2025 Event Sponsorship Opportunities
We are very excited to host our annual online fundraiser.
Join us September 11th – 26th!
Your support helps us continue to make an impact in our community.
How does your Sponsorship support Grand County neighbors?
- $300 supports at least two mental health therapy visits
- $600 supports at least three well-child exams
- $1,000 supports a full intake with a care coordinator, assessing barriers to health and available resources and care options.
- $1,500 supports at least three children’s dental vouchers
- $2,500 supports approximately one month of health coverage guide services
- $5,000 contributes to our local behavioral health systems change initiative

2025 Award for Excellence in Health Service

2025 Nominations are Open!
Do you know someone in Grand County who goes the extra mile to care for our community’s health?
The Grand County Rural Health Network wants your help finding nominees for the 2024 Award for Excellence in Health Service. We’re looking for people or groups making a big impact on the health and well-being of our community. This is not limited to healthcare providers. These can be professionals or volunteers because we know health is more than health care.
Past Award Recipients:
- Therese McElroy, RN in 2013
- Mary Jo Hargadine, RN in 2014
- Hannah Foley, NP and Ray Jennings in 2015
- Val Lind, RN in 2016
- Wade Walker, RPh in 2017
- Heather Bentler, RN and John Nichols, MD in 2018
- Katie Hornbaker, CRNA, and Sue Johnson MSW, LSW in 2019
- COVID-19 Incident Management Team in 2020
- Brene Belew-LaDue, BSN, RN and Outbreak of Kindness in 2021
- Tess Riley in 2022
- Leigha Klein, Tracy Vasquez and Ann Baer in 2023
- Kim Long and Jessica Jimenez in 2024
2024 Award for Excellence in Health Service Winners
Join us in celebrating the 2024 recipients of the Award for Excellence in Health Service: Kim Long and Jessica Jimenez! Congratulations to these very well-deserved award recipients for their service to the community! Learn more about how they embody that health is more than healthcare in the work they do.

