Standing Committees

Barabara Johnson, Chairwoman

Sandy Rhoden, Vice-Chairwoman

HEART: Helping Everyone Appreciate Real Teamwork

HEART is a new committee for 2023 and will focus on lifting the spirits of our own members.  All too often, we direct our focus outward when sometimes we should look inward.  We want to ensure our members know that they're part of a family that cares about them.  That's the HEART Committee’s mission.  It’s up to them to decide how best to accomplish that goal – perhaps they’ll send a note to someone who's sick or who's lost a relative.  Perhaps they’ll send a card to congratulate someone on a new job or a new grandbaby or to give words of encouragement to someone who could use them.  Maybe they could do something to help welcome convention attendees or to thank people who have gone above and beyond, working hard for SDFRW.  It’s up to the committee to decide what exactly to do, but no matter what, thanks to the HEART Committee, our members will feel the love of our SDFRW family.

Danette Voshage, Chairwoman

The Honorarium fund is a wonderful way in which members and their friends and family can honor someone special to them.  Perhaps the person has passed away and the donation is made in her memory.  Perhaps a donation is made in honor of someone’s birthday or anniversary.  Either way, the money goes into an honorarium fund.  This year, we want to use that fund to help our organization through membership scholarships:  There are some people for whom membership dues are cost-prohibitive. Maybe there’s a recent grad just trying to get by or a mom who is struggling to buy diapers.  Maybe there’s a farmer who had a rough harvest or a wife whose husband got laid off.  There are lots of reasons why someone could have trouble paying membership dues. No matter the reason, though, we don’t want money to stand in the way of someone’s joining SDFRW.  This year, we’re creating a Honorarium Committee that will be tasked with determining the criteria for the Honorarium Scholarships, creating a form that members can use to request dues assistance, and then awarding the scholarships to those who meet the criteria.

Kristie Fiegen, Chairwoman

Kirsten Bradsky, Vice-Chairwoman

The Leadership Development Committee is focused on recruiting and training our leaders of tomorrow: they’ll help recruit candidates and teach them the basics of running a campaign.  They’ll train volunteers so that they’re confident jumping in and helping candidates. With help from our Leadership Development Committee, SDFRW will be the favorite go-to for campaigns seeking highly effective volunteers!

Claire Rydberg, Chairwoman

Jen Boerger, Vice-Chairwoman
Help us share exciting updates from clubs around the state!  Every month, the newsletter team pulls together club reports, photos, announcements, letters, historical flashbacks, candidate advertisements, and more to create attractive and interesting updates on the South Dakota Federation!  This is a key way that we stay connected even as we live separate lives.