Major gift to be announced at Crazy Horse Memorial

Crazy Horse Memorial – On Tuesday, July 14 at 10:30 am, Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation officials will hold a press conference at Crazy Horse to make a major gift announcement.  The gift is being given by a long time friend of the Memorial, with the intended purpose of enhancing educational outreach at Crazy Horse.

It will be among the largest gifts in the project’s 61-year history.

“Over the years, we’ve been blessed with friends from all walks of life who believe in and support this project” said Mrs. Ruth Ziolkowski, President and CEO of the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation.  “The extremely generous gift we are announcing is from a dear friend who is among those believers and wants to help with the educational component of Crazy Horse” Ziolkowski stated.

The 10:30 am announcement will include the donor, Governor Mike Rounds, Mrs. Ruth Ziolkowski and others.  It will be followed by a blast on the mountain, which will remove 1,680 tons of rock.

Press conference participants will be available for interviews after the blast.