Event featuring US teachers crawling for cash prompts apology


A teacher shovels dollar bills into his shirt on Dec 11, 2021, in the first-ever Dash For Cash between periods at the Sioux Falls Stampede game in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The organisers of the fundraiser are apologising after the event was criticised as demeaning. — The Argus Leader/AP

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota: The organisers of a fundraiser that featured teachers on their hands and knees grabbing for dollar bills at a junior hockey league game in South Dakota are apologising after the event drew criticism.

The “Dash For Cash” on Dec 11 night in Sioux Falls was a competition in which 10 local teachers were selected to collect money for school projects. They had five minutes to collect as many of the 5,000 US$1 bills that were spread out on carpet at center ice between periods at the Sioux Falls Stampede’s arena.

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