2024 Sioux Empire Spirit of Volunteerism Nominees - Helpline Center

2024 Sioux Empire

Spirit of Volunteerism Nominees

Youth Nominees

Kade Baumberger, Youth Volunteer, St. Francis House

Kade Baumberger, St. Francis House

Cora Boyson, Dakota Academy of Performing Arts at the Washington Pavilion

Cora Boyson, Dakota Academy of Performing Arts at the Washington Pavilion

Alexandra Emerson, Youth Volunteer, Volunteers of America, Dakotas GreaterGoods

Alexandra Emerson, Volunteers of America Dakotas GreaterGoods

Faith Genzlinger, Youth Volunteer, Sanford Health

Faith Genzlinger, Sanford Health

Luke Jerstad, Youth Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls

Luke Jerstad, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls

Nevaeh Keenan, Youth Volulnteer, Butterfly House & Aquarium

Nevaeh Keenan, Butterfly House & Aquarium

Lavin Maddox, Youth Volunteer, Sioux Falls Christian High School

Lavin Maddox, Sioux Falls Christian School

Caitlin Marsh, Youth Volunteer, LifeScape

Caitlin Marsh, LifeScape

Maddie Neuschwanger, Youth Volunteer, The Outdoor Campus - Sioux Falls

Maddie Neuschwanger, The Outdoor Campus of Sioux Falls

Christian Van Veldhuizen, Youth Volunteer, Siouxland Heritage Museums

Christian Van Veldhuizen, Siouxland Heritage Museums

Corporate / Business Volunteers

Allstate Insurance, Corporate/Business Volunteers, VOAD GreaterGoods

Allstate Insurance, Volunteers of America Dakotas GreaterGoods

Citi, Corporate/Business Volunteers, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls

Citi, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls

CorTrust Bank, Corporate/Business Volunteers, St. Francis House

CorTrust Bank, St. Francis House

Pathward, Corporate/Business Volunteers, Center of Hope

Pathward, Center of Hope

POET, Corporate/Business Volunteers, Feeding South Dakota

POET, Feeding South Dakota

Sammons Financial, Corporate/Business Volunteers, Junior Achievement of South Dakota

Sammons Financial Group, Junior Achievement

Voyage Federal Credit Union, Corporate/Business Volunteers, Butterfly House & Aquarium

Voyage Federal Credit Union, Butterfly House & Aquarium

Wireless World, Corporate/Business Volunteers, Call to Freedom

Wireless World, Call to Freedom

Group Volunteers

Ben and Katie Beitelspacher, Harbor Families

Ben and Katie Beitelspacher, Harbor Families

Bowling Volunteer Group, Group Volunteers, Butterfly House & Aquarium

Bowling Volunteer Group, Butterfly House & Aquarium

Glen and Linda Erickson, Feeding South Dakota

Glen and Linda Erickson, Feeding South Dakota

First United Methodist Church, Group Volunteers, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls

First United Methodist Church, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls

First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard JA Volunteers w Dana Dykhouse, Junior Achievement of South Dakota

First PREMIER Bank Junior Achievement Volunteers, Junior Achievement

Jesus Cares Program, DakotAbilities

Jesus Cares Program, DakotAbilities

Mike & Masako Gould, Group Volunteers, The Outdoor Campus Sioux Falls

Mike and Masako Gould, The Outdoor Campus of Sioux Falls

Knights of Columbus, Presentation Sisters

Knights of Columbus, Presentation Sisters

Lunch is Served Board of Directors, Group Volunteers, Lunch is Served

Lunch is Served Board of Directors, Lunch is Served

Mike and Corrine Mlnarik, Group Volunteers, Furniture Mission of South Dakota

Mike & Corinne Mlnarik, Furniture Mission of South Dakota

St. Katherine Drexel Knights of Columbus, Group Volunteers, St. Francis House

St. Katharine Drexel Knights of Columbus, St. Francis House

Therapy Dogs Int;, Chapter 200, Group Volunteers, Avera McKennan Hospital

Therapy Dogs International, Chapter 200, Avera McKennan Hospital

Wesley United Methodist Church, Sioux Falls Thrive

Wesley United Methodist Church, Sioux Falls Thrive

Our Savior's Lutheran Food Ministry

Our Savior's Lutheran Food Ministry

Up & Coming Volunteers

Alyssa Albrecht, Up & Coming Volunteer, Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market

Alyssa Albrecht, Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market

Ellen Doerr, Up & Coming Volunteer, Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market

Ellen Doerr, Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market

Elly Hohn, Up & Coming Volunteer, Feeding South Dakota

Elly Hohn, Feeding South Dakota

Shelby Kommes, Up & Coming Volunteer, Sioux Falls Thrive

Shelby Kommes, Sioux Falls Thrive

Rebecca Lange, Up & Coming Volunteer, Lunch is Served

Rebecca Lange, Lunch is Served

Taran McLain, Up & Coming Volunteer, Butterfly House & Aquarium

Taran McLain, Butterfly House & Aquarium

Faith Oygard, Up & Coming Volunteer, The Furniture Mission of South Dakota

Faith Oygard, Furniture Mission of South Dakota

Kassie Peterson, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls

Kassie Peterson, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls

Monica Melendez Rosales, Adult Up & Coming Volunteer, Caminando Juntos

Monica Melendez Rosales, Caminando Juntos

Abbey Roth, Sanford Health

Abbey Roth, Sanford Health

Lauren Thum, Up & Coming Volunteer, Call to Freedom

Lauren Thum, Call to Freedom

Shining Bright Volunteers

Chad David, Adult Shining Bright Volunteer, Life Defense Fund

Chad David, Life Defense Fund

Doug Goeken, Lunch is Served

Doug Goeken, Lunch is Served

Dawn Hieb, LifeScape

Dawn Hieb, LifeScape

Lil Johnston, Adult Shining Bright Volunteer, Church on the Street

Lil Johnston, Church on the Street

Bridgett Knapper, Adult Shining Bright Volunteer, Life Defense Fund

Bridget Knapper, Life Defense Fund

Sharon Loudenberg, Feeding South Dakota

Sharon Loudenberg, Feeding South Dakota

Crystal McKnelly, Adult Shining Bright Volunteer, Church on the Street

Crystal McKnelly, Church on the Street

Patty Nohr, Dakota Academy of Performing Arts at the Washington Pavilion

Patty Nohr, Dakota Academy of Performing Arts at the Washington Pavilion

Yvonne Oppold, Adult Shining Bright Volunteer, Laundry With Love

Yvonne Oppold, Laundry With Love

Annie Paredes, Adult Shining Bright Volunteer, Senior Companion Program of SD

Annie Paredes, Senior Companions of SD

Barbra Parker, Adult Shining Bright Volunteer, Horsepower

Barbra Parker, HorsePower

Barbara Sabella, St. Francis House

Barbara Sabella, St. Francis House

Sarah Sailer, SculptureWalk of Sioux Falls

Sarah Sailer, SculptureWalk of Sioux Falls

Lori Santella, Adult Shining Bright Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls

Lori Santella, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls

Dawn Stenberg, Adult Shining Bright Volunteer, Call to Freedom

Dawn Stenberg, Call to Freedom

Robyn Tyler, Adult Shining Bright Volunteer, Butterfly House and Aquarium

Robyn Tyler, Butterfly House & Aquarium

Christine Veldhuizen, Adult Shining Bright Volunteer, Alpha Center

Christine Veldhuizen, Alpha Center

Marlene Broek, The Closet at Ransom Church

Marlene Broek, The Closet at Ransom Church

Lifetime Volunteers

Peggy Baney, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, The Community Outreach

Peggy Baney, The Community Outreach

Rich Burns, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Siouxland Heritage Museums

Richard Burns, Siouxland Heritage Museums

Douglas DeGroot, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Project Car

Douglas DeGroot, Project CAR

Gordon Hansen, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Avera McKennan Hospital

Gordon Hansen, Avera McKennan Hospital

Fred Henry, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Butterfly House and Aquarium

Fred Henry, Butterfly House & Aquarium

JoAnne Herman, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Sanford Health

JoAnne Herman, Sanford Health

Michael King, Call to Freedom

Michael King, Call to Freedom

John Kunnari, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Life Defense Fund

John Kunnari, Life Defense Fund

Walter Leyse, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Furniture Mission of South Dakota

Walter Leyse, Furniture Mission of South Dakota

Sheryl Marckstadt, Center of Hope

Sheryl Marckstadt, Center of Hope

John Nelson, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Kirby Science Discovery Center at Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science

John Nelson, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science

Shirlyn Nickelson, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Life Defense Fund

Shirlyn Nickelson, Life Defense Fund

Steve Noyes, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Avera McKennan Hospital

Steve Noyes, Avera McKennan Hospital

Mark Pappadackis, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market

Mark Pappadackis, Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market

Mary Poppenga, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Sioux Falls Thrive

Mary Poppenga, Sioux Falls Thrive

David Quinn, Feeding South Dakota

David Quinn, Feeding South Dakota

Don Rieck, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Horsepower

Don Rieck, Special Olympics of South Dakota

Sandy Sherman, Lunch is Served

Sandy Sherman, Lunch is Served

Kathie Smith, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Active Generations

Kathie Smith, Active Generations

Ted Thie, St. Francis House

Ted Thie, St. Francis House

Anne Weber, Adult Lifetime Volunteer, Sioux Falls Area Humane Society

Anne Weber, Sioux Falls Area Humane Society

Elizabeth Whalen, Children's Home Society of South Dakota

Elizabeth Whalen, Children's Home Society of South Dakota

Deb Yoder, Dow Rummel Village

Deb Yoder, Dow Rummel Village