Grant Funding Available From St. Francis For Local First Responder/EMT Departments – June 15 Application Deadline
CHI Health St. Francis Foundation is offering grant funding to local area first responder/EMT departments for the acquisition of life saving equipment and personnel training.
Half of the total proceeds from the foundation’s 2023 Ticket to Win fundraiser will be granted to support non-budgeted needs of first responder/EMT departments in Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick and Greeley counties. The remaining half will be directed to the hospital’s Project Pediatric Comfort Carts featuring various interactive devices used to distract young patients during an Emergency Room visit.
Since 2017, the St. Francis Foundation has granted over $245,000 to local area first responders/EMT departments. These grants have benefited emergency response personnel in Alda, Aurora, Cairo, Central City, Dannebrog, Doniphan, Giltner, Grand Island Rural, Greeley, Hamilton County, Hampton, Marquette, Palmer, Platte Valley Mutual and Wood River.
First responder/EMT departments interested in applying for Ticket to Win financial assistance, should complete and submit a grant request prior to June 15. For more information and to request a grant application, contact the St. Francis Foundation at (308) 398-5400 or morgan.rader@commonspirit.org
More about the St. Francis Foundation Ticket To Win fundraising raffle
Ticket to Win raffle tickets, priced at $100 each, can be purchased in the hospital’s gift shop, Foundation office and main ACC; or from any board member or trustee. New this year, in addition to cash or check, tickets can also be purchased with a debit card at: https://give.chihealth.com/SFF-T2W
Prizes for the Ticket to Win raffle drawing include a cash grand prize of $10,000, cash first prize of $5,000, as well as ten additional $500 cash card prizes. Winning tickets will be announced at the annual Ticket to Win social event on Thursday, June 8 at the Riverside Golf Club. The community is invited to the free event beginning at 4:30 p.m.
In addition to prize drawings, the annual Ticket to Win social event will feature gourmet appetizers, a silent and live auction and drawings for several must-be-present-to-win door prizes including four $250 cash cards for general attendees and five $100 grocery gift cards for emergency first responders who are in attendance.