GAME 2023

Each Spring BCYMP hosts a fun, sporty fundraising event called G.A.M.E., an acronym for the qualities BCYMP Mentors help instill in their K-12 grade Mentees: Goals, Attitude, Motivation & Excellence.

Our GAME fundraisers gives you the opportunity to support BCYMP Mentoring Pairs and celebrate the power of shared activities to strengthen relationships and build memories. Brought to you by our Event Sponsor, First Bank & Trust, GAME Ticket Sheets feature favorite activities that participants in BCYMP and others enjoy in Brookings!

Here's how it works:

During April, BCYMP will sell ticket sheets with four tear-off activity tickets, one each to Cinema 8, The Lanes, Dakota Nature Park, and Tee'd Off. Each ticket will cost $40 but have a face value of $124 in shared experiences and fun memories for buyers to enjoy with their friends and families. If you'd prefer, we welcome tickets to be donated back to BCYMP for a Mentoring Pair to use.

Each Ticket Sheet purchase will also give the purchaser entry into any remaining April drawings. (Earlier you buy ticket sheet = more drawings you will be a part of!) If you choose to purchase multiple ticket sheets or make an add a donation onto your initial ticket sheet purchase you will be entered into a Bonus drawing that will happen May 1st! 

Thank you to First Bank & Trust for being our Main Sponsor this year! Additionally, four other businesses are BCYMP's G.A.M.E. 2023 Activity Sponsors: GDM Solutions, Inc., Valero Renewable Fuels of Aurora, Civil Design, Inc., and Banner Associates, Inc. Thank you to these sponsors and to those who generously donated prize items for our drawings to support youth mentoring and providing developmental relationships to K-12 grade students.

Each activity sheet will include one ticket for each of the following four activities, to be redeemed May 1 -September 30th 2023.

• Tee'd Off > 30 min. free simulator time and free club rental (simulators have more than golf! Baseball, soccer, dodgeball, hockey & more!!) 
• Brookings Cinema 8 > 2 movie passes free with 2 medium drinks & 1 large popcorn
• Dakota Nature Park > Punch card good for 3 hours of equipment rental 
• The Lanes > 30 min. of Spark or regular bowling, shoes included! 

Purchasing! 

Use the link found on this page either with a board/staff member or by following it yourself. Ticket Sheets purchased online (not through a board member) are MAILED or hand-delivered. The QR code that is emailed can be disregarded. 

About BCYMP

Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program, or BCYMP, is a structured mentoring program that builds and supports consistent, encouraging relationships to challenge growth, provide support, and expand possibilities for Mentors and Mentees in Brookings County, South Dakota. We offer free programming for all K-12 students in Brookings County. BCYMP focuses on increasing the resiliency and positive social skills of youth through evidence-based youth mentoring. BCYMP is a 501c3 incorporated in April of 2001. We encourage you to explore our website, https://bcymentoring.org/ to learn more about BCYMP's history, staff/board members, or programming. We welcome you to reach out to our Executive Director, Ali, if you have any questions, would like Be a Mentor, would like to Get a Mentor, or would like to donate in another way. She can be reached by emailing [email protected] 

Ticket Sheet purchases make our programming possible. Thank you for supporting our fundraiser. 

"When I sought out this program for my daughter I was desperate to help my daughter find healthy friendships, ways to communicate, and positive people to be around to show her there are many things in this world she could be joyful for. I'm seeing so much progress. This momentum is a must for her success as she begins high-school. The mentor and I can work together to help my daughter work through social situations like peer pressures and decision making and obtain goals." ~Parenting Adult