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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
Compassion Gold
- Sanford Health
- Matthew and Karine Paulson
Compassion Silver
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.