Mankato Clinic Foundation announced 3rd Quarter grants

(Mankato, MN) – The Mankato Clinic Foundation has approved $24,250 in grants to community organizations for the third quarter.

The recipients are:

• City of St. Peter Recreation & Leisure Services – Exploration Recreation for Youth & Senior Isolation Kits ($2,500)
• Kiwanis Camp Patterson – AED Defibrillator ($1,500)
• St. Peter Community Childcare Center – Children’s Wellness Initiative ($2,000)
• Friends of Learning Back to School Project ($1,500)
• Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Elementary – Positive behavior interventions & support ($1,000)
• Boy Scouts of America Troops 8 and 76 – AED Defibrillator ($1,500)
• Camp Sweet Life Adventures – Virtual Camp Experience ($2,500)
• House of Hope – COVID-19 Restart Program ($2,500)
• City of St. Peter Recreation & Leisure Services – Active Aging Week Activities ($750)
• North Elementary School, St. Peter – 4th Grade Kindness Retreat ($3,500)
• South Sudanese Community of Minnesota ($2,500)
• City of North Mankato – Spring Lake Park Swim Facility – Swimming lesson scholarships ($2,500)

Mankato Clinic physicians provide the majority of the foundation funding as a way to give back to the community and support organizations that strive to improve health and wellness in the communities they serve. I

n the last ten years, the foundation has provided more than $1.8 million in scholarships and grants to organizations, programs, and projects.