He has already made a one million dollar donation to the effort to raise funds for a new 4-H exhibit hall on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds. Now, Huron philanthropist Earl Nordby has put out a challenge to all 4-H clubs leaders and families in South Dakota. State Fair Commission Chairman Warren Lotsberg says Nordby is stepping up again to support the project…
South Dakota 4-H groups have a collective goal of 500-thousand dollars. Nordby’s match challenge means an additional one-million dollars could possibly be raised….
Nordby his hopeful the challenge is successful…
Peter Nielson, 4-H Youth Development Program Director at South Dakota State University in Brookings says Nordby’s half million dollar challenge is two-fold from his chair…
Pam Geppert says Brule County 4-H er’s have raised 14-thousand dollars so far, meaning Nordby’s match would make that 28-thousand dollars. So far the Capital Campaign for the Nordby Exhibit Hall for 4-H, Youth and Community has raised two-point-seven-three million dollars.