Category Archives: Nonprofit
2nd annual Black Tie Gala kicks-off Thursday night at Historic Holmes Theatre
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The glitz and glamour are returning to the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes tonight for the 2nd annual Black Tie Gala, a charity auction and fundraiser for the Bo...
Aug 17, 2023 Luke Eggebraaten, left, owner of Phaser Marketing, presents a $20,000 check to Pat Petermann of the Boys and Girl's Club of Detroit Lakes during the 2022 event at Detroit Mountain. (contributed)
Detroit Lakes Heart Walk raises more than $18,000 for heart disease research
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Walkers started at the Pavilion in Detroit Lakes and then participated in an American Heart Association Heart Walk on Thursday evening. The event was geared toward raisin...
Aug 14, 2023 Members of SJE in Detroit Lakes smile for a group photo during the 2023 American Heart Association Heart Walk in Detroit Lakes on Aug. 11, 2023. (screenshot)
Project 412 receives preliminary approval for tiny, surprise art projects around Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Project 412 has some bite-size art projects on the horizon for Detroit Lakes. During the city council meeting on Aug. 8, Mary Beth Gilsdorf, a member of the Lake Region A...
Aug 10, 2023 A preliminary design of a surprise, tiny art project for Detroit Lakes presented by Project 412. (contributed)
United Way of Otter Tail and Wadena Counties raises money and supplies for students in need
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - As the back-to-school season approaches, the United Way of Otter Tail & Wadena Counties launched its annual "Stuff the Bus" school supply which provided much-needed su...
Aug 04, 2023
Hodgepodge: Zach Erickson talks DL Breakfast Rotary and their upcoming peach sale on Aug. 11
Zach Erickson, president of the Detroit Lakes Breakfast Rotary, talks about how Rotarians help a community and promotes the group's upcoming peach sale on Aug. 11.
Aug 04, 2023
Hodgepodge: Kim Bettcher and Elle LaMere talk WE Fest, DLCCC summer and fall programing, and the new 2023-24 season at the Holmes Theatre
Kim Bettcher, marketing director for the Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center, and Elle LaMere, marketing director for the Historic Holmes Theatre, talk WE Fest, summer and fall programming and...
Aug 03, 2023
Hodgepodge: Becky Mitchell talks about the Da Vinci exhibit coming to the Becker County Museum on Sept. 17; updates on museum summer camps
Becky Mitchell, executive director for the Becker County Historical Society and Museum, talks about the Da Vinci exhibit coming to Detroit Lakes on Sept. 17. She also gave an update on museum summer c...
Aug 02, 2023
Outstanding seniors awarded at Becker County Fair
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - It's official. Sonia Anderson and Roger Lee are the 2023 Outstanding Becker County seniors after they were awarded their commemorative plaques at the Becker County Fair o...
Jul 28, 2023 Sonia Anderson, left, and Roger Lee, smile for a photo after being presented the 2023 Outstanding Becker County Senior awards during the county fair on July 27, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
New endowment created for Greater Fergus Falls
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Greater Fergus Falls has a newly-created endowment fund to further support its economic development work for the city. The endowment is a new option to support the organi...
Jul 27, 2023 Fergus Falls
DL Jaycees host American Red Cross blood drive Thursday
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Northwest Water Carnival continued Thursday with an American Red Cross blood drive at Grace Lutheran Church hosted by the Detroit Lakes Jaycees. Forty people filled u...
Jul 21, 2023