Aiming to Inspire Health Fundraiser & Raffle Set for Aug. 10
- June 12, 2023
Brookings Health System Foundation will hold the 14th annual Aiming to Inspire Health fundraiser, presented by First Bank & Trust, on Thursday, Aug. 10 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Brookings Gun Club, rural Brookings, S.D.
Families, businesses, youths and adults are encouraged to participate. Registration is $300 for adult four-person teams and $250 for four-person teams of youth under 18. Adults and youth may also register individually. This year’s clay target tournament will include 5-Stand, singles trap, double trap and skeet stations. Additional outdoor games and activities will also be available.
Registration includes 12- or 20-gauge ammunition and a meal from Midwest Fresh Catering, sponsored by Sanford Health Brookings Clinic. Over $2,000 in prizes will be awarded. To register, please visit brookingshealth.org/AIH. Registration deadline is Friday, Aug. 4.
In conjunction with the fundraiser, Brookings Health System Foundation will also raffle a Benelli Super Black Eagle 3, 12-gauge hunting shotgun valued at $1,700, courtesy of Runnings of Brookings. A second prize will be drawn for Vortex binoculars courtesy of Kjergaard Sports.
Only 300 raffle tickets will be sold, costing $20 each. Drawing will occur at the end of the fundraiser and participants need not be present to win. Tickets may be purchased online at brookingshealth.org/Raffle or by calling Brookings Health System Foundation at (605) 696-8855.
Proceeds from the sporting clays fundraiser and raffle will support local health care through Brookings Health System Foundation, including facility, equipment and technology upgrades; health and wellness education for our community and employees; and assistance for patients and their families.
For more information on event sponsorships, please contact Foundation Director Brittany Venekamp at (605) 696-8855 or foundation@brookingshealth.org. For more information on the Foundation, please visit brookingshealth.org/Foundation.
About Brookings Health System
Brookings Health System, located in Brookings, South Dakota, includes a 49-bed hospital, the 79-bed The Neighborhoods at Brookview nursing home, Brookhaven Estates senior living apartments, Yorkshire Eye Clinic & Optical, and medical clinics in Arlington, White and Volga, South Dakota. It is a non-profit, city-owned facility that offers the community a full range of inpatient, outpatient, emergency and extended care services. Brookings Hospital provides local access to doctors in Brookings and offers robotic da Vinci surgery and Mako robotic-arm assisted procedures, making it one of the premier rural community hospitals in South Dakota. For more information about the services offered at Brookings Health System, please call (605) 696-9000 or visit us on the Web at brookingshealth.org.
About Brookings Health System Foundation
The mission of Brookings Health System Foundation is “Inspiring people to support Brookings Health System through philanthropy, recognizing the vital role of local healthcare in sustaining quality of life in our community.” Gifts to the Foundation support charity health care for those less fortunate, health and wellness education, facility, equipment, and technology upgrades and other needs as they arise at Brookings Health System. For more information about Brookings Health System Foundation or how you may contribute, please contact Foundation Director Sara Schneider at (605) 696-8855 or foundation@brookingshealth.org.