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Yankton Youth Soccer Association Hits Big Goal

Yankton Youth Soccer Association Hits Big Goal

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A major step for the Yankton Youth Soccer Program with the announcement Saturday of a one-million-dollar donation from First Dakota National Bank for improvements to their soccer park.
Sondra Jensen, with the soccer association, says it’s an exciting day….

Jensen says the donation means they can stay at their current location on the old Human Services Center campus……

Jensen says they will be able to host statewide and regional events….

First Dakota executive vice president Aaron Ness says they want to help build for the future….

Ness says it’s a good investment….

Besides the million dollars, bank C.E.O. Larry Ness and his wife Diane are donating a quarter million dollars to the park.
That gets the association to the halfway mark of the two point five million dollars needed.

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