NEWS UPDATE: City of Sturgis kicks off Rally Gives Back campaign
September 4, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 4, 2018
Contact: Christina Steele
Public Information Officer
(605)347-4422 ext. 6
csteele@sturgisgov.com
NEWS UPDATE: City of Sturgis kicks off ‘Rally Gives Back’ campaign.
STURGIS, SD - The Sturgis City Council will kick off the 2018 Rally Gives Back campaign on
Tuesday, September 4 with significant donations to local charities. The funding comes from
several events held by the City, SMRi, and Sponsors during the 2018 Sturgis® Motorcycle
Rally™.
Sturgis City Manager, Daniel Ainslie, says the Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally™ hosts not only
motorcycles, food and music, it also generates thousands of dollars to help local charities
provide services to Black Hills Communities year around. The Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally™ is
often a significant funding source for many of our non-profit agencies.
The following list includes several of the donations made possible by the Sturgis Motorcycle
Rally:
| Donation Source |
Recipient |
Amount |
| SMRi |
Sturgis Rally Charities* |
$ 50,000 |
| City of Sturgis |
Sturgis Rally Charities* |
$ 19,575 |
| (Sponsor) Brown-Forman |
Sturgis Scholarship Fund |
$ 10,000 |
| (Sponsor) Brown-Forman |
Sturgis/Meade County Sr. Center |
$ 10,000 |
| Legendary 5K Run |
Sturgis Arts Council |
$ 1,000 |
| Mayor’s Poker Tournament |
Sturgis Fire Department |
$ 797 |
| Mayor’s Ride |
Sturgis Fire Department |
$ 7,500 |
| Mayor’s Ride |
Fire Station Lot |
$ 7,500 |
| Mayor’s Ride |
Police Reserve Program |
$ 5,000 |
| Mayor’s Ride |
Sturgis Ambulance |
$ 7,500 |
| Mayor’s Ride |
Wounded Warriors |
$ 373 |
| Mayor’s Ride |
Sturgis Animal Shelter |
$ 2500 |
| Mayor’s Ride |
VFW of Deadwood |
$ 2,000 |
| Mayor’s Ride |
United Way (employee match) |
$ 2,000 |
| |
Total Charitable Donations |
$125,745 |
*Sturgis Rally Charities is a local, non-profit foundation that re-distributes donated funds to local
non-profit agencies within the greater Sturgis area.
Additionally, thousands of charitable dollars are raised by private organizations and businesses.
This year, the Hamster’s USA organization was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
During their 40+ years of philanthropic efforts, the Hamster’s have raised $282,000 for
LifeScape Children’s Care of Rapid City. These funds all stay local to support children with
disabilities in Western South Dakota.
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