Impact-Cando Connection Fund Grant Awards
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"When somebody shares, everybody wins."
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This page will be updated on a regular basis with grants awarded through the Impact-Cando Connection Fund.
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Cando Area Food Pantry
Purchase of Freezer
$200.00
($200.00 designated by Tarra Miller, the Golfer Traveling the Farthest for the July 4, 2009 Cando Connection Golf Tournament.)
This grant will provide partial funding for the purchase of a freezer for the Cando Area Food Pantry, which is a necessary piece of equipment for operation of the organization.
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Cando Arts Council
Assistance with Cando Arts Council’s Shared Electricity Expenses at The Audi Building $1,500.00
($250.00 designated by Coy Papachek, Pat Papachek, Randy Papachek, and Rusty Papachek, who tied for First Place Gross Score Team during the July 4, 2009 Cando Connection Golf Tournament.) Additional $1,250.00 awarded by Impact-Cando Connection Fund Advisory Board.
This grant will provide funding for shared electricity costs (heat and lights) at the Audi Building in Cando, which will enable The Audi Building to remain open for the Council/Arts Center events throughout the year.
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| Pat Traynor, Executive Director, Impact Foundation presents Lavonne Haugen, Cando Community Library President with their grant check. |
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City of Cando / Cando Community Library
Improvements to Permanent Fixtures
$200.00
($200.00 designated by Avis Keller, the Oldest Female Golfer during the July 4, 2009 Cando Connection Golf Tournament.)
This grant will provide partial funding to be used by the Cando Community Library to make improvements to the permanent fixtures (shelving) for the facility. The Cando Community Library is available to the community, as well as anyone visiting or passing through the city.
Replacement of a Public Terminal
$1,000.00
This grant replaced one public terminal (computer) at the Cando Community Library. The public terminal is available to the community, as well as anyone visiting or passing through the city.
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City of Cando / Cando Golf Club
Cando Golf Course Improvements
$2,350.00
($400.00 designated by Cecil Reid, the Oldest Male Golfer and who tied for Golfer Traveling the Farthest on July 3, 2009; $200.00 designated by Bob Keller, the July 4, 2009 Oldest Male Golfer; $500.00 designated Lucas Holien, Jordan Houle, Jeff Sivertson, and Bobby Wolsky, and $250.00 designated by Coy Papachek, Pat Papachek, Randy Papachek, and Rusty Papachek, who tied for First Place Gross Score Team on July 4, 2009.) Additional $1,000.00 awarded by Impact-Cando Connection Fund Advisory Board.
This grant will provide funding for purchase and installation of tee box signage, tee box markers, and construction of a new Ladies Tee Box for Hole #9.
Cando Area Youth Golf Tournament
$400.00
($200.00 designated by Gerry Holien, the Oldest Golfer during the 2008 Cando Connection Golf Tournament.) Additional $200.00 awarded by Impact-Cando Connection Fund Advisory Board.
This grant provided funding for the annual tournament held to promote golf etiquette and the enjoyment of golf as a life-long sport among Cando area youth ages five to eighteen.
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| Cando Golf Club |
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| All Seasons Arena |
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City of Cando / Cando Hockey Arena
Cando Hockey Boosters Youth Hockey Program
$200.00
($200.00 designated by Kip Haugen, who tied for the Golfer Traveling the Farthest Distance for the July 3, 2009 Cando Connection Golf Tournament.)
This grant will provide partial funding for the management of the 2009-2010 Cando Youth Hockey Program, including furnishing additional equipment, except skates and sticks, which allows underprivileged kids to participate in the program.
Cando Hockey Boosters Youth Hockey Program
$700.00
($200.00 designated by Kip Haugen, the Golfer Traveling the Farthest Distance for the 2008 Cando Connection Golf Tournament; and Jerry Gores, Pat Gores, Patrick Gores, Max Erdle, and Sam Demarais who were the First Place Gross Division Team during the 2008 Cando Connection Golf Tournament.)
This grant provided funding for the management of the 2008-2009 Cando Youth Hockey Program, including furnishing all equipment, except skates and sticks, which allows underprivileged kids to participate in the program.
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| North Star Public School |
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North Star Public School Foundation
Leaper/Jumper Equipment
$500.00
($500.00 designated by Doug Eggl, Matt Eggl, Aaron Peyerl, and Reed Westlind, July 3, 2009 First Place Gross Division Team during the Cando Connection Golf Tournament.)
This grant provides funding for the purchase of the leaper/jumper equipment for the North Star Public School, which will be used for weight training, athletic practices, and physical education classes.
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Towner County Community Foundation
New Cando Sign
Cando Horizons Sign Committee Project
$500.00
Based on information from Horizons meetings, the citizens of Cando wanted to beautify the intersection of Highways 281 and 17 with a new Cando sign which would provide an attractive monument for Cando that would be seen by local citizens and visitors to the community and would be very low maintenance into the future. This grant helped provide partial funding for the cost of the sign project.
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| New Cando Sign |
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| Towner County Medical Center |
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Towner County Medical Center (TCMC)
Disability Accessible Automatic Door Opener for the Interior Door Separating TCMC Basic Care from TCMC Living Center
$700.00
($500.00 designated by Shannon Dennis, Tom Fritel, Joe Nicholas, and Walter Williams, the July 3, 2009 First Place Net Division Team; and $200.00 by Mary Ellen Vaughan, the Oldest Female Golfer during the July 3, 2009 Cando Connection Golf Tournament.)
This grant will provide funding for an automatic door opener for the interior door which separates the TCMC Basic Care facility from the TCMC Living Center. This enables residents of TCMC Basic Care to independently access activities in the TCMC Living Center.
Trauma/Emergency Room Access
$5,953.00
This grant provided funding for the installation of two electronic door openers at the Towner County Medical Center Trauma/Emergency Room entrance doors to make the entrance accessible to people with disabilities and provided an electronic means to open the ER entrance doors for those that use the doors for therapy appointments.
Emergency System Upgrade to a Digital Base Station
$500.00
($500.00 designated by Shannon Dennis, Tom Fritel, Joe Nicholas, and Walter Williams, the 2008 Cando Connection Golf Tournament First Place Net Division Team.)
This grant provided partial funding for an upgrade of the communication system with area emergency services, resulting in better response time and communication in emergency situations.
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