BROOKINGS (10-29-26) — The Brookings Police Department will host its fourth annual Veterans Thanksgiving Meal on Saturday, Nov. 7. All local veterans and their families are welcome to attend the free meal prepared and served by BPD uniformed and civilian staff.
The event will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Community Life Center at 625 Fifth St. A social hour with coffee and cookies will start at 4:30 p.m. Care in the Community VA will give a brief presentation at 4:45 p.m. A welcome by Chief of Police Michael Drake, the posting of colors, and the Pledge of Allegiance will follow with dinner service starting at 5:15 p.m.
“With Veterans Day on Nov. 11 and Thanksgiving on Nov. 27, this event seems like the perfect time and way for the Brookings Police Department to show our appreciation for our local veterans,” said Detective Geoffrey Pollman. “We want to remember and honor our local veterans’ sacrifices and service to our country.”
Pollman serves as a BPD liaison to veterans programs and resources in Brookings. He is a major and operations officer in the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 153rd Engineer Battalion based in Huron.
The BPD is grateful to the organizations that offered to sponsor the meal. Sponsors include: Bowes Construction, Brookings Bakery, Brookings Billboard, Brookings Hy-Vee grocery, Hometown Service & Tire, Johnson’s Pro Clean, Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, Purple Heart Chapter 5355, Ray’s Corner, South Dakota State University Department of Dairy and Food Science, The Town & Country Shopper, Valley Restaurant & Catering of Volga, and Westall Electric.
Veterans Day, a day that honors all veterans, is observed annually on Nov. 11.
— From the City of Brookings
