Submitted Photo The annual Fuel the Fight event at Dakota Square ARCO raised more than $79,000 for Trinity Health CancerCare Center in Minot. Shown are: front row, left to right, Darla Miller, Trinity Health Foundation manager; Lori Wonnenberg, Fuel the Fight co-chair; Mandi Zavalney, Fuel the Fight co-chair; Hannah Pederson, Development officer with Trinity Health Foundation; and Dusty Zimmerman, Trinity Health Foundation director. Cody McManigal, Development strategist with Trinity Health Foundation, is in back.

Thanks to the outpouring of support from the Minot and surrounding communities, the 8th annual Fuel the Fight event at Dakota Square ARCO was a massive success, according to Trinity Health Foundation information.

A portion of all fuel and in-store sales at Dakota Square ARCO on the day of the event, Sept. 6, went to Fuel the Fight, which supports Trinity Health CancerCare Center patients by providing gas vouchers for their travel to treatment.

In total, Fuel the Fight raised $79,503 this year, which will go toward reducing travel costs for patients coming to the CancerCare Center.

“Fuel the Fight continues to show us how generous this community is. Every donation and every tank filled directly eases the burden on patients traveling for cancer treatment, and we’re incredibly grateful for the support,” said Dusty Zimmerman, Trinity Health Foundation director.