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Since its inception in 2022, The 437 Project has raised nearly $1 million, with significant support from the community and organi- zations like KELOLAND News , Avera Health , and Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield , TenHaken adds. “You have a hard time finding an organiza- tion, a business, or a pocket of the commu- nity that hasn't been impacted by mental health or suicide or behavioral health issues in some way,” he continued. As the team of runners travels across the
state, they hear the stories of loved ones who have passed and the struggles people currently face. “This is something that starts and finishes traversing the entire state,” said TenHaken. “Physically it connects the entire state, and shows these aren’t just Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Redfield, or Sturgis issues, they’re a state-
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