Support for Christmas, Kids & Cops appreciated

Brookings area law enforcement would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their recent donations to our youth program.

The contributions were used for the Christmas, Kids & Cops event which was held on Dec. 18,at the Brookings Walmart store. Each family was able to shop for gifts and received a food box filled with everything needed for a Christmas dinner along with gift cards to area businesses.

This event brings members of the Brookings Police Department and Reserve, Brookings and Kingsbury County Sheriffs Departments and Dispatch, South Dakota Games Fish and Parks Department, South Dakota Highway Patrol and the SDSU Police Department together to meet with and shop for 41 students enrolled at the following schools: Brookings, Deubrook, Elkton, Arlington and Sioux Valley.

The donations of money by the donors listed right, workers at Subway, and the many volunteers who helped by shopping for food and gift wrapping presents, allowed everyone that was involved with an opportunity to enjoy and appreciate each other and the Christmas holiday season. We could not run a successful event without great help and guidance from the Walmart team members. We are so grateful for everyones assistance in this yearly activity and are hopeful that everyone who was involved had a wonderful experience.

Jeremy Kriese, Brookings County Sheriffs Office

Josh Schneider, Brookings Police Department

Eric Warkenthien, Brookings Police Department

Sandy McClemans, food box coordinator/clerical support

Santa and his elf

• Jim & Diane Kriese

Walmart team manager and coaches

• Christine Griffin
• Ethan Weckwerth
• Jared Schmidt
• Christian Johnson
• Jake Zuraff

Monetary contributors

• Walmart
• Subway
• Rudess Funeral Home
• Larson Manufacturing
• First Bank & Trust-Brookings
• Valero Energy
• Brookings Optimists Club
• Aurora Auto Body & Glass
• SD Soybean Processors
• Prussman Contracting
• RC First Aid
• City of White
• Brookings County
• SDSU Foundation
• City of Elkton
• Elkton School District Employees
• VFW Ladies Auxiliary No. 2118
• Brookings School District Employees
• Taylor Fireworks
• Pioneer Lutheran Church
• Lenny Burlage Realty & Auction
• Courtesy Plumbing
• M & T Fire & Safety
• Falcon Plastics, Inc
• St. Pauls Episcopal Church
• Brookings Health System
• Dakotaland FCU
• Northwestern Energy
• Volga Area Optimist Club
• Brookings Police Foundation
• Husman Tech LLC, DBA Brookings Car Quest
• American Family Insurance-Mike Tietjen Agency
• State Farm Insurance-Kevin Witte Insurance and Financial Services
• Midway Lutheran Church Women
• Beta Sigma Phi
• Teen Challenge
• Bobcat Farms
• Lt. Col. Randy and Lori Johnson
• Darwin and Marlenna Walker
• Doug and Sandy McFarland
• Steve and Kathy Pohl
• Carmen Wika
• Ralph and Gayle Matz
• Daniel and Deborah Springman
• David Johnson
• Edward and Joan Hogan
• Alice and Lester Vincent
• Pam Erickson
• Kay and Rick Kasperson
• Steve and Loreen Bunkers
• Robert and Donna Burns
• Duane and Sharon Kendall
• Darrel and Bette Johnson
• Keith and Roxanne Corbett
• Dean and Linda Krogman
• Rod and Dona Steele
• Elizabeth Taylor
• Dick and Pat Turner
• Theresa Nerpel
• Gail and Rosemary Robertson
• David and LaVonne Kurtz
• Bill and Peggy Cone
• Quentin and Sharon Thor
• Mary Fiedler
• Jennifer Pickard
• Patricia Sterud
• Robert and Rozanne McGrath
• Shirley Bergum
• Doug and Donna Wermedal
• Jason and Jodi Devine
• Debbie Neises
• Roger and Marvis Jenner
• Nicki Brooks
• Mark Foster
• Susan Fredrikson
• Norma M. Nielsen
• Diane and Jerome Swanson, Sr
• Robert and Karen Rentsch
• David and Marilyn Foerster
• Candy and Craig Osvog
• George Ust
• Betty Shelsta
• Avis and Merlin Beninga
• Bonnie Luecke
• Adam and Sarah Bruns
• Larry and Sue Lutterman
• Pascal and Dennisse Bedard
• Barbara and Fredrick Richardson
• Randy and Debra Franklin
• Randy Hofer
• Bonnie Schulte
• Mary Stuefen
• Michael Mannerud
• Andrew and Joan Carter
• James and Linda Mannerud
• Marlin and Carol Hintz
• Tracy Jonas
• Doris Hornby
• Jack and Debbie Longar
• Ann Eichinger
• Betty Opelia
• Mary Stuckey
• Elinor Evenson
• Marvin and Gayle Tveito
• Bill Lawrence
• Shelby Eischens
• Karla Carpenter
• Lillian Greenbaum
• Joni Quam
• James and Alyssa DeBough
• Linda and Thomas Heylens
• Tammy McLaughlin
• Nicole and Jammey Rawden
• Rosemary Meister
• Steven Berseth
• Gary and Susan Almhjeld

Grocery shoppers

• Rick and Rea McKeown
• Cheryl Anderson
• Taylor McKeown
• Abby Gebro
• Kathy McClemans
• Alice Hayes
• Paul Crawford
• Kay Dahl
• Brenda Algood
• Terry and Jeanine McKeown
• Cindy Mydland
• Cathy Lehman
• Jim and Jackie McCord
• Doug and Judy Odegaard
• Tim and Vicki Jensen
• Monic Roland
• Paula Platz
• Mary Jo Hoffman
• Trudi Mofle
• Jean Stoebner
• Pam Erickson
• Terry McKeown
• Deb Moberg
• Gloria Nielson
• Peggy Johnson
• Barb Bullock
• Miranda Andrew
• Collin Andrew
• Bennett Andrew
• Everly Andrew
• Asher Andrew

Present wrappers

• Trudi Mofle
• Jean Stoebner
• Doris Hornby
• Kelli Anawski
• Brookings Tae Kwon Do students
• Walmart employees