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Volunteers credited for helping keep medications cold, feeding residents after storms

Sturgis City Commission · July 23, 2026
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Summary

A resident recognized volunteers from the Sturgis Young Center for the Arts for providing critical supplies and refrigeration for temperature‑sensitive medications during recent storm outages.

During the public comment period, resident Draper Perkins thanked volunteers who assisted neighbors after recent storms and singled out Sarah Watson and Jamie Eimer of the Sturgis Young Center for the Arts for their work coordinating mutual aid and preserving temperature‑sensitive medications: "Through their quick decision making and generosity, residents with medical needs were able to keep foods, drinks, and most importantly, temperature sensitive medications cold and unspoiled."

Perkins told commissioners that volunteers helped provide supplies and support when power failures left some residents facing survival‑level conditions. The chair and commissioners thanked Perkins for bringing the recognition to the meeting.