My Mentoring Story:
Western
Wellness
Foundation,
Inc.
Keeping in touch for 39 years
2012 Annual Report
When Stan
Koppinger was
studying business at
the University of
North Dakota, he
met a five year old
who changed his life.
Stan was 20 years
old and Shawn lived
with his mom. They
met in 1974 through
a mentoring program
and the pair would
“do something –
wash the car, play
The smiles say it all: Stan Koppinger,
tennis, go bowling,
right, mentored Shawn, now 44 years
old, for five years when he was a UND
visit the Student
student. They are pictured at a reunion
Union – once a
in Dickinson in 2010.
Week,” Stan recalls.
“It forced me to know there’s more to life than just me and to
think more of others. I quickly knew it was the right thing.”
After college graduation Stan moved home to get a start in the
banking world. He remembers that Shawn was only 10 years old
when he rode the bus – alone – to visit Stan in New England. Their
friendship rekindled, they hiked the Badlands and found an
arrowhead. About eight years later, Stan proudly watched Shawn
graduate from high school. Then they lost touch.
“I always knew he’d be okay,” Stan said. “He was a bright
young guy, mature.”
In 2010, Shawn came through Dickinson. The 44 year old
computer analyst from Arizona looked up his lifelong friend and
mentor, now the president and CEO of American Bank Center. And
he asked: “Do you remember when we found that arrowhead?”
Since he met Shawn, Stan has worked to make a difference in the
lives of others. He said that mentoring “set the framework for me to
know that everyone can use that encouragement, friendship, help or
coaching.”
And Shawn? “He said I was the only brother he ever had,” Stan
said.
Inside:
2012 Mentoring
Impact
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Honor Roll of
Donors
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2012 Financials
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2012 Annual Report
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Honor Roll of Donors
We make every effort to ensure an accurate list of our contributors; however, if we somehow
made an error, kindly call our office at 701-483-8615 to help us correct our records.
2012 Mentoring Impact
1
Hour a week
to make a difference
in the life of a child
Champions ($1,000+)
American Bank Center
Armstrong, Connie & Mike
Dukart, Shirley
Consolidated
The Dickinson Press &
Advertiser
Fisher Industries
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Marathon Oil
Oksa, Dr. Amy
Reichert Armstrong Attorneys
West Plains Inc.
Thrify White Drug
Wyoming Casing
225
Number of mentors
in 2012
250
Children helped
by their mentors
11,700
Hours volunteered
in 2012
2012 Annual Report
2012 Grants
Department of Corrections
United Way of Dickinson
Stark County
City of Dickinson
Roughrider Electric
Charitable Foundation
Billings County
St. John Lutheran Trust Fund
Stark County Fair Association
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Partners ($500-$999)
The Armstrong Corporation
Arthaud, Jody & Carla
Bares, Don & Pam
Dakota Community Bank
Dickinson Elks Lodge 1137
Dickinson Rotary Club
Dickinson Optimist Club
Dickinson State University
Alumni & Foundation
Fehr, Dr. Alan & Kris
Fong, Brad & Brenda
Hansen, Dale & Glenice
Hartford, Sylvia
MBI Energy Services
Montana Dakota Utilities
Moos, Guy & Sandra
Noe, Betty Joe
Ozbun, Jim & Sonja
Petty Construction
Schwartz CPA, PLLC
Steffes Corporation
Associates ($100-$499)
ABC Boat Docks
AK Investments LLP
Altringer, Pat & Beverly
Anderson, David & Marie
Anderson, Nicole
Bank of the West
Bob’s Oilfield Service
Boespflug Trailers
Border States Electric
Bosch Lumber Co.
Bryan Nelson-American West
Real Estate
Charbonneau Car Center
Clinic Pharmacy
Coca-Cola Bottling of
Dickinson
Comfort Inn of Dickinson
Continental Real Estate
Country Kitchen
DLN Consulting Inc.
Dickinson Lions Club
Dickinson Ready Mix
Dickinson Roughrider
Kiwanis Club
Dickinson Women of Today
Ellis, Bonita
Emmerich Eye Clinic
Energy Systems Inc.
Eyewear Concepts
Farstveet, Rex & Myrna
Gate City Bank
Glasoe, Curtis & Carol
Haas, Buck & Bev
Hair Ovations
Hansen, Sharon
Heiser Motors
Herberger’s
Hertzberg Furs
Home & Land Company
Hope, Jim & Jackie
Irsfeld Pharmacy P.C.
Jackson, Gene & Sue
Jaeger, Doug
2012 Financials
40
Percentage of
Income from Grants
Johnson, Nancy
KLJ
Kontz, Greg & Susan
Koppinger, Stan & Lori
Kroll, Yvonne & Gene
Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm
Melbye Law Office
Moberg, Kevin & Susan
Mosbrucker Real Estate
Development
ND Pharmacy
Nelson Financial Services
Nelson, Nicole
Olin, Bruce & Irene
Olin, Jack & Velma
Parkway Ford
Pepsi Cola Bottling
Peters Chiropractic P.C.
Pokorny, Fern
Rothschiller, Joe & Carlene
Pump Systems
Ramada Grand Dakota Lodge
Rapp, Roger
Richardson, Jeff
St. Anthony Club
St. Joseph’s Hospital & Health
Center
Selle Family Dental
Southwest Business Machines
Steiner, Carson & Mary
Steiner, Walter & Rita
Taco John’s
Target Logistics
Tooz, Fred
Virginia Sticka CPA
Wardner, Richard & Kayleen
West Dakota Vet Clinic
Westwind Consulting Center
Wild West Builders Inc.
Ziman Trucking
Buddies ($1-$99)
Backes, Richard & Joyce
Boespflug, Jeannie
Butler Machinery
Clyde, Beth
Consolidated Employees
Diehl, Daniel & Corinna
Dolezal, Bruce & Lisa
Heim, Charlotte
Frank, Ben C.
Frank, Tyler
Funshine Express
Huffman, Roger
Hulsing & Associates
Karie, Laurie & Robert
Klusmann, Terry & Kelly
The Leede Research Group
Logo Magic
Long, Rebekah
Meduna, Rebecca & James
Midwest Doors of Dickinson
Peterson, Casey
Todd, Robert & Betty Jo
Wetzstein, Jill Nelson
Willy’s Hydrotest Service LLC
35
Percentage of
Income from Special
Events
22
Percentage of
Income from Donations
3
2012 Family Fun Day
Percentage
of income from Recycling
& Other Sources
2012 ‘A Chocolate Affair’
2012 Glow Ball Golf Scramble
Chocolate Affair’
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2012 Board of Directors
Greg Kontz - President
Dan Conner - Vice President
Kevin Moberg - Secretary/Treasurer
Rick Backes
Harvey Brock
2012 Board of Directors
Dustin Dassinger
Scott Frank
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2012 Staff
Kris Fehr
Laura Hann
Program Coordinator
2012 Expenses
Kim Dockter
Executive Director
Sr. Program Coordinator
Hilary Hendricks
VISTA/Development Coordinator
Sylvia Hartford
Bookkeeper
Betsy Devero
Recruitment & Training Coordinator
Laura Fehr
25
Match Support Specialist
Dorothy Mosbrucker
Administrative Support
Percentage spent
on Admin & Fundraising
Betty Allerdings
Volunteer Digitizing Specialist
75
Best Friends
Mentoring Program
Percentage spent
on Direct Services
to at-risk youth
135 W. Villard St.
Dickinson, ND 58601
Phone: 701-483-8615
Toll-free: 877-877-8685
Fax: 701-483-8616
[email protected]
www.bestfriendsnd.org
Special Thanks to the
North Dakota Amachi Coalition
and RSVP + North Dakota for
providing two staff positions in 2012!
Special Thanks to Experience Works for
providing an administrative assistant
position in 2012!
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