LaJoie served as ED of Superior Health Foundation for nearly 12 years The Superior Health Foundation will soon have a new executive director. Jim LaJoie, who has served as the non-profit organization’s executive director since its inception on Sept. 1, 2012, is retiring, effective this May. Under his leadership, the Read more…
Author: Amanda Boundy
The Superior Health Foundation is pleased to announce that it has selected the Northern Lights Child Advocacy Center as its partner for the 2024 Annual Gala. Based in Marquette, its mission is to help and serve all child survivors of physical and sexual abuse, neglect, human trafficking, and witness to Read more…
The Superior Health Foundation is now accepting grant applications for its spring 2024 funding cycle. SHF will award more than $180,000 in grants during the spring cycle. Applications will be accepted from Dec. 15 through Jan. 15. The Superior Health Foundation’s Grants Committee will review the applications and will make Read more…
On Friday afternoon in Watersmeet, the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians presented the Superior Health Foundation with a check for $3,728.86! The funding was raised during the month of October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Players were encouraged to gift their gaming winnings while Read more…
Are you a non-profit with a health-centered mission? If so, the Superior Health Foundation invites you to submit a funding request, with the hopes you’ll be part of the SHF’s 2024 annual gala celebration. The Superior Health Foundation annual gala will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 in the Read more…
The Superior Health Foundation added a new director to its Upper Peninsula board at its November meeting. Scott Sampeer is a certified financial planner for Northwestern Mutual in Marquette. Sampeer, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, has worked for Northwestern Mutual for 16 years, including the last six out of the Marquette office. Read more…
The Superior Health Foundation Fall 2023 Newsletter is now available!
The Superior Health Foundation seeks an outgoing and well-organized Event Specialist to join their team in Marquette, Michigan. The Specialist role is more than just a job; it’s an invitation to join forces with the Executive Director in crafting unforgettable experiences that leave a lasting impact. In this role, you will develop, coordinate, Read more…
The Superior Health Foundation (SHF) in Marquette awarded more than $942,000 in health-centered grant funding at its Fall Grants Celebration on Thursday evening at the Holiday Inn in Marquette. 44 North proudly presented the event. The Superior Health Foundation awarded $722,065.93 in proactive pediatric mental health grants, $204,654.15 in fall Read more…
SHF seeks a leader who demonstrates a strong ability to raise community awareness of and to clearly articulate the vision and direction of the Superior Health Foundation. Words that describe the next leader are: relationship builder, collaborator, empathetic, compassionate, humble, diplomatic yet authentic. The Executive Director will increase the prominence Read more…