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SOUTH DAKOTA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 28, 2023 Contact: Caleb Nugteren, 605.224.5050 cnugteren@sdra.org PIERRE (SD) – There’s still time to apply for a 2023 scholarship from the South Dakota Retailers Association! April 18 is the deadline for students who will be enrolled in post-secondary schooling during the fall of 2023. The SDRA scholarship program is designed to assist students studying for a career in hospitality, business, or trades, whether as an owner, manager, or employee. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be currently enrolled or plan to enroll in a retail-related course of study at a technical school, college, or university in the fall of 2023. In 2022, the association awarded funds to six students in amounts ranging from $2,200 to $3,400. Since the program was launched in 1992, the Association has awarded 269 scholarships, totaling over $222,000. “We know there are many talented people who have an entrepreneurial spirit or who plan to work in a business,” said South Dakota Retailers Executive Director Nathan Sanderson. “Our scholarship program can help launch them on their career path. Investing just a few minutes of time applying for our scholarship could result in an award of $2,000 or more.” If you know a hard-working student in South Dakota who could use a hand reaching their goals, South Dakota Retailers want to help them succeed in our state! Visit sdra.org/scholarships to download the application and view the full eligibility guidelines, or call (605) 224-5050 for information. Submission deadline is Tuesday, April 18, 2023. -30- The South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA) is one of the nation’s oldest and largest state trade organizations, operating as the South Dakota Restaurant, Grocers, and Hospitality associations and representing more than 4,000 businesses. Learn more about SDRA’s support for South Dakota’s business community online at sdra.org or find us on Facebook. Attached: Sanderson_ScholarshipQuote.mp4
SOUTH DAKOTA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 28, 2023
Contact: Caleb Nugteren, 605.224.5050 cnugteren@sdra.org
PIERRE (SD) – There’s still time to apply for a 2023 scholarship from the South Dakota Retailers Association! April 18 is the deadline for students who will be enrolled in post-secondary schooling during the fall of 2023.
The SDRA scholarship program is designed to assist students studying for a career in hospitality, business, or trades, whether as an owner, manager, or employee. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be currently enrolled or plan to enroll in a retail-related course of study at a technical school, college, or university in the fall of 2023.
In 2022, the association awarded funds to six students in amounts ranging from $2,200 to $3,400. Since the program was launched in 1992, the Association has awarded 269 scholarships, totaling over $222,000.
“We know there are many talented people who have an entrepreneurial spirit or who plan to work in a business,” said South Dakota Retailers Executive Director Nathan Sanderson. “Our scholarship program can help launch them on their career path. Investing just a few minutes of time applying for our scholarship could result in an award of $2,000 or more.”
If you know a hard-working student in South Dakota who could use a hand reaching their goals, South Dakota Retailers want to help them succeed in our state!
Visit sdra.org/scholarships to download the application and view the full eligibility guidelines, or call (605) 224-5050 for information. Submission deadline is Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
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The South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA) is one of the nation’s oldest and largest state trade organizations, operating as the South Dakota Restaurant, Grocers, and Hospitality associations and representing more than 4,000 businesses. Learn more about SDRA’s support for South Dakota’s business community online at sdra.org or find us on Facebook.
Attached: Sanderson_ScholarshipQuote.mp4