March 2023 Volunteer of the Month - Peggy Schurman
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, which commemorates the importance of inclusion for children, adolescents and adults...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Feb 22, 20233 min read
February 2023 Volunteer of the Month - Sarah Brandt
Imagine moving to a new community with a new job, new home, new schools for your children and new challenges fitting in. Now imagine...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Jan 30, 20232 min read
January 2023 Volunteer of the Month - Chris Marlow
Chris Marlow is active in the community, and as a member of the Yankton Sertoma Club, he meets many people and serves in many ways. Chris...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Jan 20, 20232 min read
Celebrating National Mentoring Month
BIG FRIEND LITTLE FRIEND, 2023 BOWL-A-THON January is National Mentoring Month, and we at United Way of Greater Yankton Big Friend Little...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Jan 12, 20232 min read
December 2022 Volunteer of the Month - Rich Larson
When tragedy strikes, special people react using their passion, time, and talents to help where they can. This is true of Rich Larson,...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Making the Season Bright - Thank you, Yankton!
From the Homes for the Holiday Bed distribution to Yankton Toys for Kids and the Adopt a Family program, United Way of Greater Yankton...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Dec 19, 20222 min read
UW OF GREATER YANKTON PARTNERS TO ASSIST PET OWNERS
Yankton, SD – United Way Worldwide and partners recently launched the Pets Eat Too (PET) pilot program, bringing together 211, United Way...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Nov 22, 20222 min read
November 2022 Volunteers of the Month - Yankton Community Holiday Feast
For 26 years, on the evening before Thanksgiving, the Yankton Community Holiday Feast, or as some may call it “The Feast”, has served a...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Oct 18, 20222 min read
October 2022 Volunteer of the Month - Yankton County Search & Rescue
In the more than 30 years since its inception, Yankton County Search and Rescue (YCSAR) has been deployed to hundreds of calls including...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Sep 26, 20222 min read
September 2022 Volunteer of the Month - Mary Fiedler
“I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Sep 2, 20222 min read
August 2022 Volunteer of the Month - Priscilla Mazourek
If you are hungry and need a good meal, Priscilla Mazourek is a good person to know! Priscilla has spent the past 22 years at The...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Sep 2, 20222 min read
July 2022 Volunteer of the Month - Dr. Tim Irwin
At Servants Heart Clinic, Dr. Tim Irwin serves many roles: board member, volunteer physician, medical student supervising physicians,...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Sep 1, 20222 min read
June 2022 Volunteer of the Month – Dale Stibral
Yankton’s local VFW post relies on volunteers to make things operate smoothly and most importantly to serve Veterans. One of those cogs...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Jun 13, 20222 min read
May 2022 Volunteer of the Month - Gail Kennedy
Community member and longtime volunteer, Gail Kennedy began serving her community as a Girl Scout and as a teenager with her mother at...
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YanktonUnitedWay
May 3, 20223 min read
April 2022 Volunteer of the Month - Cindy Filips
Community volunteer, Cindy Filips has shared over a decade of service, helping local organization Keep Yankton Beautiful (KYB) fulfill...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Apr 6, 20222 min read
March 2022 Volunteer of the Month - Delores Nelson
Ever since the Yankton Community Library’s’ “Friends of the Library” group was forming and in need of volunteers, Delores Nelson has been...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Mar 10, 20222 min read
February 2022 Volunteer of the Month - Jackie Sandstedt
Nearly every cat who arrives at Heartland Humane Society has probably met, been petted and been loved by Jackie Sandstedt. Jackie is a...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Feb 15, 20222 min read
January 2022 Volunteer of the Month - Paul Maynell
As you walk through the community rooms, offices, and shared spaces within United Way’s Community Impact Center on south Broadway Avenue,...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Dec 17, 20212 min read
December 2021 Volunteer of the Month - Verona Bedrous
Here in Yankton, Avera Sacred Heart Hospital has seen first-hand the enormous impact of volunteers as they join in unity to address...
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YanktonUnitedWay
Oct 13, 20213 min read
2021 Volunteer of the Year - Lisa Ryken
At United Way of Greater Yankton, we believe that volunteers are essential in making our community a better place, where all members are...
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