donated more than $248,000 on #GivingTuesday. The largest check was more than $101,000 (Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly), and all non-profits received at least $5,500 through the third-year program titled "Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is."
- Omega House, $62,324
- Dial Help, $29,555
- Simply Kindness for Youth, $20,690
- Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home, $35,245
- Superior Search & Rescue, $6,464
- 31 Backpacks, $18,049
- Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly, $101,375
- Baraga County Shelter Home, $13,500
- Ontonagon County Cancer Association, $6,405
- Keweenaw Family Resource Center, $21,045
- Copper Country Senior Meals, $5,685
- Swedetown Trails Club, $17,123
- Dan Schmitt Gift of Music, $6,755
- Big Brothers Big Sisters, $33,192
- Phoenix House, $17,525
For photos from all 15 check deliveries, check out Portage Health Foundation on Twitter (@phfgive). Videos of each non-profit opening their check and learning how much they received can be found on the PHF Instagram (phfgive) story.