Help the Foundation raise funds for the Suzanne Jacobson Memorial Fund! Support those within our region with life-threatening illnesses.
Yellow Rose Week, running June 3rd - 7th, is the primary fundraiser for the Suzanne Jacobson Memorial Fund, a service of the Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation. This fund provides grants to people with life-threatening illnesses in need of financial assistance.
Since its inception, the fund has provided over $523,000 through over 881 grants.
Deliveries are available in the Watertown area with an order of 6+ roses. To order bundles of roses, schedule a delivery, and purchase decals or yard signs click the link below:
During Yellow Rose Week, you may purchase individual roses at various local businesses and events:
- Dairy Queen Grill & Chill on Hwy 212 (SPECIAL: for this week only, pick up a rose and get a FREE Mini-Blizzard)
- Hy-Vee Floral Department
- Root Function Wellness
- Avanti Federal Credit Union
- Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Gift Shop
- "Thursday Night Live" on Thursday, June 6th
- Wishard Insurance
- Check back soon for a complete list
Yellow Rose Raffle: "Sit in Solitude" Patio Package 
Purchase a ticket for a chance to WIN this incredible package valued at $720! Package includes this beautiful chic egg chair, cozy table-top fire pit, and comfortable yellow throw blanket. Everything you need to sit in peace & solitude as you relax and unwind this summer.
- Ticket prices: 1x for $10 or 5x for $40
- All proceeds will go to Suzanne Jacobson Memorial Fund
- Tickets can be purchased online or in the Prairie Lakes Gift Shop
- Winner will be drawn on Friday, June 28th!
"Thank You" to Our Corporate Sponsors
- First Interstate Bank
- Gas & Goodies
- The Wheel Inn
- Crawford Osthus Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services
- Special thanks to Chad Osthus for donating this year's water tubes
- Mount Marty University
- Edward Jones
- Van Laecken Orthodontics
- Holley Graphics, Inc
- First PREMIER/PREMIER Bankcard
- Modern Ag - Jason Woods
- Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel, Inc.
- Dacotah Bank
- Green Oviatt Law Firm, LLP
- Gray Construction
A Special Thanks to Hi-Line Capital for donating yellow roses to patients at the Prairie Lakes Hospital year after year!
The Suzanne Jacobson Memorial Fund was created in memory of Suzanne Jacobson, a Watertown physician’s assistant and community healthcare advocate who lost her life to cancer in 1998.
For more information or to donate to the Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation in support of the Suzanne Jacobson Memorial Fund, call Ashlyn at 605-882-7716 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..