SIMON SAYS GIVE ANNUAL REPORT · 2020. 4. 28. · 2 SIMON SAYS GIVE 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 was a...

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SIMON SAYS GIVE 2019 ANNUAL REPORT2

2019 was a very successful year for Simon Says Give as an organization. All of our chapters did amazing work this past year and are working very hard on making this year just as magical.

I am so proud of all the accomplishments and partnerships we have created this past year. I want to thank every single person who is reading this because you have helped us accomplish these tasks. We would not be able to help people if it were not for the amazing volunteers, partners, and donors that we have. Thank you.

Mandi Simon

FRONT COVER: Simon Eber, Nolan Fleming, Mandi Simon | Photo Credit: Jason Player

Thank you to MoneyGram Foundation for their second year of Title Sponsorship to High Five for Supplies.Photo Credit: Trevor Beaty http://www.trevorbdesign.com/

A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER

MANDI SIMONSSG Founder & Chief Charity OfficerGuinness World Records Holder

Photo Credit: Jason Player

SIMON SAYS GIVE 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 3

2020 DISTRIBUTION OF NET ASSETSALL CHAPTERS

BEGINNING BALANCE $77,443Birthdays $10,000High Five for Supplies $55,000Youth Leadership $7,000General Administration $7,000

2019 FINANCIALSALL CHAPTERS

DONATIONS Total Corporate Monetary Donations $73,905 Personal Monetary Donations $42,764 Foundation Donations $111,090 In-Kind Donations $69,148 Volunteer Hours* $170,826 Total Donations $467,733

DISTRIBUTION OF DONATIONS(cash, in-kind and value of volunteer hours) Programs Birthdays $106,087 High Five for Supplies $202,367 Youth Leadership (includes admin youth interns) $16,470 General Administrative $53,260 Total Program Distribution $378,184

OPERATIONS Marketing $10,282 Office/General Administrative Expenditures $19,312 Professional Fees (Including Temporary Help) $18,926 Total Operational Distribution $48,520

ENDING BALANCE $77,443

*The value of one volunteer hour for 2019 is $25.43 based on the national average per the Non Profit Times.

2019 VOLUNTEER HOURSTotal Volunteer Hours = 6,718 Youth = 1,937 / Adult = 4,781

2019 IMPACTALL CHAPTERS

19,7

29 KIDS INSPIRED IN 2019

12,173 KIDSIMPACTED

IN 2019

194,098 KIDS SUPPORTED SINCE 2011

17% South Dakota

59%Minnesota

24%Worcester, MA

BY THE NUMBERS



Martie AbelesAbrahamLouis AbramowskiJunior AchievementAdeel AhmedCeleste AlbinSuzanne AlbinAlex & Ani, LLCPhil AlmerothBryan & Suzanna AltmanGloria AmezquitaBradley AndersonJean AndersonLorri AndersonTami AndersonArbonne Charitable

FoundationAscentis Software

CorporationAmerican Payroll

AssociationRoxann BanksDonna Barker MitsosConnie BarryWhitney BayDomonic BearfieldTrevor BeatyDanita Beck-WickwireAlex & Julie BelisleSamantha BelpedioNicole BenjaminTimothy BianchiJim BlaisdellJanet BlankushJan Larson BlaserAniecia BluTaylor BlustinSue Boedigheimer WaitAndrea BoisvertJordyn BombergLinda BootheColton BornKim Gilham BornMike BornTristan BornJane Hill BoydDebra BrennerRohan BrewsterJeremy BrownBarbara BuckleySarah BuieSarah BuieErin & Chuck BusalacchiVictor CaneffCaribou Coffee Mall of

AmericaHeather CarrollMakenna CarswellCataract Lodge No. 2

AF& AM of MNCatholic CharitiesBruce & Sue CaulfieldCelarityDemand ChainJoe ChatinBen CheathamSuzie CheathamBank CherokeeChilton Running ClubLori ChristensonSteven ChristianChristyLaura Clancey

Cynthia CohenJames CohenMichelle CohenCollege of the Holy CrossConsulting Radiologists,

Ltd.Alex ConteAddie CooperJennifer CormierThe Cormier FamilyFikret A CoruhCostcoKaren CoxCredit Expert LLCKevin CrouchJody CurlSusan CurryTricia DahlBrooke DaukszMelissa DellomoDeluxe Helen DemersJess DempseyDennis DeppGino DiiorioGerree Dimarco-KolarCrystal DoeMichelle DomeyDeb DucharmeMatthew DudleyJudy DunsworthJohn DyvigAmy Richter & Jim EberGerald & Janet EberJessica & David EberLiz & Scott EberThe Ebers of

San FranciscoTony EconomouLisa EdinbergEdmentumPage EdmundsLisa EkusTara EricksonLori FarrisTamara FayAshlee FergusonMichelle FiddlerJacque FiegelJudith FinkelsteinAnn FisherThe Fisher FamilyJulie FlaschenriemJamie FlawsFleming FamilyFlyboy DonutsEllen FoleyOrion FoodsForest Grove

Middle SchoolGeorgia FrakerMike FranklinMarci FranzenElyzabeth FrontaanDon FryeTiffany FullerAnita FurdekKaren GajeskiGalaxy GamingElizabeth GamacheJamee GardellStacey GardellTim Gardell

Tim GarvinGeneral MillsGenz-Ryan Plumbing

& HeatingJoseph GiacobbeSara GinalGirl Scout Troop #17264Holly GlattNaomi GoloffJeff GouldSherri GouldJackie GrantJami GravesThomas GravesCynthia GrayElizabeth GreeneDawn GriffinAnnie GroebnerJeannine GuentherJoe GustafsonToni HansmeyerDean & Beverly HansonJeffrey HayzlettGregory & Sandra

HeinschSandy HeinschJeff HellerMargaret HeniganKristin HicksAngela HinkleyHKG ArchitectsNeil HlebichukKari HogstadSheila HokansonThe Hsu FamilyKirsten HughesMary HummellLaura HustonInnovative Office

SolutionsAnne IrishDana JaaraCindy JacksonNiteen JadhavKara JeanWill JedlickaJeff Petersen Agency, IncSarah JenningsJeff JensenJim Johnson &

Express Employment Professionals – Edina & Eagan, MN

Amanda JMTammy JohnsonVirginia J KaiserKaren KalerMary KalinowskiTrisha KarkiPaul KeelerKiesow Sioux FallsBarb KingMorgan KingMadeline KingsburyLeslie & Scott KirkpatrickAnn KleinWilliam KleinKerri KlemzPenny KlinedinstKate KlotzSherri KochMelissa KochevarKristin Klein &

Paul LincolnGail KroisBruce Krupnick

DONORS

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK the many anonymous donors that have supported us throughout the year!

Thomas KühneNina KushnerAmanda Wright LairdKate LallyTimothy LasellBryan LaskinWayne LatterellAnn LauringJennis LavitaTerry LawElisabeth LaytonDiana LeeJessica LeighCarol LeisterAmber LeoDebi LevensonBrian LindstromKrista LindstromNicholas LipetzkyHeidi LisitenThe Llopis FamilyBob LloydBryan & Brittany LloydDee Dee LobergJulie LoosbrockJennifer LubinDarin LynchSusan MackIna MacoveiMacy’sMadison Lawn Care

of Sioux FallsMain Street BankLaurie MalkinMall of AmericaPaula Manganiotis-

CroswellMarcia Namowitz &

Valerie TerzanoBeth MaroniBrandon MatisVianna McLynn R. McCourtLinda McCracken-HuntPat McgillJames McNaughtonMedExpressMelissa C Mark LLCTara MelshaDebbie MerrilMichael Casserly &

Sonya JaworskiMidwest Warrior

Jeep ClubStacy MillardTerri MillerMinnesota Masonic

CharitiesMaisie MischeChristine MolendykMoneygram FoundationPolly MorleyLori MorrowToby MuresianuDanielle MurrAnn NaegeliRandi NamowitzCatherine NassaDan NegroniBarry & Amy NelsonKishwar NigarNorth Star Chapter

NorthMarqTravis NyeRay, Necia &

Patrick O’NeillAbbie OrrKimber OswaldMandy PachiosSteven PachtCathy PaperJohn or Christine ParisBret ParkerPamela PassmanDavid PatersonJennifer PereiraPhilip & Joanna Solomon

Charitable FundPatricia PhillipsEmily PollackPaula PraskaTamara PratoPatrick ProsenAnne PryorThe Queen’s CupsJennifer RaikesJo ReifmanKarleen RellerSusan ResnickResnick Family

Charitable FundJoel RibnickPatti RichardsAdele RichterBilly RichterAlison RideoutGiselle Rivera-Flores

& FamilyDeb RobertsonBob RoeMarion RosenJeff RosenbergCarole RothbergJessica RungeMike SaiaSaint Johns High SchoolSalesforce FoundationAlyssa SandersElizabeth SandersFran SapersteinLinda & Keven SasserRich ScarbathStewart SchoolsMeredith SegalTamra SegalTim & Jenni SeversonChristopher ShafferSean ShamboShira ShapiroSherwin Williams

FoundationRich & Dina SimonSimon Says LeadSioux Falls Fire & RescueSioux Valley

Optimist ClubTimothy & Kirsten

SitzmannSky & NancySlaggie Family

FoundationNancy SlotnickAmazon Smile Anna Smith

Michele Smith-CoxAmanda SonnischenBob SparkinsStacey St MarieSt. Paul Academy

(5th Grade Students)Becky StarkElisabeth SullivanLois SundlingKate SweetserJennifer SwesonBrenda SzokaMark & Sheryl TaslerTCF FoundationTom ThoemkeTravis ThorpLisa ThurlowMatthew ThyngChris TiedemanLaurie TiernoTim Allex Realty GroupNance TorrenceJeffrey TorresThea TrachtenbergJosh TruaxJennifer TrueloveTruStone Financial Home

Mortgage DepartmentRandom Tuesday, IncUnited Way of

Central MAClark UniversityVersiqueKrstine VnuckJohn C. & Katherine

L. VolklJulie WaageCharles WaleriusBeverly WallaceJeannie WallenAshlee & Kate WalstadKathleen WanatDena WarrenJane WeaverJodi & Rich WeaverWebster Five FoundationJody WeinbergJudy WeitkemperPaul WesthelleBrittin WhalenKaren WheatleyMary WhiteTom & Margie WhiteLoraine Wightman-EvansKristen WilliamsSteven WilliamsDavid & Jessica

WittenbergKaren WoldEmme WolfStacy WoodsJill WoyakWPI Phi Sigma SigmaLisa WrightJamie YuccasElizabeth Sarquis YunisMegan YvonneLaura ZaccaroStacy ZacherAlicia ZagelAlex ZequeiraAmy Zwart


NON-PROFIT DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSArt BuddiesBoys & Girls Club of Worcester Boys and Girls Club of

the Sioux EmpireCataract LodgeCatholic Charities Childrens InnChildrens Law CenterChisago Lakes Food Shelf Circle of Life School Common Bond Excelsior United Methodist

Family PathwaysFond du LacGillette ChildrensGood in the Hood Hastings Family Services Hennepin Technical CollegeHmong intl’ Acadamy Houston Caring Hands Kids FirstKids First WinonaLittle Earth Macedonia Baptist Church Merrick

Minneapolis Division of Indian Work

MN Literacy CouncilNew Creation Baptist Church Ogema HeadstartPICA Head StartPrince Hall MasonsProject for Pride in Living Rockford Elementary School St. Stephens Human Services TreehouseTubman

USDAVEAPVisitation Sisters Waubun-Ogema-White Earth

SchoolsWomen of Nations Worcester Public Schools YMCA BDOTEYMCA DIWYMCA MaxfieldYMCA Sioux YMCA University

FOUNDATION DONORSArbonne Charitable FoundationConnie Barry FoundationLand O’Lakes FoundationMoneygram FoundationNina Kushner Giving FundPhilip and Joanna Solomon

Charitable Fund

Salesforce FoundationSherwin Williams FoundationSlaggie Family FoundationTCF FoundationTFCU Interfaith

Community FoundationWebster Five Foundation

STRATEGIC PARTNERSBaker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Brave New WorkshopBoys & Girls Club of WorcesterCataract LodgeCC LowellCelarityExpress Employment

Professionals–Edina and Eagan, MN

General Mills–Betty Crocker Imagine IT

Holy Cross Alumini AssociationInnovative Office Sulutions I-Nonni’sIrish TitanJBL CompanyJefferson Partners L.P.Kits for Kidz

Macy’sMall of AmericaMasonic CharitiesMoneyGram FoundationNothing Bundt CakesPool and Yacht ClubRandom Tuesday, IncRed TechnologiesSaint John’s High SchoolSimon Says LeadTable Talk PiesTCF BankThe Learning HubThe Queen’s CupsThrivent FinancialVersiqueWinthrop and WeinsteinWorcester Public Schools

LEGACY DONORSOur Legacy Donors are individual or corporate donors that have given $10,000 or more since we started in 2011.

2019 RecipientsEdmentumMacy’sMall of AmericaMoneyGram FoundationRandom Tuesday, Inc.TCF FoundationTruStone Financial

Federal Credit UnionVersique

Past RecipientsAlerus MortageAmerican GirlBrave New WorkshopCataract Lodge No. 2 F.& A.M.

of MNCelarityCrayolaDee Dee PenickDeluxe CorporationExpress Employment

Services, Inc

Famous FootwearGames by JamesGeneral Mills - Betty CrockerGiving Hope, IncGlenn KieckerInnovative Office SolutionsJim Johnson & Express

Employment Professionals Eagan & Edina MN

Macy’sMall of AmericaMark and Sheryl TaslerMoneyGram FoundationRich & Dina SimonSalesforceSammons Financial Simon Says LeadTCF BankTom & Margie WhiteTom and Michelle SchlehuberVersique

825 kidscelebrated++ =325

SOUTH DAKOTABirthdays

59MASSACHUSETTSBirthdays

441MINNESOTABirthdays

8,737 schoolready kids+ =8,230

MINNESOTABackpacks

507MASSACHUSETTSBackpacks


Minnesota ACG MN BOLD Award Finalist

Mandi Simon received the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award for volunteer hours

Massachusetts Boys & Girls Club of Worcester 2019 Foundation for the Future

Hulafrog Worcester’s Most Loved Charity 2019

Finalist Best of Worcester Nonprofit

Simon Eber received the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award for volunteer hours

Morgan Blundell and Chloe Hsu received the Silver Presidential Volunteer Service Award for volunteer hours

Simon was selected as the Commencement Speaker at Elm Park School graduation

South Dakota Nolan Fleming received the SIOUXPERHERO Citizen Recognition Award from the City of Sioux Falls

Nolan Fleming and Ethan Fleming received the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award for volunteer hours

Jonah Fleming received the Bronze Presidential Presidential Volunteer Service Award for volunteer hours

2019 JACQUE AWARDSJacque Fiegel was our first donor. She wrote the check that allowed us to move forward on our journey to start Simon Says Give. We present the Jacque Award in her honor to individuals or companies that have moved us fast forward on our journey. The 2019 award recipient was:

Versique

PAST RECIPIENTS Darin Lynch – Irish Titan, Karla Gunderson – Innovative, Sara Durham – Mall of America and Aimee Griffiths – MoneyGram

THE NOLAN FLEMING YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDSimilar to the Jacque award, we wanted to honor the first youth leader who stepped up to start his own chapter. We presented Nolan Fleming with a Youth Leadership award in 2017 and he will honor a youth leader each year moving forward with his named award.

The 2019 award recipient was:

Simon Eber from Simon Says Give

PAST RECIPIENTS Nolan Fleming – Simon Says Give Donnie Stoltz – Donnie’s Closet

UNSTOPPABLE AWARDSOur mission is “ To Develop the Next Generation of Leaders to be Unstoppable.” At our Legacy Awards Event in 2019, we presented the Unstoppable Award to four leaders that showed our youth what Unstoppable Leadership looks like. The 2019 award recipients were:

Ainsley Cox of Simon Says Give Clare Kirchner of Simon Says Give Finn Chalmers of Simon Says Give Maddie Schlehuber of Simon Says Give

PAST RECIPIENTS Tony Bestinger – Innovative Office Solutions, Russ Helser – Mall of America, Haley Anderson – Mall of America, David Hermes – Mall of America, Milena Holmen – Simon Says Give and Kevin Schwab – Cataract Lodge No. 2 F.& A.M. of MN

Jim Eber, Simon Eber, Cindy Jackson (Boys & Girls Club of Worcester), and Amy Richter

2019 AWARDS & RECOGNITION


HIGH FIVE FOR SUPPLIES BACKPACK PACKING EVENTIn 2019, we hosted our 7th Annual High Five for Supplies event. We were fortunate enough to partner again with Mall of America as our event sponsor. MoneyGram Foundation was our title sponsor for the 2nd year in a row. We also had our year-over-year sponsors; Simon Says Lead, Express Employment Professionals, Versique, Celarity, and Macy’s with large financial contributions to the event.

One of the most exciting sponsorships we had in 2019 was with Random Tuesday, Inc. They provide virtual running clubs an opportunity to get involved in an Impact Project and High Five for Supplies was their chosen project. During a two-week period of time, we had packages from all over the World delivered to Eagan, MN. The clubs provided close to $16,000 worth of supplies and filled over 8,000 backpacks with the following items: #2 Pencils, Colored Pencils, Markers, Highlighters, and Glue Sticks. It was an amazing partnership!

KEY VOLUNTEERSWe would like to thank our Key Volunteers that gave of their time for a full day and/or several days over the summer.

Lou AbramowskiAlexis AlcalaSara AnondsonElizabeth BarbeauJessica BarrazaMarissa BroughtenFinn ChalmersLori ChristensonCatherine ConnellyAinsley CoxGladys DampierJames DampierJade DampierBecky DetermanKent EnglerBlake FritzBennett FritzGosia GebreGabriella HawsCindy HilmoeMilena HolmenAmelle HolmenAnya HolmenJon HolmenKatie Hummell

Ruth KingJennifer LeinDebra LeinBrittany LloydBryan LloydEvan LloydIan LloydAnna LloydIna MacoveiTim MalloySandy MalloyDave McglaughinHeather McglaughinJim McNaughtonGeorge NormanKathy OsteraasLars OsteraasLauren OsteraasPaula PraskaKelli PraskaTiffany RobersonLorrie SaitoMaddie SchlehuberDina SimonMandi Simon

Rich SimonTim SitzmannMichele Smith-CoxDominic ThoemkeTom ThoemkePaula ThompsonAnnie WadeAshlee WalstadKate WalstadBeth WoldtMichael WyattDJ Jen MoneyGram Team Demand Chain Team Versique Team SalesForce Team Celarity Team Edmentum Team Huebesch Team TCF Team Cataract Lodge Team Prince Hall Team Random Tues Inc. Team

We would also like to thank the over 230 volunteers that packed backpacks on the day of the event!

Marissa Broughten, Kid Advisory Board Member

Kathy Osteraas & Kate Walstad


As you can see by the photos and stories, youth leadership is still very much alive as one of our pillars. All three chapters have amazing youth involved in supporting our efforts. Many of our youth have either gone off to college or are headed there in the near future.

We created the Kid Advisory Boards to ensure that we always had youth voices at the table helping to guide the organization.

Our Minnesota Chapter is excited to announce that Michele Smith-Cox will be taking on a role as the adult leader for the Kid Advisory Board – Minnesota. In the summer and fall of 2020, Michele will be working to recruit some new talent to join our team. If you know of youth in the Twin Cities that would like to get involved, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Featured in the above photo is Ainsley Cox, Claire Kirchner and Finn Chalmers. All three serve on the Kid Advisory Board in Minnesota and all three worked during the summer.

Ainsley led Birthday Celebrations, Claire worked on our SalesForce automation, and Finn led High Five for Supplies. We honored these youth with Unstoppable Awards at our Legacy Celebration in November.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP

MICHELLE SMITH-COXKid Advisory Board – Minnesota Adult Leader


Kid Advisory Board

Simon Says Give


THANK YOU MADDIEMaddie stepped into the Kid President Role in Minnesota over three years ago. She has given her time and talent and has made a large impact on our organization and the youth she has worked with. Maddie will be going off to Boston College in the fall and we are very excited to watch what she does in this new chapter of her life.

Maddie, we thank you for your dedication to Simon Says Give! We have some large shoes to fill as we search for a New Kid President for MN.

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2019 HIGHLIGHTSOur Birthday Celebrations Team continues to be busy supporting birthdays throughout the year. They provided birthday Joy to over 400 kids in 2019 with the help of many individual and corporate donors. Ainsley Cox, one of our Kid Advisory Board members worked during the summer and was actively involved with our birthday recipient parents and hand-deliver birthdays to many children. Ainsley will be working with us again this summer before she goes off to college in the fall!

Our Minnesota Board Team continues to support both Minnesota as a chapter and the organization as a whole. Many of our active youth leaders are starting to prepare to go off to college; therefore, the Adult Board is working hard on what the next phase of Simon Says Give looks like. We thank the Board, as well as the many committee members, that are working hard to carry on Mandi’s mission of Kids Celebrating Kids®.

Our Volunteer Teams put in over 6700 hours this year. Each year we are overwhelmed with the participation of our volunteers. Many of them come back year over year to specific events or find ways to get involved in different aspects of the organization.

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MADDIE SCHLEHUBERKid President SSG Minnesota

Edmentum family give back day building Birthday Boxes

Jennifer & Debra Lein


2019 HIGHLIGHTSBACKPACKS507 backpacks filled with binders and supplies ($70 retail value) delivered directly to rising middle schoolers and middle schools in Worcester. 33% more than 2018.

BIRTHDAYS19 hosted parties and 40 birthdays in a box. TRIPLE the number of kids celebrated in 2018. Each customized party included an Annie’s Kindness Blanket and a cake from The Queen’s Cups, which donated half those cakes and their tips to cover the other half.

FUNDRAISINGWe owe so much to the generosity of more than 170 individual donors and partners including Clark University, Webster Five, Main Street Bank, and the College of the Holy Cross Reunion Classes. Saint John’s High School donated their gym for our backpack assembly and a dress down day as a fundraiser.

2020 GOALSDeliver 600 backpacks and provide 60 birthdays to kids across the city.

A NOTE FROM SIMONAs I begin my final year as president, I can see how lucky I have been. Simon Says Give let me create my own identity for this chapter and truly adapt it for the kind of city Worcester is. I wanted to make sure our bags and birthdays were fully stocked and customized for every kid, even if that meant we didn’t grow as quickly. We personalize every cake and party and let students pick the color of their backpacks. We have handed every party to a kid and every backpack to a student or school to help inspire the future leaders of my community.

I am proud of how my chapter has grown and impacted the city and am honored to represent Simon Says Give and all the joy it brings. When I started the Worcester Chapter, I did not set any goals except to directly impact as many kids as I could. Halfway through my junior year in high school, I still can’t believe how far we’ve come: 1000 middle school backpacks filled with supplies and over 100 kids celebrated from across the city. And I have by no means been alone in getting here. 165 different kid volunteers have put in more than 1600 hours of service since we started, especially the kid board who help to lead this organization. And most importantly my parents who have given so much time and effort to help me achieve it all. I can’t wait to see what my senior year brings!

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SIMON EBER Kid President SSG Worcester

Robin Withers, Leah Withers, Simon Eber, Chloe Hsu, Brooklyn Flores and Morgan Blundell



A NOTE FROM NOLANThis year we had an amazing year! We continued to make a great impact in our community, delivering 325 birthdays to kids in need. Through all our programs we impacted over 2,600 kids in our area. We had a lot of help from the community, with around 700 volunteer hours. Additionally, we received many donations from our wonderful donors throughout the year, including at our 4th annual Cops v. Kids event during the summer. We’re looking forward to what we can do to help our community and know we will need everyone’s help.

Cassidy Jennings took over last year as VP and has been doing amazing work helping run the kid advisory board, and applying for new grants, broadening our opportunities of receiving donations, and looking for more volunteers to join our board. We are constantly on the move delivering birthday bags and hope to be able to keep helping kids in need during these difficult times.

As always, we want to thank those who’ve donated their time, talent, and treasure.Our goal remains the same; to have as big an impact in our community and help as many kids as possible. We are all about kids celebrating kids.

Thank you to everyone who helped us reach our goals. Here’s to the future!

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2019 HIGHLIGHTSAs Simon Says Give South Dakota has grown, so have these amazing kid leaders. Not just in stature, but in the depth of their maturity, leadership skills, and experience. Simon Says Give kids learn how to speak publicly and with adults in a professional setting, run a board meeting, plan and execute big ideas, run events, fundraise, manage budgets, and so much more.

The opportunity for the kid board members to develop critical leadership skills while also providing a valuable service to the children of their community is phenomenal. At a time where the future of our country, our world is in flux, it is more important than ever we teach our children the values and skills needed for the future.

More and more families will continue to need our services; more and more children will need to be celebrated on their birthday and in those moments that matter. Simon Says Give’s mission – Kids Celebrating Kids - means more today and every day in the lives of the children we serve. Nolan and the South Dakota team are proud to help realize Mandi’s vision.

NOLAN FLEMING Kid President SSG South Dakota

Front Row – Sheila Anderson, Taylor Templeton, Jalen Templeton, Keira RodriguezMiddle Row – Wendy Alexander, Ava Alexander, Marcus Templeton, Ethan Fleming, Nolan Fleming / Back Row – Andrew Steinhouse, Stacy Millard, Cassidy Jennings, Jennifer Fleming, Jonah Fleming


MINNESOTAAdult BoardLouis Abramowski Bryan AltmanKent Engler Jennifer FlemingBen HansonBrittany LloydPaula PraskaDina SimonTim Sitzmann

Committee MembersJimmy Brigham Michele Hein Lori ChristiansonMilena Holmen Jenni Severson Matt Dudley

Kid Advisory Board Ainsley Cox Annabelle Broughten Blake Fritz Chris PetersClare KirchnerDrew BeckstrandFinn ChalmersMaddie Schlehuber Marissa BroughtenPatrick Gainor

SOUTH DAKOTAAdult Board Jennifer FlemingSheila AndersonKeira RodriguezWendy AlexanderAndrew SteinhouseStacy MillardTaylor Templeton

Key VolunteerKishwar Nigar

Kids Advisory BoardNolan Fleming – Kid PresidentJonah FlemingEthan FlemingCassidy JenningsAva AlexanderMarcus Templeton

MASSACHUSETTSAdult BoardJim Eber - Adult LeaderAmy Richter

Kid Advisory BoardSimon Eber – Kid PresidentBrooklyn Michelle Flores Chloe Hsu Morgan Blundell

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Simon Says Give® is a nonprofit founded in 2011 by 8-year old, Mandi Simon. We support Kids Celebrating Kids® in four ways: Birthday Celebrations for kids in need, Youth Leadership opportunities, Chapter Passion Projects and our annual High Five for Supplies® drive.

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