KAT Communications announces the winners for 2010 KAT Kares Dakota Development Award

KAT Communications announces the two winners of the 2010 KAT Kares Dakota Development Award. With the goal of furthering the work of charitable organizations in our region, the Dakota Development Awards have been awarded to the North Dakota Senior Service Providers and the Municipal Government Academy of North Dakota. They were selected by an independent selection committee of individuals around the state. Each recipient will be receiving $5,000 of services from KAT Communications.

North Dakota Senior Service Providers is made up of 30 non-profit agencies, which provide services to senior citizens throughout the State of North Dakota. These agencies operate in each of the 53 counties and four Native American Reservations in the state. The association strives to promote independence for senior citizens throughout the State of North Dakota. They are planning on using the award from KAT towards planning and implementing a media campaign to educate seniors and their families on services available to help them remain in their homes. More information on North Dakota Senior Service Providers can be found online at ndseniorservices.org.

The Municipal Government Academy (MGA) is the education and training branch of the North Dakota League of Cities and serves to advance local leadership throughout the state. They provide opportunities such as a leadership training program, Host City Seminar program and the Leadership Exchange. MGA is hoping to use the award to create an informational video about the Community Response Team (CERT) program. The North Dakota League of Cities web address is ndlc.org.

The mission of KAT Kares is to provide agencies an opportunity to secure services that may normally be outside their financial reach. Eligible applicants were tax exempt, non-profit entities based and headquartered in the state of North Dakota.

KAT Communications offers a wide variety of business solutions, including consulting, grant writing, group facilitation, public relations/media relations, advertising and media placement, research and evaluation, print, video production and web development.

NDGolf.org, with the help of KAT Communications, recently added a new tournament management system to their existing Web site. Key features include tournament management, online registration, registered user management, and online payment.

The North Dakota Golf Association exists for the general purpose of promoting the best interests and true spirit of golf throughout the state of North Dakota. Steve Bain, Executive Director and Gary Lahr, Tournament and Course Rating Director, recently requested the assistance of KAT Communications in adding the convenience of online registration and payment for tournament participants.

The North Dakota Golf Association Board of Directors requested that a tournament management system be created and made available online. KAT developed management and registration forms for each individual tournament. NDGolf.org content administrators are able to quickly and easily monitor and manage each event online. Listings are efficiently downloaded and printable for offline tournament management.

According to Steve Bain, “The work to our Web site done by KAT Communications has streamlined our delivery of services to the golfers of North Dakota.” Participants can now also pay their tournament fees online by credit card. For a listing of future tournaments, a directory of golf courses and other golfing information, please visit NDgolf.org.

Tom Regan, account manager of KAT Communications, has accepted an invitation to serve on a regional Recovery Council led by the Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse of the North Dakota Department of Human Services.

The Recovery Council’s mission is to build a recovery community and help end the stigmas associated with addiction and recovery. The council, which meets quarterly, is made up of stakeholder partners including state employees, health care providers, individuals from the faith-based community and people in recovery.

“I look forward to working with the Council on important recovery issues as they apply to the individual and the community,” says Regan. “I’m honored to serve and I'm proud that KAT as a company encourages this kind of community involvement.”