Donations after an
Aug. 6 fund-raising event for Children's Care of Rapid City by
international motorcycle group Hamsters USA brought in another
$100,000, bringing the total to more than $200,000
raised.
The Aug. 6 dinner
and silent and live auctions were held in Spearfish as part of the
Sturgis motorcycle rally.
Funds raised will
provide physical, occupational and speech therapies, plus special
educational and psychological services to children with special
needs in western South Dakota - plus parts of Wyoming and Nebraska
- through Children's Care of Rapid City.
Hamsters USA has
raised and donated funds at their annual meeting for the last two
years. Those funds helped construct the new Children's Care
facility off U.S. Highway 16 in Rapid City at 7110 Jordan Drive,
dedicated last Sept. 26.
As part of the Aug.
6 festivities, Children's Care Hospital & School presented the
second annual Chrome Heart Award to the Dave Perewitz family of
Bridgewater, Mass. The award recognizes an individual in the
motorcycle world for philanthropic support and civic
duty.
Perewitz has led
the Hamster auction to raise funds for Children's Care for the past
three years, and has been a donor and buyer of items for the live
and silent auctions.
Perewitz designs
and builds custom motorcycles at Perewitz Cycle Fabrications. He is
also a founding member of the Hamsters USA motorcycle
group.
Children's Care of
Rapid City served more than 1,200 children in the region last year
through outpatient and outreach programs. It is affiliated with
Children's Care Hospital & School, based in Sioux
Falls.
