Community Partner Profile: Fargo Center for Dermatology

Dr. Rachel Ness, owner and dermatologist at Fargo Center for Dermatology, has dedicated 15 years to improving the lives of her patients by building confidence through exceptional dermatological care. Fargo Derm upholds these core values across its medical, surgical and aesthetic practices, while also emphasizing the importance of giving back to the communities they serve.

Since 2020, Fargo Derm has supported Hope Blooms in various impactful ways, including being a significant Giving Hearts Day matching donor, sponsoring bouquet deliveries to veterans for Veterans Day, providing silent auction items for key fundraisers and volunteering. Most recently, Fargo Derm donated a portion of ticket proceeds from their Summer Social event to Hope Blooms.

“Fargo Derm’s support has been invaluable to Hope Blooms. Their continued investment in our work has greatly enhanced our ability to spread joy and make individuals feel valued. We are profoundly grateful for their commitment to our mission and the positive impact they have made on the lives of those we serve,” said Kelly Krenzel, Hope Blooms founder.

As a community partner, Fargo Derm supports Hope Blooms because Dr. Ness believes the two organizations share a common goal: to make individuals feel seen and valued.

We spoke with Dr. Rachel Ness about the organization’s commitment to supporting Hope Blooms.

What’s your favorite part about working at Fargo Center for Dermatology?
Seeing the impact, we can make on the lives of our patients through dermatological care. Whether it’s building confidence with acne and anti-aging treatments or life changing skin cancer detection, Fargo Center for Dermatology is a safe place where our patients come to be cared for at the highest level.

How long has Fargo Center for Dermatology been serving our community?
Fargo Center for Dermatology was founded in 2008.

How does Hope Blooms’ mission align with Fargo Center for Dermatology’s values?
We find that our mission aligns with the mission of Hope Blooms as we believe in empowering our patients to feel beautiful and confident in their skin at every age and love the mission and impact of Hope Blooms making people feel seen and valued by bringing them the joy of receiving flowers.

What is special about the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo and surrounding area?
The FM and surrounding communities are special because of the power of connection, for a larger population, we keep the small-town mentality and are overall a very giving community.

In what ways do you see Hope Blooms bringing value to our community?
Hope Blooms impacts the community by bringing a simple feeling: joy. With joy, lives are impacted. When people feel joy, they are more likely to spread it themselves, making an ongoing impression on our community.

Dr. Ness & Kelly with a donation of ticket proceeds from their Summer Social Event.

From a community partner perspective, why do you believe in supporting causes like Hope Blooms?
We believe that if each person found a way to support something they felt was “good” and gave back we can grow a stronger and better place for all of us to live.

Why does feeling seen matter?
Everyone deserves to feel empowered and important.

What’s your favorite way to spread joy?
We spread joy daily at Fargo Derm by making our patients feel valued, heard and more confident!

What’s your favorite flower and why?
Orchid: it is simple, timeless and sophisticated.