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Bartholows Create Endowment for Huron's Future
Earlier this month, the Huron community received a boost, when longtime residents Bill and Judy Bartholow donated funds to establish the Bill and Judy...
Read More$10,348 Awarded to Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment
South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) recently awarded a $10,348 South Dakota Fund grant to the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment (CP...
Read MoreRead-Veflin American Legion Post 180 Scholarship Fund Established on Memorial Day
The Read-Veflin American Legion Post 180 in New Effington recently established the Read-Veflin American Legion Post 180 Scholarship Fund with South Da...
Read MoreBeresford Area Foundation: A Vehicle to Give Back
The idea for Beresford Area Foundation (BAF) goes back to a coffee shop conversation in 1997 between Mike McGill, local attorney and current board ...
Read MoreAACF Campaign Receives SDCF Challenge Grant, Celebrates 40th Anniversary
About two years into its fund drive to double its endowment fund, the Aberdeen Area Community Foundation (AACF) received a boost from the South Dakota...
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