St. Francis Foundation Awards $101,900 to Local Fire and Rescue and Rehabilitation Patients | 1340 KGFW

This article is about CHI Health St. Francis Foundation awarding $101,900 to local fire and rescue services and Project Xcite2.This article is about CHI Health St. Francis Foundation awarding $101,900 to local fire and rescue services and Project Xcite2. Twelve local fire and rescue services received grants totaling $48,900 for the purchase of emergency rescue equipment and/or training costs. The following is a list of the recipients and their respective grant amounts: – Alda Volunteer Fire Department: $6,000 – Aurora Volunteer Fire Department: $2,500 – Cairo Volunteer Fire Department: $4,000 – Chapman Fire & Rescue: $5,000 – Dannebrog / Boelus Rescue Team: $5,000 – GI Fire Department: $6,000 – GI Rural Fire Department: $4,500 – Giltner Rural Fire Department: $2,650 – Hampton Fire & Rescue: $2,000 – Palmer Volunteer Fire Department: $3,500 – St. Libory EMS: $4,000 – Wood River Fire & Rescue: $3,750 The hospital’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit received a $53,000 grant for Project Xcite2, a novel electrical muscle stimulation technology that promotes nervous system recovery and improves the health and independence of patients who have suffered a stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury, including those with Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis. Since 2017, the CHI Health St. Francis Foundation has awarded more than $296,900 to local fire and rescue services for emergency rescue equipment and training costs. First responders in Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, and Greeley counties are eligible to apply for Ticket to Win grants. Melissa Griffith, Foundation Director, said that this grant is one way they give back to the community and ensure that first responders have the equipment and training they need to do their jobs and serve their communities. For more information about the Ticket to Win fundraiser and the grant opportunities offered to local fire and rescue services, contact the foundation at (308) 398-5400.

GRAND ISLAND — This morning, CHI Health St. Francis Foundation awarded $101,900 to 12 local fire and rescue services and Project Xcite2. The majority of the grant was made possible through the Foundation’s annual premier fundraiser, Ticket to Win.

The following emergency responders received grants totaling $48,900 for the purchase of emergency rescue equipment and/or training costs.

• Alda Volunteer Fire Department (Vehicle Extraction Project) $6,000
• Aurora Volunteer Fire Department (Personal Protective Equipment) $2,500
• Cairo Volunteer Fire Department (PPE Upgrade) $4,000
• Chapman Fire & Rescue (Stryker Power Load) $5,000
• Dannebrog / Boelus Rescue Team (Atlas Simulator) $5,000
• GI Fire Department (Lucas apparatus) $6,000
• GI Rural Fire Department (Wildland Comm. Equipment) $4,500
• Giltner Rural Fire Department (K-12 rescue saw) $2,650
• Hampton Fire & Rescue (replacement helmets and lights) $2,000
• Palmer Volunteer Fire Department (radio and compressor improvisation) $3,500
• St. Libory EMS (AED Support Program) $4,000
• Wood River Fire & Rescue (Stop the Bleed and Burn Kits) $3,750

The hospital’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit received a $53,000 grant for Project Xcite2. The novel electrical muscle stimulation technology promotes nervous system recovery and improves the health and independence of patients who have suffered stroke, brain injury and spinal cord injury, including those with Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis.

Since 2017, the CHI Health St. Francis Foundation has awarded more than $296,900 to local fire and rescue services for emergency rescue equipment and training costs. First responders in Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick and Greeley counties are eligible to apply for Ticket to Win grants.

“Our community is so fortunate to have dedicated first responders who save lives. Ensuring these first responders have the equipment and training they need to do their jobs and serve our communities is one of the ways we give back,” said Foundation Director Melissa Griffith.

For more information about the Ticket to Win fundraiser and the grant opportunities offered to local fire and rescue services, contact the foundation at (308) 398-5400.

Brad Bell, president of the foundation, and Melissa Griffith, executive director of the CHI Health Foundation, present Hampton Fire and Rescue representative Dane Schafer with a check for $2,000 for replacement helmets and lights. (CHI St. Francis, courtesy of)