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	Index for the Spring 2002 Newsletter
	New Funds for 2001 (Listed below) Presentation of 2001 Unrestricted Grants Community Connection Newsletter in PDF format
	Pioneer Square Community Center Endowment Fund
	Established by a group of community leaders to support the ongoing maintenance and improvements to the Pioneer Square Community Center in Brocket, North Dakota. Local volunteers remodeled the former school building for use as a community center and then established the Fund to allow others a vehicle to provide for the needs of the Center.
	Fred and Henrietta Kerian Scholarship Fund
	The Fund was established in memory of Fred and Henrietta, lifelong residents of Walsh County. It commemorates Fred and Henrietta’s love of music and belief in education for students from varied academic, vocational and financial backgrounds. Preference will be given to students from Minto High School who demonstrate high personal character, musical achievement and financial need.
	North Dakota Conservation Foundation
	The North Dakota Conservation Foundation was established in 2001 by Gary Raedeke, Bismarck, ND. Gary became known in Bismarck and the surrounding community as the "River Guardian" because of his tireless, relentless and effective efforts to protect the Missouri River. After being diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of 40, Gary looked for a way to continue efforts toward his dream of preserving the scenic, historic, and wildlife values of the Missouri River and other special places in North Dakota. When making his estate plans, a major goal of Gary's was to insure that funds would have a direct connection to North Dakota conservation projects, and that funds would not be influenced by bureaucracy and changing politics on a national level. Therefore Gary, with his initial gift, opted to create the North Dakota Conservation Foundation as a permanent component fund of the North Dakota Community Foundation. Gary died on October 7, 2001. The objectives of the North Dakota Conservation Foundation are:
	• Preserve and protect natural areas, riparian habitat, rivers, creeks, lakes, wetlands, and wildlife areas.
	• Establish and protect parks, primitive campsites, greenways, and historic sites.
	• Contribute toward the purchase of conservation easements and land acquisitions.
	• Advocate environmental protection and conservation.
	The Foundation will thrive into perpetuity by only spending the income earned from donations.
	Technical Assistance Endowment Fund
	Established by Cher Hersrud to support the work of the Resource Center, a division of the North Dakota Community Foundation. If, at some point the Resource Center ceases operations, grants from the Fund shall be used to support any technical assistance program that serves North Dakota not-for-profit organizations at the discretion of the North Dakota Community Foundation Board of Directors.
	Cody Feist Memorial Scholarship Fund
	Established in loving memory of Cody Feist by his family. Cody was a recent college graduate who had just started a promising career as an engineer for Ingersol Rand/Bobcat when he was killed in a car accident in December of 2000. The Fund will assist students at NDSU who are pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering. Students from Strasburg, Minnewaukan and Leeds are given first preference with students from other Class B schools given second preference.
	Julius and Alta Burzloff Endowment Fund
	Established by a bequest from the Burzloff’s. Julius was an electrician who worked on the North Dakota missile projects and powerplants. Julius and Alta were longtime Bismarck residents and members of the Trinity Lutheran Church. Grants from the Fund will be made annually to support the work of the Trinity Lutheran Church and Burleigh County Senior Adult Program for its Health Services Program at the Bismarck Senior Center. After 25 years, the Fund shall become an unrestricted fund of the North Dakota Community Foundation.
	Harold and Susan Bergquist Endowment Fund
	Established by Dr. Harold and Susan Bergquist. The Fund will be used for future grantmaking to support education in the Lakota area. If the Lakota School closes, the proceeds from the Fund will be used to establish a “Bergquist Academic Chair” at the UND Department of Education Administration.
	Valley Grove Cemetery Endowment Fund
	Established by Mr. I.M. Locken of Lakota to help preserve the historic Valley Grove Cemetery near Kloten, North Dakota. The Cemetery has many unique headstones as can be seen in the accompanying photo.
	Ray & Lillian Gulbranson Memorial Scholarship Fund
	The Fund was established by a bequest from the estate of Hans Raymond Gulbranson to assist students from Alexander, North Dakota to attend vocational school in North Dakota. Awards from the Fund shall in made in honor of Lars Lee of McKenzie County.
	Tioga Community Endowment Fund
	The Fund will be an advised fund with a local advisory committee that will recommend grants from the Fund for projects that address needs in the Tioga area. This Fund will qualify for matching monies from the North Dakota Community Foundation if certain fundraising goals are met.
	Bismarck Area Community Foundation & Mandan Area Community Foundation
	Established with a $200,000 challenge from Mr. Frank Larson of Valley City, a principal owner of First Southwest Bancorporation stock. These community foundations will fund worthwhile projects in the Mandan and Bismarck areas. The Funds will qualify for matching monies from the North Dakota Community Foundation if certain fundraising goals are met.