TGB Makes Donations to Ronald McDonald House and Sawyer County Search and Rescue

On Friday, March 12, the LCO Tribal Governing Board made two donations of $5,000 each to two non-profit organizations important to the community.

Receiving a $5,000 donation to the Ronald McDonald House of Duluth is Deanna Baker pictured with members of the TGB from left) Glenda Barber, Gary "Little Guy" Clause, Sec-Treasurer Michelle Beaudin, LCO Chairman Louis Taylor, Deanna, Vice Chair Lorraine Gouge and Tweed Shuman.

Receiving a $5,000 donation to the Sawyer County Search and Rescue team is Pat Sanchez pictured with members of the TGB from left) LCO Police Chief Tim DeBrot, Gary "Little Guy" Clause, Sec-Treasurer Michelle Beaudin, Glenda Barber, Pat, LCO Chairman Louis Taylor, Vice Chair Lorraine Gouge, SAR member Doreen DeBrot, and Tweed Shuman.

Pat Sanchez said SAR is planning to use the donation funds for national level training for the team and also training for K9 teams. This picture was taken during an in-house visual tracking training. More photos can be found on the Sawyer County Search and Rescue FB page. Sanchez added they also plan to use some of the funds for equipment and supplies such as GPS units.