2010-2011 SALSA Wide Event Schedule

Lions annual pancake days!

Sponsored by: Downtown Lions Club

Location: Sioux Falls Convention Center    

Dates and times:

  • Monday, April 18th  - 6-8p.m. (set-up)
  • Tuesday, April 19th  - 5-8p.m. (pancake feed)
  • Wednesday, April 20th - 5-8p.m. (pancake feed)

Flip out with SALSA in April at the Annual Lions Pancake Days. The Lions will be flipping pancakes for thousands of people, and hoping to raise thousands of dollars to help prevent blindness and provide glasses to people in our area that have a low income. The Downtown Lions also help support the SALSA program in a variety of ways such as: sponsoring Make A Difference Day; sponsoring the Youth Vision Workshop and the SALSA Recognition Luncheon. Now it’s time for SALSA to return the favor!  Sign up at your SALSA meeting, or by emailing salsa@helplinecenter.org.


Past Events

February Events

#1. Winter Carnival for Children's Care Hospital

Date: Monday, February 21st

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Children's Care Hospital and School - 2501 W. 26th Street

Children’s Care Hospital and School - 2501 W. 26th Street, SF, SD 57105

SALSA students will be organizing, setting up and participating in a “Winter Carnival” for children at Children’s Care Hospital and School.   We will be setting up several carnival booths for the children to participate in.  The children at the hospital and school are so excited for us to come and play with them on their day off of school (and yours too). 

#2. Game Day with Seniors

Date: Saturday, February 26th

Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Location: Avera Prince of Peace Retirement Community - 4500 S. Prince of Peace Place, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

Our time spent with the senior citizens at this facility last year was a SALSA student favorite!  Sign up to help make a special day for residents in the senior apartments, assisted living and long term care programs at Avera Prince of Peace.  This event will bring together our community’s past, present, and future by playing games and then sitting down to visit and share refreshments.  These older residents love interacting with youth like you, and we will work to make it a special day for them by engaging the seniors in games like volleyball, ring toss, and bean bags. There is room for 20 students at this event.

January SALSA Wide Events

#1. Volunteers of America, Dakotas - Thrift Store

Date: Saturday, January 29th

Time: 3 shifts will be available 9-11 a.m., 11:30-1:30 p.m., or 2-4:00 p.m.

Location: 217 N. Nesmith, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

SALSA volunteers are invited to serve in this fun working environment where creativity is encouraged!  Come see one agency who works everyday to help meet the basic needs of members of our community.  Volunteers will help the store in a variety of ways including sorting the donated items, possibly pricing, arranging displays, and miscellaneous tasks.  Wear comfortable clothing that is warm and you don't mind working in.  Must be a SALSA member to sign up!

RSVP today at salsa@helplinecenter.org.

December SALSA Wide Events

#1. Project Warm-Up

Date: Saturday, December 4th

"Project Warm Up," is a day when hundreds of home-made fleece blankets are made for students living in poverty.  This project was started with one student's compassion (a past SALSA member) for those less fortunate and has exploded into a project that delivered 1200+ homemade blankets last year. 

#2. Gift Wrapping at the Empire Mall to Benefit Children's Inn

Date: Saturday, December 18th

Last year this program of offering gift wrapping for holiday shoppers at the Empire Mall raised over $24,000 to benefit the Children's Inn! It is Children's Inn biggest fundraiser of the year, and helps them provide free services to the victims of domestic violence.  Come and join us for this festive and fun event to benefit this special population!

November SALSA Wide Events - Muscular Dystrophy Association

 #1: Muscular Dystrophy Association Stride and Ride

Date: Saturday, November 13

MDA is the world’s leading voluntary health organization fighting more than 40 neuromuscular diseases.  Thousands of people of all ages are affected by muscle diseases, including 550 families right here in South Dakota.  Come help at this fun event that will have a vendor fair and carnival along with a walk as a fundraiser to help the special families fight back! Volunteers will help with food, registration or carnival games.

#2. Feeding South Dakota - Senior Box Lunches

Date: Saturday, November 20th

This program works to improve the health of low-income people at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA commodity foods.  People who use this program can receive a commodity once a month for six to twelve months.  The package includes a variety of food including: cereals, canned meat, canned fruits, instant milk, peanut butter, instant potatoes, and pasta products.  Between 30-50 SALSA volunteers will have the opportunity to help pack at least 1,600 meals that day, so come and join us!

October SALSA Wide Events - Zoo Boo and Rake the Town

 #1: Zoo Boo

Date: Friday, October 22rd

Time: 4:30 to 9:00pm

Location: Zoo Boo - Great Plains Zoo

For the first time ever, SALSA will be helping with this safe, fun and enjoyable premiere Halloween event for kids of all ages at the Great Plains Zoo!  We will make this spooky even possible by greeting guests, keeping the pumpkins lit, handing out candy bags and more!  There is a limit of 30 spots for this event, so sign up early!

#2: Rake the Town

Date: Saturday, October 30

Time: 8:30 to 12:00pm

Location: Meet at the HELP!Line Center - 1000 N. West Avenue

SALSA has committed to rake 20 yards of elderly or disabled people who physically cannot rake their own yards, have no one else who can help them, and can't afford to pay to have it done.  We will meet at the HELP!Line Center as a starting point, and divide into groups and go around town, making a difference!

September SALSA Wide Event - "Late Night Trash Talking!"

Date: Saturday, September 11th

Time: After the President's Bowl Football Game (estimated start time of SALSA project 9:30pm or 10:00pm until the job is done.

Location: Howard Wood Stadium off to Russell Avenue

The President's Bowl parking lot clean-up committee is looking for 10-20 students from each high school to pick up trash from the parking lot/area around the stadium after the President's Bowl game is over (for approximately 1 hour).  Before we get our hands dirty, we will hear from the City of Sioux Falls Sustainability Office whose mission is to help create a more sustainable community now and in the future by proposing and assisting with the implementation of measurable solutions to environmental, social, and economic concerns.  After our service activity , you will then have the opportunity to give your "green idea" to the City!