Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Program
*Please call the VA directly for sending donations at this time. Center for Development and Civic Engagement- 701-239-3700 Extension – 3395. Things continue to change with storage space available for donations.*
*Please note that due to hospital infection control policies, the VA is not permitted to accept any USED items, including blankets, clothing, toiletries, or otherwise, even if they have been laundered or cleaned prior to donation. Thank you for your continued donation of NEW items for our patients*
Veterans Affairs Center for Development and Civic Engagement (CDCE) at the Fargo VAMC. Visit the CDCE website for the most current needs information. Interested in volunteering? Visit the VA Medical Center volunteer portal.
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Carol Wolf – Chairman
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Photo courtesy: IceBerg Images by Candace (Candace Berg)
There is always something going on at the VA Medical Center in Fargo. In August, there were two winners at the North Dakota Creative Arts Festival who will advance to the 2026 National Creative Arts Festival competition in South Carolina on September 17.
The “Giving Tree” was prominently located in the hospital’s lobby this Christmas season and the project was immensely successful, surpassing other years with a total of over $20,000 in commonly requested emergent needs items for veterans.
Thank you to the 2026 Gift Shop Committee for their assistance in making this the most successful holiday giving season to date. On December 3, 2025, we served fifty-seven veteran/patients at this year’s Gift Shop. Holiday meals were served at the VAMC-Fargo, North Dakota Veterans Home-Lisbon, and Fargo’s VA Veterans Community Resource & Referral Center (CRRC). Activities for the year at the Fargo VAMC include: National Salute to Veterans Week from February 9-15, Patient Casino Night on March 24, Recognition Banquet on May 7 at the West Fargo VFW, and Vet Fest set for June 17 from 3-7PM.
The VA has a new program/project some might be interested in, or you might know someone who is. Please pass this info along to them. “Project Healing Waters” is a non-profit organization dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military and veterans through fly fishing, rod building, and fly tying. Founded in 2005, the organization provides free, long-term therapeutic programs in 183 nationwide locations to foster recovery, camaraderie, and mental wellness. Classes are open to all VA-enrolled veterans twice a month. Recently, “Sisters on the Rise,” a female-only course is also being offered. To learn more about “Project Healing Waters,” contact the VA CDCE office at (701) 239-3700, extension 3396.
Carol Wolf
VA&R Chairman
How to make a monetary donation to the VA Medical Center
- Visit the VAMC website and donate online
- Mail your donation and completed form to:
Fargo VA Health Care System
Attn: Center for Development and Civic Engagement
2101 Elm Street
Fargo ND 58102-2498
Make checks payable to “Fargo VA HCS” and include a note in the memo line identifying the fund number (see Donation Intent Form)
To learn more about how you can enhance the services provided to hospitalized Veterans, please contact Center for Development and Civic Engagement at 701-239-3700 ext. 3395 or visit the website at CDCE.
Current Material Donations Needs at CDCE
- Heart Pillow Sewing Instructions
- Pattern (Heart Pillow) VAMC
- Pattern (Neck Pillow) VAMC
- MOVE-IN BASKETS – Looking for a VA & R project? This would be a great idea! Homeless veterans moving into transitional housing need help stocking their new homes. The link contains directions and a list of items needed for move-in. Check with the VA directly for current needs.
- CHILDRENS BUSY BAGS – Here is another idea. These activity bags are distributed to children at some of the busier clinics. You can help brighten the day of a child that may be visiting a health care facility with their parents or others.
- Wheelchair and walker bag pattern 2021 – fabric bags to attach to wheel chairs or walkers to carry personal items.
- Fill a Purse for Homeless Women Veterans or Women in Emergency Shelters
- Tips for Troop Care Packages
- Emergency Food Bags(Fargo Delivery Area)
- Request for Troop Support December 2025
- March 2026 Message Article
Other Resources
Fargo VAVS volunteer: Faye Majerus
Faye Majerus – VAVS Volunteer
Faye Majerus volunteers at the VA Medical Center in Fargo where she takes the care cart to patient rooms. If you would like information about this project, please contact the Department Office.
Please call Center for Development and Civic Engagement directly to see what items they are taking at this time (701-239-3700 Ext. 3395). Please call to set up a drop-off time.
Items currently needed for the care cart (August 2025)
- Sewn items – 60″ x 80″ blankets or comforters in masculine prints (no lap robes or afghans, please), walker bags, wheelchair bags, wound-vac bags, port-access shirt
- Children’s activity bags
- Comfort items – deodorant (men and women), chapstick, shaving cream, full-size shampoo, conditioner, body/hand cream
- Gift cards for veterans in need – $25/$50 clothing store cards, $25/$50 gas station cards, $25/$50 grocery store cards
- Clothing items for emergent needs and homeless/at-risk veterans – sweatpants (S-5XL), t-shirts (S-5XL), men’s underwear (S-2XL), hooded zip-up sweatshirts (S-5XL)
- Note: Socks are NOT needed at this time
- Emergency Food Bags for at-risk and homeless veterans
VAMC Donation List August 2025
Toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, floss/flossers, denture cleaner and denture adhesive are all provided by the facility to inpatients. Donations of this nature will be accepted and provided to outpatient dental patients.
Bar soap, pens, cards and notebooks, travel-size shampoos, conditioners, lotions, and bodywash are not being accepted at this time.
*Per VAMC facility policy, we cannot accept any used clothing*
VAMC Representatives (Fargo) : Carol Wolf (Rep) and Marge Gourde (Deputy Rep)
VAVS Representative (Fargo) : Faye Majerus (Rep)
Veterans Home Representative (Lisbon) : Virginia Stendahl
Gift Shop Fargo : Carol Wolf
Gift Shop Lisbon : Carol Jentz
