2023 Red Tie Gala Highlights
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4M ago
Thank you, thank you, thank you! We appreciate every single one of our guests who attended, donated and sponsored the Red Tie Gala. You are all incredibly generous and caring!   Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor Alerus and all of the employees who attended from their team. It was a pleasure to show you the direct impact your support has meant to Camp RED and the Healing Center. We are eternally thankful.      This is a beautiful tribute to Dennis Brown and a personal story about how our housing wraps families in love and support. Here is the 2023 Camp RED highlight ..read more
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2023 Firefighters FORE Healing Golf Event
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8M ago
Our annual golf event returned to Bearpath Golf and Country Club on Monday, August 7, 2023. This successful day brought together firefighters, healthcare heroes, community partners, corporate sponsors and high energy volunteers. Founder Jake LaFerriere said, “We give thanks for the many individuals who stepped up to support us in our mission to serve the burn community and first responders. It truly takes a village and we welcome your support. Our board and volunteers are passionate about serving these families. We feel honored to walk alongside the burn survivors and their families or the fir ..read more
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Join us at the June 6 Open House
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11M ago
We invite you to see the Transitional Healing Center and our patio space at our next OPEN HOUSE on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 First Tour: 5:30pm Last Tour: 7:15pm Please RSVP below by May 30. We have capacity for 75 guests. Name * First Name Last Name Email * Mailing Address * Connection to F4H Pls check one Survivor Family Firefighter Family First Responder Family Healthcare Employee F4H Volunteer Neighbor Your Guest's Name If applicable First Name Last Name Additional Guest Names Thank you ..read more
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The Pi Kappa Alpha Fire Ball 2023
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1y ago
We are SO proud of the Pi Kappa Alpha students who helped to host the 2023 Fire Ball in support of Firefighters For Healing. Your group is a valued community partner. Thank you to all of the guests who attended and showed their support through an auction or fund a need donation. Thank you! A BIG shoutout to Philanthropy Chair - Anton Lang for all of his time and effort to coordinate the evening’s schedule and surprises. You continue to WOW us and we know you are learning so many life lessons to build on in the future. Thank you to Jinae for sharing her family testimony and giving just a glimps ..read more
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Jake LaFerriere Day!
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1y ago
As part of the ribbon cutting ceremony, Mayor Frey took a moment to announce that January 18 was Jake LaFerriere Day! The proclamation (see below) details Jake’s character, leadership, accomplishments and his service to community. It was a touching moment. There wasn’t a dry eye. It was very deserving and the best part, he was surrounded by: Minneapolis Council Member Lisa Goodman - a highly respected leader who has served Ward 7 for 25 years and listened to Jake in 2017 talk about this project and knew she had to help make the introductions and connections the foundation would need, Hennepin ..read more
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We DID It!
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1y ago
We ARE Open!! Tonight was the Ribbon Cutting at our Expanded Emergency Housing to Support the Families of Burn Survivors and First Responders MISSION Firefighters For Healing supports burn survivor patients & helps firefighters and first responders pivot after a line of duty injury or medical diagnosis. There are often items and resources that hospitals cannot provide or do not qualify for insurance reimbursement. In addition, many families may already have been struggling financially, emotionally, or physically prior to the burn trauma that exasperates the strain. The support and services ..read more
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Christmas Blessing 2022
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1y ago
Firefighters Deliver Presents to Hennepin Healthcare Burn Center Patients For the 11th year in a row, firefighters and volunteers helped to spread some holiday cheer by shopping for burn survivor patients, wrapping those gifts with love and delivering via fire truck to the Hennepin Healthcare. Founder and Executive Director, Jake LaFerriere said, “This annual tradition of bringing gifts to the Burn Center patients started the year I was a patient in 2010. My world had changed overnight and I was pushing through unimaginable and indescribable pain every hour of every day for months. Those who h ..read more
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Healing Center News
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1y ago
Furniture Mart USA and Ashley Donate More Than $40,000 of Product to Furnish New Transitional Healing Center in the Twin Cities The arrival of the truck took Jake’s breath away. Earlier this week, Ashley Retail and Furniture Mart USA partnered on a product donation to furnish a brand-new first-of-its-kind Transitional Healing Center for Firefighters for Healing. The donation, more than $40,000, included various living room and bedroom furnishings and mattresses for 12 one-bedroom suites for families of burn survivor patients. The new facility is scheduled to open after the first of the year ..read more
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The 2022 Red Tie Gala
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1y ago
Thank you to all who sponsored, attended or volunteered at The 2022 Red Tie Gala! We hope you enjoyed the evening we curated for you. We were so excited to share updates regarding the Transitional Healing Center and how Camp RED will continue to support families next summer. While we have learned so much since we started providing emergency housing, these expansions are a dream come true. Firefighters For Healing aims to provide housing that meets the emotional, physical and social needs of our families while they are in crisis mode or in recovery. To prepare to open the Transitional Healing C ..read more
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Red Heart Award Recipient
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1y ago
Angela Whitley was presented the 2022 Red Heart Award for her compassion as a former nurse on the burn unit, year round volunteer with our youth program and community champion for burn survivor families in need. Since 2017, Nurse Angie used personal vacation time to ensure she could volunteer at Camp RED with us. She has played an integral role at camp and has continually stepped up to volunteer in different capacities to help us achieve our vision and carry out our mission of serving families in need. Join us in thanking Angie for all she does for Firefighters For Healing campers, families ..read more
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