by Chris Erickson | Feb 6, 2017 | Bismarck Team
This Saturday, Feb. 11, Erickson Merkel Foundation’s North Dakota team will once again hold the Winter Dummy Race! Last year we were able to raise more than $500 from the day’s events and associated donation drive. We had 10 dummies slide, flail and glide...
by Chris Erickson | Aug 15, 2016 | Feature
Angela Wilhelm knows a thing or two about hard work and planning for the future. “If you want something in life then you are going to have to work for it,” was a common refrain and grew to become what she said was her “steadfast philosophy,” instilled at an early age...
by Chris Erickson | Jul 19, 2016 | Workhorse Profiles
Born and raised in Ohio by parents Charles and Kathy, Alexa “Lexi” Alberts was taught to value dependability, consistency and perseverance from a very young age. Alongside her brother, Andy, Lexi learned both compassion and discipline, which would stay with her to...
by Chris Erickson | Jul 11, 2016 | Feature
One of this awardees of the 2016 Workhorse Scholarships traces his drive to his roots on a Minnesota farm, where his dad taught him about hard work and his mother inspired his interest in medicine. Gunnar Nemitz, a graduate of Monticello High School originally hailing...
by Chris Erickson | Jun 27, 2016 | Feature, News
At its annual scholarship selection meeting, the Erickson Merkel Foundation Board of Directors recently picked its second round of Workhorse Scholars. Four candidates were selected after the review process ended this year, resulting in Angela Wilhelm, Lexi Alberts,...
