Care Committee

Bluestone Care Committee

Care Committee Logo of two hands holding a heart with the words together on it with a globe in the background

What is Care Committee?

Care Committee is a group of volunteer employees from Bluestone and CU Mortgage that     discuss upcoming event in our community, plan volunteering events each quarter, and         coordinate a bake sale and Giving Trees.

What does CARE stand for?

C-Community

A-Actions

R-Represent

E-Encouragement

2025 Care Committee Volunteer Events

                 Quarter 1                     

Bluestone donated tied blankets to Sioux Falls Area Humane Society.

Bluestone made tie        blankets in February and donated them to the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society and $100.

                 Quarter 2                    

Picture of volunteers for quarter 2 Care Committee event with Midwest Honor Flight

Bluestone cleaned and          re-stickered 95 wheelchairs in June for Midwest Honor Flight in preparation for their Fall Honor Flight and donated $100.

                 Quarter 3                     

Bluestone FCU picture from volunteering at Kids Against Hunger Sioux Falls

Bluestone packed 5,184 meals in August for        Kids Against Hunger and donated $200.

                 Quarter 3                     

Picture of Water Cups

Bluestone handed out    water and cheered on    runners at mile marker 22 for the Sioux Falls Marathon and donated $100 to Sanford Children’s Miracle Network.

                 Quarter 4                     

Photo of painted pumpkins

Bluestone volunteered painting 34 pumpkins for the Great Plain Zoo’s event called Zoo Boo Day in October and donated $100.

                 Giving Tree                     

Picture of a Bluestone employee and a rep from HorsePower

Bluestone donated items -some of which are pictured and $1097.73 to HorsePower.

2024 Care Committee Volunteer Events

                          Quarter 1                     

Care Committee tied blankets for Project Warm Up

Bluestone made tie blankets in February and donated them to Project Warm Up.

                          Quarter 2                     

Bluestone hosted a free community event called the Backyard Bash

Bluestone hosted a free event (Rescheduled) for the community and invited several non-profit groups out for the day.              Non-profits in attendance included: The Foster Network, Big Paws Canine Foundation, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls, The Kitten League, Sioux Falls Area Humane Society, Midwest Street Medicine, &         Be Smart.

                          Quarter 3                    

Bluestone volunteered at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls on a construction build.

Bluestone volunteered at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls in September. 

                          Quarter 4                    

Bluestone painted pumpkins for the Great Plain Zoo's, Zoo Boo Day.

Bluestone volunteered painting pumpkins for the Great Plain Zoo’s event called Zoo Boo Day in October.

                          Giving Tree                    

Bluestone donated gifts and cash to Volunteers of America, Dakotas Spirit Tree

Bluestone collected gifts for Volunteers of America, Dakotas Spirit Tree initiative. We fulfilled 60 tags and a donation of $500.

2023 Care Committee Volunteer Events

                          Quarter 1                     

Tommy and Good Samaritan Society from Canton posing for a photo with the tie blankets that were made.

Bluestone made tie blankets in March and donated them to the Good Samaritan Society in  Canton, SD.

                          Quarter 2                    

Care Committee group after painting and staining a fence at the Great Plain Zoo

Bluestone volunteered at the Great Plain Zoo in June. We had the opportunity to paint and stain the fence over by the    rhino exhibit.

                          Quarter 3                     

Care Committee volunteering at Faith Food Temple Giveaway

Bluestone volunteered at Faith Food Temple Giveaway in September.

                          Quarter 4                  

Bluestone volunteering at the Banquet West

Bluestone volunteered at the Banquet-West in December.

                          Giving Tree                    

Care Committee donating $500 and supplies to Call to Freedom
Care Committee donating $500 and supplies to Hope Street of Siouxland

First Picture-Call to Freedom Sioux Falls, SD

Second Picture- Hope Street of Siouxland, Sioux City, IA

Bluestone raised over $1,000 and collected items on each                organizations wish list.