River’s Edge Hospital made the holiday season brighter for four St. Peter organizations this week with donations that will help each continue their mission in the community.

Receiving donations were the St. Peter Govenaire’s Drum & Bugle Corp, The Children’s Weekend Food Program, The Kitchen, and The St. Peter Area Food Shelf.   River’s Edge Hospital received matching funds from their construction project partners, JJCA, the architect for the expansion project, and American Health Facilities Development, the owner’s representative for the project.

“River’s Edge has made a commitment to ensure food security in the community and making these donations helps to make sure these organizations can continue serving the community.  We greatly appreciate our expansion project partner’s contributions to help fulfill this need,” said George Rohrich, CEO, River’s Edge Hospital.

Children’s Weekend Food Program – George Rohrich, CEO of River’s Edge Hospital presents a $3,000 donation to the Children’s Weekend Food Program. The donation will help the St.Peter School District continue its daily snack cart program in the elementary and middle schools. Also pictured are principals Darin Doherty and Doreen Oelke, and Nancy Steffes from the CWFP.

Nancy Helgeson, Director of the St. Peter Area Food Shelf, stands with the newly donated commercial refrigerator.

The St. Peter Govenaires received a $5,000 donation from River’s Edge Hospital that will help provide new equipment to the Corps.

Sandy Parks (far left) and volunteers from the The Kitchen received a $5,000 donation from River’s Edge Hospital CEO George Rohrich (far right). The donation will help the organization continue their work to provide free meals each Monday at First Lutheran Church.