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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Convention Speaker Puts Fargo VA Program on the Map
Audrey Beauchesne, Representative of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) -Fargo, was a guest speaker at the 2024 Department Convention held in Bismarck in June. The story Audrey shared with our Auxiliary members deeply touched those members in attendance. Her story also drew the attention of her supervisor who in turn sent it to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough in Washington, DC.
Audrey recently returned from the VA’s Military Sexual Trauma Symposium held in Nashville, TN. VA teams who work with the VA’s Military Sexual Trauma programs across the country were invited to attend the symposium to learn and share experiences.
It was at the Symposium’s dinner on Tuesday, July 30, that Audrey and two other VA representatives from other states were recognized for their work with the VA’s Military Sexual Trauma program. Their stories were shared by Secretary McDonough in his speech to the event attendees. Audrey’s story put the Fargo VA’s Military Sexual Trauma program on the map.
Thank you, Audrey, for sharing your story as an example of the excellent work the VA is doing for all of our military veterans.
Department Staff article
September 2024 Message Article
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.
- Operation Comfort Doll program
- Fill a Purse for Homeless Women Veterans or Women in Emergency Shelters
- Tips for Troop Care Packages
- Emergency Food Bags(Fargo Delivery Area)
- VAR October 2022 Continuing Needs
- 2024 VAMC Creative Arts Festival
Other Resources
Fargo VAVS volunteer: Faye Majerus
Faye Majerus – VAVS Volunteer
vavsvolunteer@ndala.org
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, email her at vavsvolunteer@ndala.org
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 (February 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
- 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), sweatshirts (S-5XL)
- Note: Socks are NOT needed at this time
- Emergency Food Bags for at-risk and homeless veterans
VAMC Donation List February 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