Dakota College at Bottineau’s Student Nurses Organization of Minot has donated $2,000 in all to different groups in Minot. The student nursing organization at Dakota College at Bottineau also has raised money for the Bottineau community.

The Minot-based organization donated $500 to the Dakota Girls and Boys Ranch new playground project, which was matched by the St. Joseph Foundation. They donated $500 toward a specialty chair for the Ranch’s new elementary classroom.

They donated $250 to the Trinity Health Foundation’s turkey drive for the KHRT Horn of Plenty. Students have also been helping to pack and deliver boxes of food and gifts for Minot families in need.

The organization, in partnership with the Starving Rooster in Minot, hosted a fundraiser for PATH North Dakota, a nonprofit child and family services agency. Between the student organization’s funds and donations from others in Minot, household supplies and $1,120 were donated.

The student nurses collected 40 sleeper onesies for Trinity Health’s NICU and donated $250 to the family who suffered the loss of their baby girl this winter.

The student nurses of Minot do not plan to stop here. In 2019, they plan to purchase a brick for the tiger exhibit at the Roosevelt Park Zoo as a lasting memorial of this year’s class. They will be hosting a fundraiser for the Dakota Hope Clinic and holding ice cream float sales at nursing homes and assisted living facilities around the community. These student nurses are grateful for the opportunity to study and learn in Minot and are eager to give back.

Bottineau’s student nurses organization donated school supplies to pack for backpacks and gave to those in need. They also hosted a blood drive at Dakota College at Bottineau that ended up with 25 donations when they had aimed for 14. A bake sale was also held during the blood drive. All free will offerings went to the Turtle Mountain Cancer Society. The group also raised money for kids who were affected by the California fires. They also held a raffle that raised funds. Half of the proceeds went to the organization to give back to the community and half went to pay for travel expenses for students.