Fall Grant Recipients Announced

The West End Health Foundation Awards $90,000 to Fall Grant Recipients
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The West End Health Foundation defines the West End as the City of Ishpeming and City of Negaunee and the following Townships; Champion, Ely, Humboldt, Ishpeming, Michigamme, Negaunee, Republic, Richmond and Tilden. Programs and services offered in these locations and to benefit the residents of these municipalities are a priority.
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The West End Health Foundation announces Fall Grant Awardees

U.P. Children's Therapy
Superior String Alliance Inc.
The Salvation Army of Marquette County
Marquette County Cares (MC²):
Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division
Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes
Greater Ishpeming Commission on Aging (GICOA)
First Tee Northern Michigan Marquette County
Feeding America West
Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP): Kori Bjorne, WEHF Secretary; Kurt Lehman, MD, WEHF Board Director; Suzanne Sharland-Hemmila, CIP Chief Operating Officer; Mary Franczek, CIP Education Coordinator; Paul Bonetti, WEHF Board Director; Deb Pellow, WEHF Board Director; Tom Edmark, WEHF President
Cancer Care Marquette Co
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The West End Health Foundation (WEHF) presented Camp UPeninsulin with a grant check on October 27, 2025, for its Special Grant Cycle. As part of this initiative, WEHF matched all donations raised by swimmers, with Camp UPeninsulin serving as the designated recipient. The total amount matched reached $10,000.

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The West End Health Foundation Awards $90,000 to Fall Grant…

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Featured Grant Story:

Great Lakes Recovery Center - $300,000

  • Great Lakes Recovery Center received $300,000 in funding to be disbursed over five years, significantly contributing to the transformation of the former Teal Lake Medical Clinic from UP Health Systems into the John Kivela Center—a behavioral health campus offering residential treatment.
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