Kolten Care’s Organizer Receives Youth Appreciation Award from Everest Optimists

The organizer of a family golf outing to benefit the Foundation of Ministry Saint Clare’s Hospital’s is the recipient of the 2011 Youth Appreciation Award from the Everest Optimist Club.

Two years ago, Kolten Craft decided to turn his annual birthday event into a fundraiser to support patients in need at Ministry Saint Clare’s where his mom, Krista, works as a case manager.

The second “Kolten Care’s” golf outing, held in August at Indianhead Golf Course in Mosinee, raised nearly $6,000, bringing the two year total of funds raised to just shy of $10,000.

“The dedication of Kolten and his family to this event is amazing,” said Ministry Saint Clare’s President, Mary Krueger. “We are also grateful to those who took the time to participate and support this event for this important fund for patients in need.”

It’s the second year in a row that Kolten has been recognized for his efforts to support the Foundation of Ministry Saint Clare’s. Last year, he was named one of three Outstanding Citizens of the Year by the South Area Business Association (SABA).

The Everest Optimist Club has been honoring local youth through the Youth Appreciation program since 2010. Youth Appreciation is the most popular program sponsored by clubs throughout Optimist International, with more than 2,000 clubs participating each year. Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service club organizations with 100,000 adult and youth members in 3400 clubs in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Mexico and throughout the world.

A member of the Ministry Health Care system sponsored by the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother, Ministry Saint Clare’s Hospital is a 110-bed all-digital provider of quality, compassionate care offering a wide range of primary and specialty care at the Weston Regional Medical Center. The mission of Ministry Health Care is to further the healing ministry of Jesus by continually improving the health and well-being of all people, especially the poor.