Aiming to Inspire Health Fundraiser & Raffle Set for Aug. 12

  • July 01, 2021

Participants from last year’s Aiming to Inspire Health sporting clays fundraiser compete at Medary Creek Hunt Club in rural Aurora. This year’s event and raffle are scheduled for Aug. 12. Proceeds raised will support local health care through Brookings Health System Foundation. Interested participants can register online at brookingshealth.org/AIH.
Participants from last year’s Aiming to Inspire Health sporting clays fundraiser compete at Medary Creek Hunt Club in rural Aurora. This year’s event and raffle are scheduled for Aug. 12. Proceeds raised will support local health care through Brookings Health System Foundation. Interested participants can register online at brookingshealth.org/AIH.

Brookings Health System Foundation will hold the 12th annual Aiming to Inspire Health sporting clays fundraiser, presented by First Bank & Trust, on Thursday, Aug. 12 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Medary Creek Hunt Club, rural Aurora, 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 16. Adults and youth may also register individually. Participants will receive 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. 6.

In conjunction with the fundraiser, Brookings Health System Foundation will also raffle a Browning Citori C525 16 gauge shotgun, valued at $2,000, at the conclusion of the event. The raffle is generously sponsored by Runnings of Brookings.

Only 300 raffle tickets will be sold, costing $20 each. In addition to the grand prize, a second prize will be drawn for a YETI Hopper cooler filled with hunting supplies. 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 Sara Schneider 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.