BROOKINGS – Brookings Health System Foundation raised more than $20,000 during the eighth annual Aiming to Inspire Health sporting clays fundraiser Aug. 10 at Medary Creek Hunt Club in rural Aurora.
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BROOKINGS – Brookings Health System Foundation raised more than $20,000 during the eighth annual Aiming to Inspire Health sporting clays fundraiser Aug. 10 at Medary Creek Hunt Club in rural Aurora.
More than 30 teams participated in the event, which was presented by First Bank & Trust.
Net proceeds of $21,650 will help purchase 10 new Automated External Defibrillators (AED) units for Brookings Police Department vehicles.
“Many situations require our law enforcement officers to serve as first responders to a medical situation, and AED units are essential tools in performing that service to our community,” said Dave Erickson, Brookings acting chief of police. “Thanks to all who supported this event and the resulting funding from Brookings Health System Foundation, we can upgrade our vehicles to the most current AEDs.”
AEDs are easy-to-operate tools for individuals without a medical background to help treat sudden cardiac arrest and analyze the heart’s rhythm. If necessary, they deliver an electrical shock, known as defibrillation, to help the heart re-establish an effective rhythm.
“Many thanks to our sponsors and the more than 150 participants and volunteers,” said Foundation Director Barb Anderson. “Runnings provided the ammunition, HyVee contributed a great meal, and thanks to the weatherman, the teams enjoyed cool temperatures as they took turns completing the nine-station sporting clays course.”
Three youth teams were underwritten by Ardelle Roberts, Back in Motion Chiropractic, Brother’s Pharmacy, The Exchange, Falcon Plastics, Dimensional Insight, Swanson & Young and US Foods.
“We are thankful that a number of our kids could be part of this competition today,“ said Ron Koerner, one of the coaches for the Brookings High School clay target club. “This is only the second year for the State of South Dakota clay target league and Brookings had 41 kids participate at the high school level. Events like this help us improve our skills for league plus the kids can win some great prizes.”
The perfect individual score is 50. Winners from the event include:
Other event sponsors included Dacotah Bank; Larson Manufacturing; Kraus-Anderson Construction; Avera Medical Group Brookings; Banner Associates; Thompson Electric; 3M Brookings; Mills Construction; Valero Renewables; Kerry’s Landscaping; Helsper, McCarty & Rasmussen; Kjergaard Sports; Kone Elevators; Bowes Construction; Cubby’s Sports Bar & Grill; Scheels Sioux Falls; Sanford Brookings; Midwest Glass; Eide Bailly and Metropolitan Mechanical.
The following businesses sponsored adult teams: Avangrid Renewables; Basin Electric Power Cooperative Deer Creek Station; Brookings Police; Century Business Products; Daktronics; Regional Home Builders; Tessier’s; Twin City Fan and WW Tire. Two teams were organized by individual SDSU employees.
For more information about Brookings Health System Foundation contact Anderson at (605) 696-8855 or foundation@brookingshealth.org.
