The Bash is going

digital with enlivening festivities in 2021. This year, we are excited to host our 17th annual HERO Bash with a week of online and live streaming events starting Monday, October 11 through Friday, October 15. The Bash is a key fundraising event in expanding HERO’s mission in the local Fargo-Moorhead community. The week will be filled with fun, entertainment and plenty of inspiring stories from our beloved clients, volunteers and agency partnerships.

This year, the Bash will focus on highlighting 25 years of serving the Fargo-Moorhead community and how HERO can continue to serve the FM community for the next 25 years. HERO has some incredible statistics from 25 years of service: HERO has served over 50,000 individuals, HERO has waived the fees of $825,000 worth of medical supplies, HERO has prepared 1.1 million pounds of medical supplies for global missions, HERO has had over 60,000 volunteer hours valued at $1.6 million, and HERO has kept 1.8 million pounds of medical supplies out of local landfills.

7,700 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 60,000 HOURS

WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY : provided by HERO

VALUE OF $1.6 million

2,200 PALLETS + 1.1 million POUNDS of medical supplies prepared for global missions

1.8 million POUNDS of medical supplies kept out of local landfills

50,000 INDIVIDUALS SERVED

As HERO looks toward the next 25 years of serving the FM community, the biggest challenge is the warehouse. In the past 18 months, HERO has seen a sharp increase in the amount of donations coming in from individuals, agencies and community partners. Because of these increases, the donation warehouse can no longer adequately handle the extra supplies.

Connect with Us at These Upcoming Events

Here’s your chance to connect to your community and learn and grow. Join AARP North Dakota at one of these upcoming virtual events.

“Inside the Mind of the Internet Godfather”

Virtual Scam Lunch & Learn

Tuesday, October 12, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Decluttering Your Home

A Passport to Healthy Living Event

Wednesday, October 20, 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

To find all of our upcoming events and to register, visit aarp.org/NDevents

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HERO is about to embark on an ambitious project of revamping our warehouse with the help of Tammy Barreca, a nonprofit consultant and CEO for Phenix International, LLC, one of our global partners. In September, HERO started planning how to effectively handle donated supplies to make the process more efficient. To assist with the storage of equipment, HERO is in need of pallet jacks, platform safety ladders, inventory shelving and collapsible pallets. Along with physical items, an inventory system will be added to better track supplies throughout our process. Lastly, we are looking at the physical layout of our warehouse to maximize our storage space and workflow.

After we make these improvements, HERO will be in a better position to continue offering support to the FM community and it will set HERO up to expand our reach into other communities.

Tuesdays

OCTOBER 5,

NOVEMBER 2 and DECEMBER 7 6:00 – 7:15 PM

"Living with Grief" is our monthly drop-in meeting on the first Tuesday of the month held at Boulger Funeral Home. A topic on loss and grief begins our conversation for the evening. for more info: boulgerfuneralhome.com

These meetings are led by our Grief Support Coordinators Sonja Kjar and Ann Jacobson. 701-237-6441 griefsupport@boulgerfuneralhome.com