ANNE CARLSEN

Blood drive draws 38 donors

A total of 38 people volunteered to donate blood and 33 were able to give during Anne Carlsen Center’s Jan. 22 blood drive. Six people gave blood on the automated 2RBC machine which collects two units of red blood cells during the donation, so a total of 39 products were collected.

February 16, 2010

ACC to hold one-day online fundraiser

The Anne Carlsen Center is gearing up for a major one-day online fundraising event that gives supporters the rare opportunity to double their gifts to the nonprofit.

February 09, 2010

Anne Carlsen Center appoints Monson CEO

The Anne Carlsen Center announced Thursday that Eric Monson has been appointed chief executive officer effective Feb. 1. Monson has served as interim chief executive officer of the center since August. Prior to that time, he served on the center’s board of trustees for five years. Monson previously oversaw the operations of the center as a senior executive with Banner Health System, and its predecessor, Lutheran Health Systems, for 12 years, before ACC became independently owned. He has served as the founder and managing partner of Novus, LLC, a Fargo-based consulting company providing strategic, marketing and operating services to health care and health-related organizations, for the past eight years.

February 05, 2010

Letter to the editor: Unexpected gift was a wonderful surprise at ACC

It was last Jan. 6 after lunch, and our students were playing at recess. As I was going through the day’s mail, I came upon a letter addressed to my attention, but with no return address.

By Mary Lewis , January 16, 2010

ACC holds annual gala

The Anne Carlsen Center celebrated the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010 through the seventh annual Sparkle! New Year’s Eve Gala.

January 12, 2010

Kunzman speaks on ACC at Kiwanis

Pam Kunzman introduced Dan Kunzman who showed slides and spoke about the services provided by the Anne Carlsen Center at the Dec. 28 noon Kiwanis meeting in the Lantern Room. Kunzman is the executive director of the Anne Carlsen Center Foundation and has been here about 1 1/2 years. He said the ACC employs 364 people and about 290 of them are full time. Many people are surprised that the ACC has a K-12 school that is fully accredited the same as other schools in North Dakota. It is also a hospital with 54 beds and about half of the residents are medically fragile.

January 05, 2010

Face to Face raises funds for ACC

An art show and silent auction at Face to Face for Wellness & Beauty raised nearly $370 for the Anne Carlsen Center. Beginning in October, the salon invited people to submit their photographs, paintings, sculptures, and other artwork in the contest. The pieces were displayed at the salon, 607 13th St. N.E., and were voted on by community members, until Dec.10. That evening, Face to Face hosted a holiday party, during which attendees could participate in a silent auction and bid on their favorite works of art.

December 30, 2009

Carlsen Center sets New Year’s Eve Gala

The Anne Carlsen Center is now accepting reservations for its seventh annual New Year’s Eve Gala. The event helps raise money for medical equipment that will benefit the center’s most medically-fragile students. “The gala is an event that is highly anticipated by people who have participated in the past,” said ACC Foundation Executive Director Dan Kunzman. “The menu is unique and outstanding. And who doesn’t want to dance the night away on New Year’s Eve?”

December 17, 2009

ACC project featured at conference

The 28th annual “Closing the Gap” conference shared the latest strategies and ideas in the world of assistive technology from Oct. 21-23 in Minneapolis. The “Accessing the Artist Within” project, a large-scale artistic endeavor created by the Anne Carlsen Center, was featured at the conference.

November 11, 2009

Motorcycle club donates $6,000 to ACC

The Ladies and Individuals Motorcycle clubs donated more than $6,000 to the Anne Carlsen Center during a presentation on Oct. 13. Two gifts were made to the ACC. A $3,500 check was presented to ACC Activity Director Denise Jensen, who, along with ACC Planned Giving Specialist Shelley Nannenga, also accepted a $50 gift card for each student at the Center.

November 03, 2009

Hospital, ACC restrict access for visitors due to flu

Two Jamestown organizations are taking stronger steps to limit influenza outbreaks in Stutsman County. Due to increasing numbers of influenza cases, Jamestown Hospital restricted visitation of patients to immediate adult family members at 10 a.m. Thursday.

By Ben Rodgers , October 23, 2009

ACC fundraising for chaplaincy program

The Anne Carlsen Center is raising money for its Chaplaincy Care Program and donors are willing to match all donations to a cumulative total of $30,000. The $30,000 Matching Challenge Fund is the largest fundraiser the ACC has ever conducted for the chaplaincy program. This program does not receive government funds or corporate support and is only possible through the donations of caring individuals and groups.

October 02, 2009

Anne Carlsen Center receives funds

September 30, 2009

Letter to the editor: Carlsen’s legacy is dazzling and continues to endure

The July 29 issue of The Jamestown Sun included an article about Dan Howell leaving the Anne Carlsen Center to become CEO of the Beatrice Developmental Center in Nebraska. Howell concluded a 10-year administrative oversight at ACC, attempting build upon the legacy left by Dr. Anne Carlsen.

By Gene Haugen , September 30, 2009

ACC cancels UND autism event

Due to confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu strain at the University of North Dakota, the Anne Carlsen Center has cancelled its final autism conference of 2009, set to take place on the university campus.

September 25, 2009