The South Dakota Prairie Rose Community Fund has been in existence since 2014 and has granted a total of $316,400 in community enhancement grants/scholarships. Funding for the fund is provided by Prairie Rose Wind LLC owner of Prairie Rose Wind Farm and subsidiary of Enel Green Power North America.
“It is truly a joy for the Board to provide these funds to our communities for education, community enhancement and safety,” said Board President Steven Munk.
2021 Community Grant Recipients are:
Logan Township, $1416 for road grader maintenance tools and 55 gallon barrel cart
Dell Rapids Public School, $2500 towards the installation of four basketball hoops for the middle school playground area
Dell Rapids Fire department, $5400 towards the purchase a flatbed box to hold firefighting equipment on the wildland fire truck
Brandon Township, $2200 towards the purchase of a car trailer for the transportation of road signs, post sandbags and related signage supplies
Brandon Valley Band Parents, $2000 towards the purchase of 100 deluxe music folders for the Concert Band
Mighty Corson Players, $1400 to support the summer kids camp
Edison Township, $1800 laptop, disc reader and printer
Garretson Ambulance, $1500 for an oxygen bottle holder and Technimount for the Garretson Ambulance
Garretson Fire Department, $3400 towards the purchase of 3 sets of safety bunker gear suits
Garretson Public School, $2500 for a high definition recording and broadcasting system
Garretson Childcare Corporation, $3500 for a shed to house outside activity toys and strollers
Blue Dragon Foundation, $3000 towards the cost of relocating irrigation sprinkler heads and liming baselines at the Garretson Baseball Field
Grow Garretson, $4000 towards building a shade shelter at Split Rock Park
Scholarships:
The following individuals each reached a $1000 scholarship that will be used for the 2022 spring semester: Jake Schroeder, James Nussbaum, Mattea Fiegen, Brady Malsom, Evan Bly, Dominic Abraham, Kennedy Houghton, Rave Uhlich, all from Garretson School District
For information on the Prairie Rose Fund go to www.prairierosesd.com.
