Civic Organizations
American Legion and Auxilary-Frank Holcome Post 43
921 Main Street, Centerville, SD 57014
Phone: 605-563-2855
Frank Holcome Post 43 is a part of the American Legion District 1 and is a very active organization with monthly Legion and Auxiliary activities. Legion member meetings are held the 3rd Monday of every month at 8pm.
The Legion celebrates the Legion birthday early each year with their traditional oyster stew supper in January. The Honor Guard is always available for funeral and to present the colors at football games and various school activities. In addition, the spacious and modern Legion hall is a popular area venue for wedding receptions, dances, birthdays and anniversaries.
Centerville Development Corporation
741 Main Street, Centerville, SD 57014
Phone: 605-563-2302
As the main economic development engine for Centerville, the Centerville Development Corporation is a 501(c)3 non-profit operated by an 9-member executive board and coordinator.
The Mission of the CDC is:
To create a friendly, family-oriented community built on traditional values, providing youth with a high quality education, promoting and supporting local businesses and providing a high quality of life.
Promote, support and encourage the growth and development of business in Centerville. To do this, we must actively support business retention and expansion in the area.
Improve the quality of affordable housing for the citizens of Centerville. The continued development of an affordable housing project and the revitalization of existing neighborhood housing is of utmost importance.
Identify, recruit and train our future leaders, recognizing that Centerville's future will ultimately rest on tomorrow's leaders
Centerville Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Centerville is a service organization located in Centerville, SD and is comprised of around 15 community and business leaders who care about their local and global community. We engage our community and world through hands-on service projects, directly meeting needs in a practical way. The Centerville Rotary Club has put on the Rotary Relays for several years and now assists with the Kids Track Meet during Tornado Days. We help with an annual cleanup of the boulevard and have helped establish Rotary Park along the bike path. One of the main service projects the Centerville Rotary Club heads up is the local Food Pantry. The Centerville Area Food Pantry is located in the back of the Senior Center Building near the corner of Broadway & Main. The Food Pantry is open on Wednesday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. For more information on the Centerville Rotary Club or the Food Pantry please reach out to bpreh@iw.net
Centerville Area Foundation
Organized in 2001, the Centerville Area Foundation was created to establish a permanent means of funding for projects and important needs in the Centerville Community. Partnering with The South Dakota Community Foundation, Centerville is now one of seventy communities throughout South Dakota that has established a Community Savings Account. The earnings from this account are available annually to provide a lasting legacy to the community of Centerville. The state Foundation pools money from over 230 funds for investment and administration purposes. Earnings from approximately $41 million are available for distribution for non-profit, charitable and scholarship purposes.
Download the Centerville Area Community Foundation Grant Application (PDF) »
Upon completion of the Grant Application, email the form to susandovergaard@gmail.com. Applications may also be sent by US Mail to Centerville Area Foundation, PO Box 339, Centerville, SD 57014.
Wildlife Habitat and More (WHAM)
Created in 2006, WHAM's goal is create an environment for area youth to enjoy the wildlife like we had enjoyed when we grew up and to address our declining pheasant population. Since our conception, WHAM has purchased 6 acres of land west of Centerville to use as a game preserve consisting of food plots and native grass. We also bought a new New Holland tt50 tractor, a new Great Plains no till drill, a new Bushhog mower and a trailer to haul them on. Last year WHAM seeded over 40 acres of various food plots and CRP grass on private lands around our area and has purchased and released pheasants each year. Also in 2006, we were contacted by the Game Fish and Parks Department about getting involved in an 'Adopt a GFP Area' program. This program enables a group such as ours to assist the GFP in maintaining a selected area, such as the planting of food plots and mowing of the area, along with general upkeep. We met with Game Fish and Parks officials and decided to join this program and agreed to adopt the Cunningham Game preserve southwest of Centerville, South Dakota.