Jenkins VFW Post 3839 made $122,000 in donations in the Jenkins, Pequot Lakes and Pine River areas from 2005-09.
Those donations include $40,000 in scholarships, $5,600 to the city of Jenkins for the new ball field, $14,400 to food shelves and $3,000 to the Good Samaritan Society for a total of $63,000 in donations.
Other miscellaneous donations totaling $59,000 included: National Children's Safety, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association, Pine River-Backus High School, Pequot Lakes Library, Minnesota Northern Lynx, Amateur Sports Program, Broken Wing, Aadzuhman Shriners, Compulsive Gambling Council.
Norwegian Exchange, Pine River Grad Blast, Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Cass County Civil Air Patrol, Lutheran Social Services, Little Britches Rodeo, Lakes Area Interfaith Caregivers, Regional MHSRA, Pequot Lakes High School.
Pine River Girl Scouts, American Heart Association, Pine River Family Center, Salvation Army, American Cancer Society, Pine River Country Club, Historical Societies, Special Olympics, city of Pequot Lakes, Wings of Mercy, Habitat for Humanity, Mounted Eagles, Inc.
Kinship Partners, Wing of the North, H.A.R.T., Brainerd Lakes Chamber, Crisis Line, Friends of Lower Hay Lake, Lakeland Public Television, Red Cross, Boy Scouts, The Prodigal House, University of Minnesota, and People to People.