Joan Hegerfeld-Baker, President
Victoria Larson-Past President
Prudence DeBates, Secretary
Brittany Kreul, Treasurer
Deb DeBates, Director (2019-2021)
Julie Bell, Director (2020-2022)
Banner years
1977 - Brookings Chapter organized Nov 19, 1977
1978 - May 6, 1978 Brookings Chapter chartered by Altrusa International
1978 - Fall First Bridge Marathon fundraiser organized by Maxine Darnall serving as chair
Feb 1984 - Wild Game Dinner fundraiser started
2000 - District Seven Conference held in Brookings
2001 - March 21 - First Motivational Seminar featuring VJ
Smith, The Exceptional Employee, Elks Club
2002 - Motivational Seminar-Gloria Schaefer on Making a Difference;
March 13, 2002 at Elks Club
2002 - Large Cupid Fountain donated to McCrory Gardens in honor of 25th Anniversary
2005
- Motivational Seminar - Rev Teri Johnson; May 4, 2005 at Old Sanctuary
2006 - Last Wild Game Dinner
2007 - First Luncheon for Literacy-May 19, 2007; Speaker Kim Carson; Understanding the Dyslexic Learner
2007 - Harvest and Harmony started at Midway Camp
2008 - Harvest and Harmony ended Oct 11
2008 - Sep 15 Altrusa International Inc. of Brookings, SD Foundation was accepted as a 501 ( C ) 3 tax exempt organization
2009 - Literacy Luncheon, Feb 11; Balancing Your Life; September Kirby Speaker at First Lutheran Church Gym
2010 - District Seven Conference held in Brookings Apr 23-24; Keynote speakers Gen Myrna Williamson & Coach Stiegelmeier
2011 - Literacy Luncheon Feb 3; Native American Education Issues and Solutions; Dr. Joseph Brewer and panel of Native
American students
2011-Changed Altrusa logo and motto
2012 - Literacy Luncheon Feb 9; Phyllis Cole-Dai; homelessness and literacy
2012 - Received Altrusa Grant for county school libraries to buy High Interest Low Vocabulary books.
50th
Anniversary grant from Altrusa International for mini-grant project on Cinderella Stories in different lands.
2013
- Literacy Luncheon Jan 25; Coach John Stiegelmeier spoke of Academics vs. Athletics: Who Wins?
2014 - Literacy
Luncheon Jan 24; Dr. Nels Granholm; Global Resource Depletion, Food Insecurity & World Poverty
2014 - Altrusa
Club required to incorporate. Became Altrusa International of Brookings SD Inc. in July.
2014-Foundation name
changed to Altrusa International of Brookings, SD Foundation, Inc. in July 2014
2015- Literacy Luncheon Jan 23;
Coach Aaron Johnston; Advances in Women's Athletics since Title IX
2015-Mar 2; joint Harvest Table with MOPS and
SDSU FCCLA/AAFCS clubs
2016-Literacy Luncheon Jan 22; Dean Dennis Papini and Laura Renee Chandler; Cyber Bullying
on a college campus
2016-Apr 4; joint Harvest Table with MOPS and Deb DeBates students and SDSU Human Services Club
2017-Jan 20; Literacy Lunch; DCI Special Agent Brett Spencer talked about Internet Crime Against Children
2017-Apr 3; joint Harvest Table with MOPs
2018-Jan 19; Literacy Lunch; Professor Frank Pomersheim; Indians, Indian Tribes & the Constitution
2018-Maxine Darnall granted Emeritus status
Ardelle Lundeen Roberts granted Emeritus status
2018-Apr 9; joint Harvest Table with MOPs
2019-Jan 18; Literacy Lunch; Chad Sheehan; Survive a Violence Encounter; 7.5 inches snow; 165 attendees
2019-Apr 8; Harvest Table
2019-May; Received grant from Altrusa International for program, Connecting Communities Thru Literacy
2020-Jan 17; Literacy Lunch - Dr. Rick Holm & Rev Teri Johnson; Fear of Dying Can be Dangerous to Your Health
May 1-2, 2020 District Seven Conference in Brookings, SD postponed to Apr 30-May 1, 2021 in Brookings, SD due to coronavirus
2019-2020-granted
emeritus status-Doris Moriarty (Charter Member) Terrell Spence, Bernadine Enevoldsen, Madeleine Rose
Apr 30-May
1, 2021; 65th virtual District Seven Conference, Grow with Us; first Virtual District Seven Conference; Keynote Speakers VJ
Smith and Kari O'Neill
