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THE NETWORKVol. 4 No. 9 – SEPTEMBER 2020 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. (605) 397-2323 Wondering how to register? No problem, because there’s no purchase or OFFICE HOURS: Mon.- Fri. 8am- 5pm registration, just winners! Each month we will randomly select one of our “grand” jamesvalley.com residential customers to win. Maybe our next winner will be you! GET OUR ENEWSLETTER 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. Congratulations Sanessa! 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 T-SHIRT FOR A CAUSE Employees pay to wear a t-shirt each Friday of every month. August was Our employees donated $100 to the Back to School t-shirt. schools in our serving area through our T-Shirt for a Cause Program. jamesvalley.com Worry-Free WiFi no more dead spots! only $5/month FALL PREMIERES September 21 Amazon Prime Filthy Rich - FOX Absentia, Jack Ryan, Homecoming, Television production was put on hold The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in the spring with COVID, halting September 25 some of your favorite shows. Finales Utopia - Amazon Prime CBS were altered and season premieres September 27 were unknown. All Rise, The Amazing Race, Big The Simpsons - FOX Brother, Seal Team, Survivor, Young Family Guy - FOX A handful of shows are in pre- Sheldon production or production as of print. Fargo - FX Below is a list of shows that maybe September 29 FOX you’re aware of and a few new Little People Big World - TLC Hell’s Kitchen, The Masked Singer, ones. Maybe it’s time to check out The Resident, So You Think You Can something new. Dance September 11 And never fear, here is a list of shows The Duchess - Netflix that have confirmed they will return, NBC Family Business - Netflix although when is uncertain. The Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Med and P.D., New Amsterdam, Superstore, September 14 ABC This is Us, The Voice, World of Dance Dancing with the Stars - ABC American Idol, The Bachelor, The September 17 Bachelorette, black-ish, The Conners, Netflix Keeping Up With the Kardashians - E! The Good Doctor, Grey’s Anatomy, Cable Girls, The Crown, The The Rookie, Shark Tank, Station 19 Haunting, Kingdom, Ozark, Stranger September 18 Things, Sweet Magnolias, The World’s Funniest Animals - The CW Umbrella Academy THE NETWORK.