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OFFICE GRAND GIVEAWAY INFORMATION Congratulations to Dave & Marcy 234 E 1st Ave Blackmun, who won $200 “Back to PO Box 260 School” cash in our Grand Giveaway! Groton, SD 57445 Dave is pictured.

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Getting the newsletter in your mailbox is great, SLEEP IN HEAVENLY SHP was started in 2012 and now has but why not get it in your over 200 Chapters in cities throughout inbox! PEACE the United States. South Dakota now JVT Sales and Marketing Manager Jeff has six chapters with Aberdeen being the Sign up for NVC’s monthly newest one. Since starting the Aberdeen eNewsletter at NVC.net. Evenson and Sanford RN - Infection Preventionist Brady Carda are the co- Chapter, 22 children have received beds presidents of the Aberdeen chapter and are no longer sleeping on the floor. FOLLOW US ON of Sleep in Heavenly Peace. SHP is a SOCIAL MEDIA If you’d like to volunteer, donate or volunteer organization that builds beds sponsor a build day check out their for kids who are sleeping on the floor. Stay in touch with NVC, website at www.shpbeds.org/chapter/ Child bedlessness is a national problem, check us out on Facebook sd-aberdeen. You can also check out the and as a national nonprofit, SHP has and Twitter! Aberdeen Chapter’s Facebook page to see provided the solution. about needs and upcoming builds.

THE NETWORK CELL PHONES FOR All proceeds benefit the CPFS mission, which provides free SOLDIERS calling cards to active-duty military We are a drop off location for Cell members to connect with loved Phones For Soldiers! Drop off your ones! used phones (working or not) and we will send them in to be recycled or refurbished.

RETAIL STORE RIBBON CUTTING On August 26, the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador committee visited our new retail location in Aberdeen for a tour and ribbon cutting. UNLIMITED Thank you to the Ambassadors and the Chamber for DATA just celebrating our new store with us! $50/ for a phone family of 4

NVC POWER OF HOPE Tune in to hear stories of struggle and hope from kids in our area. jamesvalley.com RADIOTHON As always, 100% of funds raised We’re proud to once again sponsor here stay here! Stay tuned to our the NVC Power of Hope Radiothon Facebook page for updates during for Children’s Miracle Network the radiothon. September 30 - October 1.

THE NETWORK TAG A TEACHER Sanessa Lindemann won a $250 Walmart gift card to prepare her classroom in our Tag a Teacher Facebook promotion.

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NVC AWARDED currently being served by 100/20 CONNECT SOUTH broadband. DAKOTA AND CARES NVC was awarded close to $1 million ACT FUNDS in funds received from the Connect South Dakota broadband initiative. NVC was recently awarded one of The funds will be used in the rural 14 broadband projects to better Mina area covering over 250 homes. connect underserved and unserved The project will be completed by communities in South Dakota. June 2021. NVC will also be allocated federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and NVC was also awarded close to $1.5 Economic Security) Act funds for million in CARES Act funds for rural another project. Redfield. That project will cover 400 homes. Work has started and will be In 2019, South Dakota legislators completed by December of 2020. approved $5 million in matching funds for broadband improvement, “Bringing fiber optic broadband to creating Governor Kristi Noem’s underserved areas is part of our Connect South Dakota program. overall mission, and it’s something We’ve got Earlier this year, legislators approved we feel is vital to the communities another $5 million to continue we serve,” said NVC CEO James your broadband upgrades in South Groft. “Internet speed is even more Dakota. Funding is strictly for capital important this year for business, BUSINESS expenditures of building out the school, personal connection and life network, and the program does not in general.” covered intend to overbuild areas that are

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