$1,500 donation to support therapy dog in Monroe County
The new dog will need about a year of training.
July 22, 2021 6:17 PM
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Members of the Tomah Health Community Foundation gave $1,500 to ‘Brighter Tomorrows’.
The donation will support a therapy dog trained to support survivors as well as residents suffering from anxiety and stress.
“Children can also recall events more easily when they have a dog with them. So there is a lot of data and research that proves that victims really do benefit from therapy dogs,” said Brighter Tomorrows program coordinator Jan Burder.
The new dog will need about a year of training.
Tomah Health Community Foundation Event Supports Wellness
After taking a year off due to COVID, the Tomah Health Community Foundation is teeing up details for a special event that supports area wellness.
Foundation president Peter Reichardt said officials are excited to announce details for its annual golf outing August 6 at the Hiawatha Golf Club in Tomah.
Reichardt said the outing is the foundation’s largest fundraising event.
He said golfers can still register for the 18-hole team scramble, which will include a 25-thousand dollar hole-in-one event sponsored by Tap House Twenty of Tomah, and 10-thousand dollar putting contest supported by C-C-F Bank – this year’s outing sponsor.
Tomah Health special nonevent to support future healthcare staff
April 9, 2021 3:38 PM Kade Overton
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TOMAH, Wis. (WKBT) – Tomah Health Community Foundation leaders are excited about a special nonevent designed to support future health care professionals.
The philanthropic organization sector of Tomah Health has held nonevent fundraising efforts that has raised more than $70,000 to support future health care providers over the last 13 years.
The foundation’s annual educational scholarship program funds three scholarships worth $1,500 each to students planning to have a career in healthcare.
“When this first started our nonevent, we saw it as an opportunity to do something a little different, while continuing the work of the hospital foundation,” said organization president Pete Reichardt in a release. “With continued COVID safeguards, our nonevent guarantees that you don’t have to worry about showing up to an event and social dist