Over 300 people attended the Chamber Ag Gala on June 17. Here is a quick recap for those that missed the event.

Lt. Governor Matt Michels was our Master of Ceremonies for the evening. S.D. Secretary of Ag Lucas Lentsch was our guest speaker. Here is an article from the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan on his presentation - P & D Article.

Thanks to all our sponsors and donors. We were able to give out four $3,500 P.A.Y. Scholarships this year.

Congratulations to:  

Ben Barleman (Coleridge, NE)

Alexandra Vlcek (Tabor, SD)

Ty Dybdal (Newcastle, NE)

 

Jacob Kaiser (Fordyce, NE)

Congratulations to the Farm Family of the Year -

Robert & Marilyn Weverstad and Tom & Terri Arens.

 

The Yankton Chamber has been notified by another South Dakota Chamber that a company has been trying to scam local businesses posing as the Chamber.

The scam includes a call to local businesses saying they are a representative of the Chamber and are calling to update their information. Upon receiving the updates, they then inform the business that they are past due and need to pay immediately and can do so with their credit card.

Carmen Schramm, Executive Director or the Yankton Chamber advises, "With any solicitation, never give any information over the phone without first verifying that the caller truly represents who they say they are. Ask for a name and number to call back and then call our office at 665-3636 to verify. While we do have staff and volunteers who do call for information and payments - we ask that you do contact us just to be sure."

Generally once a business begins asking questions, the caller will hang up. If your business does receive a suspicious call of any nature, we ask that you report the incident to the Chamber so that we can contact the proper authorities.

Thank you for everyone that turned out to give blood on June 25. You saved lives and made a difference in the community!

There were 31 donors and 29 life-saving units of blood were donated. That helps save the lives of 87 patients. We also saw 12 first time donors!