Don Santer, CGAND Vice President, Grand Forks Charitable gaming has come under attack recently, making it easy to lose sight of the true and tremendous valu
Don Santer writes, "Gaming provides a significant source of revenue for nonprofit organizations. These organizations use the funds to support a wide range of causes, including underserved populations, veterans, social services, and youth."
State gambling revenues have grown over 560% since 2018, overwhelming state oversight and setting off a turf war among charitable gaming organizations.
State gambling revenues have grown over 560% since 2018, overwhelming state oversight and setting off a turf war among charitable gaming organizations.
RON GIBBENS, NDAD s CO-FOUNDER AND LONGTIME LEADER, DIES AT 80
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The co-founder, retired chief executive officer and only board president in the nearly 46-year existence of charitable nonprofit NDAD has died.
Ron Gibbens died in hospice care Sunday morning at the Grand Forks home of his son, Mike.
Inspired by Mike, their only child, who has cerebral palsy, Ron and Faye Gibbens built the charitable nonprofit North Dakota Association for the Disabled from an informal Grand Forks support group for parents of children with disabilities.
Since its 1975 inception, NDAD since has provided more than $60 million in program services for people with disabilities and health concerns from its offices in Grand Forks, Fargo, Minot and Williston. NDAD has charitable gaming operations and owns a for-profit business to generate the funds needed to support its charitable services statewide.