Negaunee, MI – The West End Health Foundation (WEHF) hosted a Business After Hours on November 6, 2024, at the Upper Peninsula Brewing Company in Negaunee. The West End Health Foundation took this opportunity to award the 2024 Programmatic Grant Recipients. Midtown Bakery catered the food, and the Upper Peninsula Brewing Company provided drinks. The total funding allocated for the Programmatic Grants was $50,000.

“The West End Health Foundation is delighted to provide $50,000 in funding to eight organizations through this year’s Programmatic Grant Cycle. These grants support programs and services that enhance health and wellness throughout the West End,” said Tom Edmark, President of the West End Health Foundation.

The Board of Directors presented the following Programmatic Grants awardees with a check: Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Chapter received $6,500 for West End Marquette County Dementia Outreach and Awareness Program; Cancer Care of Marquette County received $10,000 for Patient Care Services; Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes received $2,500 for Establishing Equity in Western Marquette County’s Girl Scout Leadership Experience; Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division received $7,500 for Adult Basic Education (ABE) & Beyond 26; Room at the Inn received $2,000 for Scattered Site Family Emergency Shelter; Northern Lights Child Advocacy Center received $10,000 for Triage Response – Child Abuse; The Salvation Army of Marquette County received $5,000 for Bridging the Gap; UP Children’s Therapy received  $6,500 for Summer Speech Therapy Program.

The Board of Directors also took the opportunity to award Marquette County Cares coalition (MC2) $18,423 from the 2024 Annual Golf Classic event partnership, which took place in September.

For more information about the Fall Programmatic Grant or the West End Health Foundation, visit westendhf.org or call (906) 226-6591 ext 107.

Alzheimer’s Association MI Chapter: Kori Bjorne, WEHF Secretary; Paul Bonetti, WEHF Board Director; Jack Vander Lugt, Alzheimer’s Association MI Chapter Regional Director; Tom Edkmark, WEHF President; Brian Sheridan, WEHF Board Director

Cancer Care of Marquette County: Kori Bjorne, WEHF Secretary; Paul Bonetti, WEHF Board Director; Dave Poirier, Cancer Care of Marquette County; Laura Korte, Cancer Care of Marquette County; Brian Sheridan, WEHF Board Director; Tom Edkmark, WEHF President

Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes: Kori Bjorne, WEHF Secretary; Paul Bonetti, WEHF Board Director; Carol Romback, Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes; Lynne Moon, Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes; Brian Sheridan, WEHF Board Director; Tom Edkmark, WEHF President

Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division: Kori Bjorne, WEHF Secretary; Paul Bonetti, WEHF Board Director; Bill Hartman, Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Schools; Sharon Dishnow, Beyond 26; Kitty Kososki, Beyond 26; Brian Sheridan, WEHF Board Director; Tom Edkmark, WEHF President

Marquette County Cares (MC²): Kori Bjorne, WEHF Secretary; Paul Bonetti, WEHF Board Director; Ashly Gleason, MC²; Jessy DeMarinis, MC²; Brian Sheridan, WEHF Board Director; Tom Edkmark, WEHF President

Northern Lights CAC: Kori Bjorne, WEHF Secretary; Paul Bonetti, WEHF Board Director; Dec. Nate Dawson, Northern Lights CAC Board Director; Sarah Zyburt, Northern Lights CAC Executive Director; Tom Edkmark, WEHF President; Brian Sheridan, WEHF Board Director

Room at the Inn: Kori Bjorne, WEHF Secretary; Paul Bonetti, WEHF Board Director; Chelsie Wilkinson, Room at the Inn Executive Director; Brian Sheridan, WEHF Board Director; Tom Edkmark, WEHF President

The Salvation Army of Marquette County: Kori Bjorne, WEHF Secretary; Cari Detmers, Salvation Army of Marquette County Development Director; Brian Sheridan, WEHF Board Director; Tom Edkmark, WEHF President

UP Children’s Therapy: Kori Bjorne, WEHF Secretary; Paul Bonetti, WEHF Board Director; Jenny Toomey, UP Children’s Therapy Executive Director; Brian Sheridan, WEHF Board Director; Tom Edkmark, WEHF President