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also offers internships at the memorial, partners 合作，希望有朝一日能獲得獨立認證。紀念館基
with Black Hills State University and hopes to one 金會也已頒發了超過200萬美元的獎學金。
day receive its own accreditation. The memorial
foundation has also awarded more than $2 million in 如今，扶輪社成員繼續支持該基金會，包括
scholarships. 其下屬的瘋馬紀念大學，數百名原住民學生已在
Today's club members continue to support the 該校獲得大學學分。
foundation, including its Crazy Horse Memorial
University, where hundreds of Native students have 多年來，扶輪社一直邀請大學和紀念碑方面
earned college credit. Image credit: Dawn E. Lebeau 的代表來參加會議，介紹他們的工作和進展。弗
「Over the years, the club has invited 格森說﹕「我們很感激他們來給我們講解那裡的
representatives of the university and the memorial 情況，因為那真的太精彩了」。扶輪社成員有機
to present at meetings and share their work and
progress. "We appreciate when they come and 會親眼見證紀念碑的建造進展，他們也登上了山
educate us on what's going on up there because it's 頂。弗格森補充道﹕「那裡的景色令人難以置
just fascinating stuff," Ferguson says. The club had a 信。」
chance to observe the monument's progress firsthand
when members toured the top of the mountain. "The 扶輪社也靠著紀念館作為舉辦聖誕派對、品
view up there is unbelievable," Ferguson adds. 酒會和抽獎籌款活動等活動的場所。在新冠疫情

The club has also relied on the memorial as 期間，由於扶輪社無法再在原址聚會，紀念館為
a venue for events like a Christmas party and its
wine-tasting and raffle fundraisers. During the 扶輪社提供了一個會議室，用於舉辦遠端和保持
COVID-19 pandemic, the memorial offered the 社交距離的會議。疫情期間擔任扶輪社社長的卡
club a conference room to host remote and socially 勒姆說﹕「這對我們來說至關重要，它讓我們團
distanced meetings after the group could no longer 結起來，沒有解散。我們現在依然充滿活力，這
gather at its usual location. "That was a huge thing
to keep us pulled together, that we didn't dissolve. 是一種很好的聯結。知道我們可以尋求幫助，這
We're still going strong," says Cullum, who was 感覺真好。」
a club president during the pandemic. "It's a good
bond. It's good to know that we can ask for help." 倫康特分享那種情感：「多年來，我們與扶
Rencountre shares that sentiment: "The Rotary 輪社的合作，確實幫助我們推進了瘋馬紀念館的
collaboration that we've had through the years has 使命和夢想願景。」
really helped us to advance the work of the mission
and the dream, the vision of Crazy Horse Memorial."

＊圖片來源：道恩．勒博

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