JUNE 26, 2024:
The Feeding South Dakota organization has received another six digit donation from the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation and its annual Prime Time Gala and Concert.
Foundation board member Ty Eschenbaum says the check for Saturday night’s (June 22, 2024) donation was $303,622.
Eschenbaum says this year’s 11th annual event brings the total donation amount from the Foundation to more than $2.7 million ($2,720,044).
In addition to the donation, Eschenbaum says the Prime Time Gala helps support the next generation of the cattle industry.
Feeding South Dakota CEO Lori Dykstra says more than 106,000 people in the state struggle with food insecurity and one out of every six of them is a child.
Find a list of this year’s scholarship winners and Fed Cattle Challenge winners in this story on the News page at www.DRGnews.com.
This year’s scholarship winners are:
- $1,000 – Henry Wright – Brandon
- $2,000 – Kenidey Effling – Highmore
- $3,000 – Lily Fods – Colton
- $4,000 – Megan Sanders – Oral
- $5,000 – Miles Hoffman – Leola
The Fed Cattle Challenge winners this year are:
- $500 – Chance Blum – Reliance
- $1,000 – Karin Sweeter – Worthing
- $1,500 – Olivia Hadrick – Faulkton
The winner of the raffle for a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Duramax was Christopher Berry.
This year’s concert featured Parker McCollum, Warren Zeiders and Julie Eddy. The 12th Annual Prime Time Gala & Concert will be held June 21, 2025.
JUNE 21, 2024:
The annual South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation Prime Time Gala & Concert is this weekend (June 22, 2024) in Sioux Falls.
South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association President Warren Symens says since hosting the first event in 2014, the Foundation has raised nearly $2.5 million ($2,416,422) for Feeding South Dakota.
This year’s concert features entertainment by Parker McCollum with special guests Warren Zeiders and Julie Eddy. Proceeds from the concert, gala auction and a pickup truck raffle will support Feeding South Dakota, as well as the Foundation’s scholarship program.
Find more information and a link to purchase concert tickets on the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation website.
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