Camp Chance

LUNCH TIME - Volunteers and kids alike enjoy lunch time during Camp Chance at Joy Ranch.


Kids Get More Than Fun-Filled Days
First- through fifh-graders enjoy activities from horseback riding and archery to outdoor games, swimming and building bird houses, during Camp Chance. The program, implemented in 2006 by the Watertown Police Department, is geared to help reduce violence, alcohol and drug abuse, improve self-esteem and communication as well as establish a support system for the youths.

The Watertown Community Foundation has been a strong supporter of the program since its inception. About 116 youths attended the day camp this year. This is just another way donors are making a positive impact on young people's lives. Thank you for making a difference!

Successful Event

SUCCESSFUL EVENT - It was another record-breaking year for the Women & Giving event. More than $17,000 has been raised through the 8th annual Watertown Community Foundation Women & Giving event. More than 100 women attended the program and luncheon traditionally held at the Terry Redlin Art Center Pavilion. The funds go toward grants that benefit local women and children and to scholarships for non-traditional female students. This year, donors were also able to designate dollars to the Women & Giving Endowment Fund at the Foundation for future grants.

All Aboard!

ALL ABOARD – The Watertown Trolley is in full gear for the summer. Regular stops are the Redlin Art Center, Mellette House, Bramble Park Zoo, Uptown Clock, and the Watertown Mall. Stops are hourly Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Cost is $1 to ride all day with a maximum of $3 for a family. The Watertown Community Foundation is one of the trolley sponsors.

New at Bramble Park Zoo!

NEW AT ZOO: Watching fish in the aquariums at the Terry Redlin Environmental Center, are from left, Bryce Hult, and Brady and Cassidy Endres. The Watertown Community Foundation awarded the Lake Area Zoological Society a $7,000 grant for the center which was completed this spring. The 6,300 square foot addition to the Bramble Park Zoo offers visitors even more enjoyment and learning opportunities with 10 aquariums, several interactive exhibits, two indoor classrooms and an outdoor classroom. The center also houses office and lab for the Upper Big Sioux River Watershed Project and the Northern Prairie Land and Trust office.

Save the Dates

Mark your calendars for upcoming fund raising schools sponsored by the Watertown Community Foundation through a grant from the South Dakota Community Foundation.
These classes are brought from The Fund Raising School from The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

Sept. 21-22, Fundraising for Small Nonprofits

Sept. 23-24, Developing Annual Sustainability


Both classes will be held at Lake Area Technical Institute. Cost is $100 per person. Space is limited. To register or for more information contact the Watertown Community Foundation, 882-3731; email: assistant@watertowncommunityfoundation.org

Watertown Community Foundation Youth Council Grant Deadline Announced

As a group of six Watertown High School Juniors and Seniors, the Watertown Community Foundation Youth Council is in its tenth year of serving Watertown’s youth. Their mission is to provide funding to the youth in Watertown by promoting charity, education and culture.

The Youth Council is accepting grant applications until March 12, 2010. The Watertown Community Foundation Board has made available $7,500 for distribution to youth serving organizations in Watertown.

Mission Begins: Group Aims to Make Codington County Hunger Free By 2013

Hunger Awareness - From left are Lt. Anthony Bowers of the Salvation Army, Bruce Hestad, Former Ambassador Tony Hall and long-time friend and prayer partner John Nakamura. Hall and Nakamura came to Watertown last week to help kick off the Hunger Free Codington County effort.

SD Nonprofit Enhancement Project Begins Second Year

Stephanie Judson

The South Dakota Community Foundation and nonprofits across the state have one year under their belts since the South Dakota Nonprofit Enhancement Project began.

Those belts are tighter now, too, as the past year has brought an even closer relationship between the nonprofits according to Stephanie Judson, vice president of the SD Community Foundation.