Special Olympics SD and Hy-Vee Team Up For Delicious Fundraiser

There is just something about a root beer float that screams "summertime treat"! If you feel the same way, you'll want to celebrate National Root Beer Day with the South Dakota Special Olympics and Hy-Vee Tuesday.

You can get an icy cold root beer float for just $1 on Tuesday, August 6, from 1:00 to 6:00 PM at all the Sioux Falls Hy-Vee stores. All proceeds raised go back to Special Olympics South Dakota.

Special Olympics South Dakota is a year-round program of sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. More than 2,750 athletes in more than 50 communities train and compete in over 26 Olympic-type sports.

The Special Olympics was founded in 1968 and strives to provide people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts and friendships with other athletes, their families, and the community.

There is never any fee to participate in Special Olympics, which is why Hy-Vee is offering its support for this delicious fundraiser.

So remember, tomorrow, Tuesday, August 6th at your neighborhood Hy-Vee, you can help support our Special Olympics athletes just by slurping down an ice-cold root beer float for only a buck!

LOOK: 10 Reasons to Visit the South Dakota Badlands

Returning from a weekend trip to Rapid City, South Dakota for state basketball tournaments we decided to visit the Badlands National Park.

A quick turn-off I-90 will take you into some of the most awe-inspiring scenery.

It's also fun to note that several big-screen movies were filmed in the Badlands. Dances With Wolves, Starship Troopers, Armageddon, and most recently, Academy Award winner, Nomadland.

It's a spectacular park with tons to do. If you're setting out on a hike, bring lots of water and sign the hikers' logs at the trailheads. It could save your life. It's a tough place to survive.

Here are 10 facts about the Badlands:

Gallery Credit: Danny V

My Top 5 Favorite South Dakota Made Foods

As I was slicing a piece of cheese off my block of Dimock Dairy Colby cheese and boiling a ring of Bluebird Locker German sausage on the stove, I started thinking, "What foods is South Dakota known for?'

Then I realized the state is known for some of my favorite foods, are they're actually made right here in South Dakota!

So, I decided to search my cupboards and refrigerator looking for other South Dakota-made foods and came up with my Top 5.