Children's Museum of South Dakota, Brookings SD | Nearby Businesses

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521 4th St
Brookings, SD 57006
(605) 692-6700

Visit South Dakota's artistic gem! Galleries feature Native American art, Harvey Dunn originals, Marghab Linens and a dynamic exhibit schedule of regional and national artists. The Museum Store features jewelry, original art, prints, pottery, beads, scarves and more from all over the world! Admission is free!

Our Story: Founded in 1884, the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum began as a zoological collection on campus and evolved to a South Dakota Agricultural College Collection. It wasn't until 1965 that it started to become a formalized museum with a focus on collecting agricultural history. In 1973, the museum was transferred to the Office of Education and Cultural Affairs. In 1976, the museum was renamed to the South Dakota State Agricultural Heritage Museum and moved into the Stock Judging Pavilion where it is housed today. In 1995, the museum was transferred back to SDSU with the continued focus of collecting, preserving and interpreting the history and heritage of South Dakota agriculture. The Building: Built in 1918, the Stock Judging Pavilion served as the primary livestock teaching facility at South Dakota State University until 1977. For its first 70 years, the Stock Judging Pavilion served as an instructional center for stock judging and meat science and was home of the Little International, a yearly agricultural exposition. The pavilion’s neoclassical architectural style is similar to that of other livestock pavilions built on college campuses and state fairgrounds between 1900 and 1925. The Stock Judging Pavilion was placed on the National Register of Historic places in 1980 and restored to its 1925 appearance.

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The City of Brookings, along with several local businesses, would like to invite all South Dakota High School artists to a Premiere Art Expo and Competition. The purpose of this event is to provide recognition and support for state high school students and their art programs. We want to recognize outstanding art talent and to encourage students in their continued art education. Gift cards for art supplies will be awarded to the winners in each category and matching funds will be awarded to each of the winning school's art program. The competition will include photography, painting/drawing, and an open category. Our vision is to provide a fun and supportive competition that will encourage, inspire and reward our high school artists and art programs statewide.

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We promote one-on-one mentoring efforts to youth in the community. The mentor relationship is intended to empower youth to reach their full potential as contributing individuals in their communities.

Brookings Area United Way works to provide various organizations with funding in programs that focus on Education, Income, & Health. Volunteers and donations are what allow us to affect change and improve lives as we unite as one to make a stronger community.

Our world suffers for lack of leaders rooted in the traditions of nonviolence. When conflicts arise, many leaders teach us to wield threats, coercion, and harm. When unfamiliar perspectives disturb, many leaders rally us to certainty and defensiveness. When decisions must be made, many leaders encourage us to value self-interest, immediacy, and possession. As we follow these guides, the fabric of our community weakens, and life becomes more difficult for ourselves and others. Satyagraha Institute works to create a different future by training leaders in the traditions of nonviolence. What is Satyagraha? Mohandas Gandhi, who famously experimented with the possibilities of nonviolence, coined the Sanskrit term satyagraha to identify a method of social change. Gandhi proposed that satya (truth) combined with agraha (firmness) creates a useful social power that does not rely on harming others. Gandhi often referred to this power as “truth-force.” Satyagraha is an adherence to truth as it unfolds. Since many perspectives are necessary in order to see what is true, satyagraha offers a way to create change that recognizes both our incomplete understanding of any given situation and the wisdom that others have to share. It is a way of directly engaging with others to work out the difficult aspects of life without resorting to coercion, harm, or ill intention. Satyagraha is the social power which arises when we act with kindness, respect, patience, generosity, and service. Key components of satyagraha include: • Changing ourselves as a means of changing the world • Touching our adversary’s heart as a means of changing the world • Maintaining kind intentions without exception • Attempting to refrain from harming others • Offering selfless service • Employing means consistent with the ends we desire • Nurturing systems that value nondiscrimination and respect • Dismantling harmful institutions, while simultaneously building supportive institutions to take their place What We Do Satyagraha Institute promotes the understanding and practice of satyagraha as a method for social change. Our goals are: • To explore the variety of spiritual and cultural traditions of nonviolence, and to highlight the wisdom that these traditions bring to the practice of satyagraha. • To train people how to create social change using the principles and tools of satyagraha. • To strengthen the community of practitioners, teachers, and future leaders who are committed to experimenting with satyagraha in their work.

Solar Oven Partners is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The director, Rick Jost is a Dakota's Conference United Methodist Missionary. SOP works in partnership with the Coordination Office for Development Methodist Church of Haiti and United Methodist Dakotas Conference Volunteers in Mission.

The Brookings Civil Air Patrol Big Sioux squadron has long been a part of the Brookings community. We pride ourselves on our ability to give 12 year-olds and up the opportunity to grow professionally, learn community service, and develop skill sets pertaining to emergency response all while staying informed about aerospace, moral conduct in an ever changing world, and the importance of teamwork.

What Happens at a Relay Event There are many moments that create the Relay experience. Specific details vary by event. But the key moments that all events share in common are listed below: Survivors Lap Relay often starts with a Survivors Lap – an inspirational time when survivors are invited to circle the track together and help everyone celebrate the victories we’ve achieved over cancer. We also recognize and celebrate caregivers at Relay For Life. These individuals give their time, love, and support to friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers who face cancer. Luminaria Ceremony After dark, we honor people who have been touched by cancer and remember loved ones lost to the disease during the Luminaria Ceremony. Candles are lit inside bags filled with sand, each one bearing the name of a person touched by cancer, and participants often walk a lap in silence. Fight Back Ceremony Last, there is a Fight Back Ceremony, where we make a personal commitment to save lives by taking up the fight against cancer. That personal commitment may be to do something as simple as getting a screening test, quitting smoking, or talking to elected officials about cancer. By taking action, people are personally taking steps to save lives and fight back against a disease that takes too much.

Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity (BAHFH) is a nonprofit, Christian housing ministry that works to eliminate substandard housing in the Brookings area. Homesowners are selected based on their: Need for housing Ability to repay a no-profit mortgage Willingness to partner wtih Habitat Because we are a nonprofit organization, we rely on donations, both in-kind and monetary. As a Christian organization, we tithe 10% of our proceeds to other contries. For every two houses BAHFH builds, one house is built overseas. We have helped build homes in countries such as Haiti and Kyrgyzstan.

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The PhoneJacks are current State students who connect with SDSU's alumni and friends across the country. Throughout the year, these students contact SDSU alumni from our Phone Center, located right on campus. They enjoy visiting with more than 60,000 alumni each year, sharing current Jackrabbit news, updating alumni contact information – all while on a mission to secure annual support for our campus. More than 5,100 alumni pledge their support each year to SDSU through our Phonathons!

CACFP is the Child and Adult Care Food Program, a Federal Program that provides healthy meals and snacks to children and adults receiving child care. What kinds of meals are served: Breakfast consists of a serving of milk, fruit or vegetable, and grains/breads. Lunch and dinner require milk, grains/breads, meat/meat alternate, and two different servings of fruits or vegetables. Snacks include two different servings of the four components (milk, fruits or vegetables, grains/breads or meat/meat alternates)

Brookings (South Dakota) Regional Humane Society is an adoption center for dogs, cats and other small companion animals. BRHS supports the spaying and neutering of animals in order to prevent the overpopulation of unwanted animals - all of our dogs and cats are spayed or neutered PRIOR TO adoption! We do not euthanize for time or space. The Brookings Regional Humane Society is a tax exempt non-profit 501C(3) charitable organization. We do not receive funds from national humane organizations or the national or local United Way. We are not a government agency. We receive no funding from the state or the federal government. Your donations, endowments, memorials, and membership dues are critical to the consistent care of the animals in our society. For stray or lost animal calls, please contact Animal Control at 605-691-0201