The Pierre School District has garnered a grant of about $900,000 from the South Dakota Department of Education over a three-year period to fund a family support coordinator at each
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Jul 13, 2021 | 4:23 PM
The Pierre/Fort Pierre Area Community Foundation along with the Youth Philanthropy Fund have distributed over $21,000 ($21,346) in grants to 14 community organizations.
Foundation president Becky Burke says this year’s distributions demonstrate the importance of maintaining a healthy fund that will make our communities a great place to live and work. She says the Foundation is currently participating in a $50,000 challenge grant from local philanthropists to raise funds to continue and broaden the groups’ ability to boost local organizations and projects.
Photo credit Pierre/Fort Pierre Community Foundation.
This year’s Pierre/Fort Pierre Community Foundation grant recipients include:
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Mar 17, 2021 8:32 AM
After taking last year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will be held in Pierre today (March 17).
Pierre-Fort Pierre Irish Club member Kevin Mershiem says parade lineup starts at 4:30 at the Georgia Morse Middle School parking lot.