Gratitude for Grand

5th Annual
Gratitude for Grand: Give a High Five for Health
September 13 – 27, 2024

How our Fundraiser Works

Each donation you make to Grand County Rural Health Network lets you ‘Give a High Five for Health’ to a deserving recipient. This is your chance to recognize and celebrate the many people and organizations in Grand County that help us all thrive and be healthy! Every High Five also generates much-needed funds to help us continue to provide access, resources, and support for all our Grand County neighbors.

Why are we having this fundraiser?

Our organization’s mission is we work in partnership to advocate for and support the health of our community, and this fundraiser is an exciting opportunity to put our mission in action! This unique event supports our individual and community mental health while creating an exciting ripple effect of practicing gratitude for others in our community.

How does your donation support your 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 patient navigator, assessing barriers to health and available resources and care options
  • $1,500 supports at least three ACHES dental vouchers
  • $2,500 supports approximately one month of health coverage guide services
  • $5,000 contributes to our local behavioral health systems change initiative

Interested in becoming
a sponsor in 2024?
Click “Sponsor Today” below
to fill out the online form or
email Ana Etler at
fundraising@gcruralhealth.org

Showing our gratitude!

In 2023, we proudly recognized every High Five recipient and our amazing event sponsors on our traveling High Five banner. Special thanks to the Grand County Library District for partnering with us and displaying the banner in each library location this past year!

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.

Kim Long, Grand Seniors
Jessica Jimenez, Middle Park Health

2024 Award for Excellence Honorable Mentions

It can be really hard for our Board to choose our award winners each year, since so many amazing people and organizations positively impact the health of our community! We’d like to recognize the Award for Excellence in Health Service Honorable Mentions: Stephanie Pierce, Stand Firm CrossFit, Sharon Waggoner, Lisa Ansell, and Kristyn Davidson. Congratulations and thank you for all that you do!

Stephanie Pierce
Stand Firm CrossFit
Sharon Waggoner
Lisa Ansell
Kristyn Davidson

Thank You to Our 2024 Event Sponsors!

The CO Sun presenting sponsor of Gratitude for Grand

“The Network’s Board & Staff could not be MORE THRILLED than to have The Colorado Sun as our Presenting Sponsor this year! It means so much to us that they understand (and appreciate!), our mission and want to fully support our annual fundraiser. Thank you… you have truly brightened our year!”

– Jen Fanning
Executive Director
Grand County Rural Health Network

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Lisa’s Story

What spurred the creation of this video was simply a phone call made by a grateful client to someone on our Network staff, calling just to say "thank you" for our help. We were pleased that Lisa was willing to share her story of her "trials and tribulations" (as she...

Mark’s Story

There is nowhere Mark Davis would rather live than the mountains of Colorado. Now 60 years old, Davis is a carpenter who specialized in remodeling houses in the Front Range and, later, in Grand County. For nearly 10 years, he lived near Grand Lake in an apartment with...

Maria’s Story

Following a car accident in March 2018, Maria (not her real name) was referred to the Grand County Rural Health Network by Middle Park Health’s Kremmling Clinic for financial assistance to obtain prescription medications due to severe injuries, including a blood clot...

Bob’s Story

Listen as Bob shares in the video about how he didn't realize he needed support until he met our Care Coordinator John.

Donna’s Story

Donna (not her real name) called our office in tears in late August 2018 because she had lost her Medicaid coverage. Donna was worried because she wasn’t able to afford her prescriptions without her insurance and felt the stress of it all might cause her to relapse on...