A Rapid City drive matches every donated pajama set with cash
Huether Associates of Thrivent is in its sixth year of collecting pajamas for Black Hills foster children, and it pairs each set with a cash gift. Drop-offs run through November 30.
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A Rapid City office is collecting pajamas for children in foster care across the Black Hills, NewsCenter1 reported on November 6, 2026. Huether Associates of Thrivent is holding its sixth annual drive through November 30. The group wants new and gently used pajamas from newborn through extra-large, dropped at 2210 Jackson Boulevard, or by appointment. Each set is matched with an equal cash gift.
Matt Huether said the idea is simple: every kid deserves a warm pair of pajamas, around the holidays and through the year. The pajamas go to Black Hills foster families with help from the Black Hills Foster Parents Association and Youth and Family Services. The office said it has given more than 7,500 pajamas to local foster children in past years. That total is the record of earlier drives. This year's collection is still open.
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In Rapid City, South Dakota, Huether Associates of Thrivent is collecting pajamas for children in foster care. NewsCenter1 reported on November 6, 2026, that this is the sixth year. People can drop off new or gently used pajamas, newborn through extra-large, through November 30. Foster care is when a child lives for a while with a family other than the one they started with. For each set donated, the group adds an equal gift of cash. Past years have given more than 7,500 pajamas. That number is the history of the drive, not this November's total.
- Why would a warm pair of pajamas matter to a kid in a new home?
- What does it mean to match a gift of pajamas with a gift of money?
- What could a class collect that a family might already have, without buying something new?
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