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  • About
    • About Us
    • Meal Times
    • News
  • Donate
    • Make a Donation
    • Wish List
  • Volunteer
    • Prep or Serve a Meal
    • Project SOS
    • Other Opportunities
  • Locations

About Our Sioux Falls Nonprofit

Nourishing the Community for 37 Years

Our Mission

Welcoming the community to gather and serve each other, feeding body and spirit.

About The Banquet

The Banquet meal ministry was founded in 1985 starting with just one meal per week. We now serve 16 meals per week at two locations. The Banquet is a volunteer-based ministry, which means our meals are paid for, prepared by, and served by volunteer groups who come from Sioux Falls and the surrounding area.


In 2020 The Banquet served over 200,000 meals, and at least 25,000 of those meals were served to children under 12. We go through approximately 15,000 gallons of milk each year.

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The Banquet Team

Tamera Jerke-Liesinger

Tamera Jerke-Liesinger

Tamera Jerke-Liesinger

Executive Director


Learn more about The Banquet or have someone speak to your group.

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Andrew Hewitt

Tamera Jerke-Liesinger

Tamera Jerke-Liesinger

Development & Marketing Director


Get information about development and marketing opportunities.

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Brian Majerus

Tamera Jerke-Liesinger

Mary Hays Reichelt

Community Partnership Coordinator


Learn more about serving, sponsoring a meal or volunteering.

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Mary Hays Reichelt

Mary Hays Reichelt

Mary Hays Reichelt

Special Events Coordinator


Learn more about Project SOS and other events.

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Shiloh Oorlog

Mary Hays Reichelt

Shiloh Oorlog

Finance Manager



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Renee Giese

Mary Hays Reichelt

Shiloh Oorlog

Food Service Manager



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Board Members

The Executive Board leads the way for the decision-making process of The Banquet. The Advisory Board assists with coordinating and carrying out special projects and events. Below is a list of our board members who help make The Banquet successful.

Executive Board

Executive Board

Executive Board

  • Chair: Heidi Binstock, West Side Lutheran


  • Vice Chair: Kurt Van Kalsbeek, The First National Bank in Sioux Falls 


  • Treasurer: Craig Schelske, Viaflex   


  • Secretary: Teresa DeBoer, RAS


  • Past Chair: Chad Johnson, Howe Inc.


  • Ryan Donovan, Avera 


  • Paul Farmer, Keloland


  • Jeff Garden, Sioux Falls Police Department


  • Jared Hohn, Presentation Sisters


  • Scott Honner, Jimmy John's Owner in Vermillion, SD


  • Tamera Jerke-Liesinger, The Banquet


  • Chris Madsen, Claims Associates

                                                                                                                

  • Paul Schnaible, Schnaible Renovations, LLC


  •  KC Herman, Avera Foundation


  • Barry Hoogland, First Premier Bank

                                                                                                                                                              

  • Jeff Sheets, Susan B. Anthony Elementary

Advisory Board

Executive Board

Executive Board

  •  President: Lisa Parker, Sammons Financial Group


  • Vice President: 


  • Dawn Duerksen, Citi Bank


  • Lori Schuette, Lewis Drug Stores


  • Ben Jacobs, Lifescape


  • Sarah Ailts, Community Volunteer


  • Reynold Nesiba, Augustana University


  • Kristie Thorson, First National Bank


  •  Christopher McDaniels, SD Air National Guard


  • Steve Horan, USF



The Banquet  |  Phone: 605.335.7066  |  Fax: 605.335.1091 | volunteer@thebanquetsf.org


The Banquet Downtown: 900 E 8th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103  |  The Banquet West: 710 N Marion Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57107


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The Banquet is a Sioux Falls nonprofit organization that serves meals to the hungry and provides food to those in need.

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