Wings of Compassion

Each year the Compassion committee will present a “Wings of Compassion” award to someone who exemplifies compassion through their professional and/or personal contributions.
  • 2022 Recipient: Betty Oldenkamp

Compassion Donors

Compassion Cornerstone
  • Helpline Center

Compassion Gold
  • Sanford Health
  • Matthew and Karine Paulson

Compassion Silver
  • Citi

Compassion Bronze
  • Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation

Compassion Copper
  • First Bank & Trust
  • Nancee Sturdevant
  • Janet Kittams
  • National Association of Social Workers – SD Chapter
  • Mary Standaert
  • Ann Wilson
  • Donald and Harriet Scott
  • Gloria Houle
  • Pendar Properties
  • Lutheran Social Services South Dakota
Compassion Supporter
  • Mel Harrington
  • Fran Alberty
  • James and Janet Harvey
  • Elizabeth and Ryan Duffy
  • Colleen Moran
  • Wayne and Phyllis Arends
  • Alissa Lennon
  • Lynne Hunter
  • Robert and Barb Clinton
  • Karen Chesley
  • Connie Nelson
  • Ron & Connie Nelson
  • Mark and Nancy Hallenbeck
  • Marissa Brinkman
  • Susan Bill
  • Darla Van Rosendale
  • David and De Knudson
  • Rodger and Wendy Dooley
  • Joan McMillin
  • Kathy Manderscheid
  • Holly and Vaughn Kary
  • Sue Ann Lang
  • Jerome and Mary Freeman
  • Clarice Lalley
  • William and Nancy Olson
  • John and Linda Barker
  • Jennifer Sherman
  • Christine and Henry Knapp
  • Kathy Houle
  • Richard Seaman
  • Pauline Poletes
  • Denny and Liz Barnett
  • Karen Asfeldt
  • Kenneth and Jacqueline Hendrix
  • Sands Drywall
  • Karen Hattervig
  • Shireen Ranschau
  • Elaine Falon
  • Michelle Huebner
  • Abbey Vos
  • Linda Schmid
  • Allan and Peggy Holte
  • DA & CC Brechtelsbauer
  • Kathy Manderscheid
  • Larry & Suzanne Fuller
Compassion In-Kind Donors
  • Raker Rhodes Engineering
  • Architecture Incorporated
  • Joe Tebben – website hosting
  • Chris Olson – website design

Gift Levels and Donor Recognition

Compassion Cornerstone $15,000 and above:
Name on the plaque and website; receive 1 replica bronze statue; hosting of bronze pouring event at the foundry in Sioux Falls.
Compassion Gold $10,000 – $14,999:
Name on plaque and website; receive 1 replica bronze statue.
Compassion Silver $5,000 – $9,999:
Name on plaque and website; receive 6 raffle** entries for the replica bronze statue.
Compassion Bronze $2,500 – $4,999:
Name on plaque and website; receive 4 raffle** entries for the replica bronze statue.
Compassion Copper $1,000 – $2,499
Name on plaque and website; receive 2 raffle** entries for the replica bronze statue.
Compassion Supporter $1 – $999
Name recognition on the memorial website.
** For every 15 raffle entries submitted, the committee will conduct a drawing for 1 replica bronze statue. A minimum of 1 statue will be raffled even if the number entries does not reach 15.