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SRT Donates $500,000 to Trinity Capital Campaign

SRT Donates $500,000 to Trinity Capital Campaign

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SRT Communications has donated $500,000 to Trinity Health Foundation’s Capital Campaign in support of Trinity’s new regional healthcare campus and medical district.

The morning of June 30, SRT officials joined Trinity Health on the new campus grounds and presented a ceremonial check for the construction project, currently underway. The hospital and adjoining medical office building stood tall in the background.

“Access to quality health services is crucial to any thriving community, and we are fortunate to have this new regional healthcare campus and medical district in our area,” said Cassidy Hjelmstad, CEO and General Manager of SRT. “Like Trinity Health, SRT is committed to building out state-of-the-art services for communities throughout north central North Dakota. We are proud to support this capital campaign and, more importantly, to partner with Trinity for the future of healthcare in the region.”

SRT’s fiber network forms the foundation of complex critical infrastructure, not only for Trinity’s impressive new regional healthcare campus, but also for government, financial institutions, and two legs of the US Military’s defense triad.

Kristi Miller, SRT Board President, added the perspective of a telecommunications cooperative: “One of the core principles of cooperatives is Concern for Community. We live by this principle every day as we serve the people of North Dakota, and we see this principle in Trinity Health. This significant construction project truly demonstrates Trinity’s drive and commitment to our communities.”

Trinity Health Foundation has committed to raising $15 million through corporate and private donations toward the total estimated construction cost of $500 million. The regional healthcare campus and medical district is projected to open Spring 2023.

SRT Technicians Receive Minot Chamber EDC Eagle Award

SRT Technicians Receive Minot Chamber EDC Eagle Award

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SRT Combination Technicians Cameron Schilken and Matt Sund received Minot Chamber EDC‘s Eagle Awards earlier this month. The Eagle Award recognizes excellence in customer service, and the recipients must be nominated to receive this award.
 
Matt and Cameron were nominated by an SRT customer who said, “Matt and Cameron hooked up our fiber optic cable. We have two big dogs and they had to be in their business while they were working and being a nuisance. Matt and Cameron took the time to acknowledge them. They were so professional and kind. They quickly hooked up our fiber optic and I had a question on my SRT email app. They not only took the time to help me but also took the time to look into the problem and not once made me feel like I was losing my mind. I hope SRT realizes what a gem they have. Thank you VERY much for your time and patience. We as a customer are very lucky to have you.”
 
Congratulations Matt and Cameron, and thank you for taking great care of our customers!

June Tech Tip: Managing Your Online Reputation

June Tech Tip: Managing Your Online Reputation

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Your online reputation matters as much as your offline reputation. Information can spread quickly and can have devastating consequences for your image and safety. Simply Google your name and you might be surprised by what information you find that is publicly available. Take these steps to manage that information:

1. One of the easiest ways to protect yourself online is to not overshare. The less information you share, the lower the risk of it being stolen, manipulated, or shared.

2. It may seem obvious, but do not add strangers on your social media. Hackers will often pose as friendly individuals looking to befriend you online to steal information through your social media accounts.

3. A less obvious way people might be finding information about you online is through location services. Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram offer location tagging services when you share a post on their platforms. This may seem like a minor detail if sharing a photo in front of the Eiffel Tower, but a selfie in your home with the location settings turned on now provides your home location to all your social media contacts.

4. Delete your old accounts. No longer using the Twitter account you made in high school? Try to regain access to it and deactivate it. The less information available, the less risk of information being found or shared.

STAY ALERT

STAY ALERT

Protect Your Child From Identity Theft

Watch Out For Charity Scams Child identity theft happens when someone takes a child’s personal information and uses it to commit fraud. They could apply for government benefits, open a bank or credit card account, apply for a loan, or sign up for a utility service.

Here’s what you can do to protect your child from identity theft:
  1. Ask questions before giving anyone your child’s Social Security number.
    • Why do you need it?
    • How will you protect it?
    • Can you use a different identifier?
    • Can you use just the last four digits of the Social Security number?

  2. Protect documents with personal information.
    Keep documents with your child’s personal information in a safe place, like a locked file cabinet. When you decide to get rid of those documents, shred them before you throw them away.

  3. Delete personal information before disposing of a computer or cell phone.
    Your computer and phone might contain personal information about your child.

  4. Freeze your child’s credit.
    There’s no reason for most children to have credit reports, since it’s illegal for anyone under 16 to apply for a loan or credit card in their own name. Fraudulent loan and credit card applications can generate credit reports, however, and by the time you or the child discovers them, they could be full of unpaid accounts. Nip this in the bud by requesting a security freeze for your child at each of the national credit bureaus. This prevents any loans or credit cards from being issued in the child’s name.
In addition to taking steps to safeguard your child’s personal information, keep an eye out for warning signs that someone has stolen your child’s identity. They include getting calls about overdue bills in your child’s name or being denied a student loan because your child has bad credit.