For the third consecutive year, the Darnall family of Medary Acres Greenhouses is answering an important emergency call: inspiring others to give to Brookings Health System Foundation. As the matching gift sponsor for the Foundation's South Dakota Day of Giving campaign, Medary Acres Greenhouses hopes to grow funds that will help purchase a new advanced life support ambulance.
"Our company has always lived by the mantra, 'To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow,'" said Lynn Darnall. "We feel the same way about high-quality emergency services that benefit our community everyday through Brookings Health System. If we continue to upgrade our emergency services, we are essentially planting the seeds for our community."
Brookings Ambulance, which Brookings Health System assumed operations for in 1974, runs five modern ambulances. The team of paramedics and emergency medical technicians provide 911 advanced life support services for most of Brookings County and also assists other area ambulance services as requested.
Thanks to Medary Acres Greenhouses and the Darnalls, the first $10,000 given to Brookings Health System Foundation on Dec. 2 will be matched dollar-for-dollar. The Darnalls answered the same call and matched donations for a new ambulance in 2023 and 2024. Brookings Health System Foundation continues to focus fundraising efforts toward the purchase of new ambulance due to the rising costs of emergency medical service vehicles and the industry-wide challenges that delay ambulance orders.
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