RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Rapid City Rush, in collaboration with Black Hills Energy, is bringing joy to local children this holiday season through their annual Teddy Toss event. A
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April 1, 2021
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Rush are hosting their “Rush Gives Back Night” in conjunction with the team’s annual “Teddy Bear Toss” on Saturday, April 3rd.
“All the tickets in the arena are discounted to $25. From those ticket prices or from those tickets sold, $5 is going to go back into a fundraising pool basically and hopefully we’ll get up to $10,000 in that fundraising pool. If we do, Black Hills Energy is going to match the $10,000,” said Valerie Persinger, the Vice President of Business Development for the Rapid City Rush.
The four partners that will be receiving a portion of that fundraising pool includes:
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Autism Speaks, a national advocacy group that promotes research and solutions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), presented Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) with its Congressional Leadership Award in recognition of his “leadership on behalf of individuals with autism and their families.”
“The dedicated leaders at Autism Speaks work tirelessly to help raise awareness and advocate for those with autism,” said Smith, who is the co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Autism Caucus. “I thank them for their steadfast commitment to this important cause and I am honored to receive this award.”