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On Sept. 5, 2022, a Facebook user shared a screenshot that told a true story from the year 2021 about a young boy who raised $32,600 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The screenshot showed a picture of then-8-year-old Wyatt Dennis posing next to Gov. Kristi Noem, R-SD. Dennis was able to raise the funds thanks to his donation-based lemonade stand, which was situated near the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. According to the St. Jude website, the hospital is known around the world as being a leader in the treatment of the toughest childhood cancers and pediatric diseases. The screenshot in the post showed a prior post from Aug. 26, 2021. As of the publishing of this fact check, the original post had received more than 334,000 shares. The viral post read as follows: The Facebook post left out one key detail that perhaps made the story even better. According to the Rapid City Journal, in 2021, Dennis raised a total of $62,000 from donations at his lemonade stand. He allocated $32,600 for St. Jude and said he wanted to split the remaining funds between a dirt bike and his future college tuition. Wyatt's father, Devin, told the newspaper that the success of his son's efforts appeared to be in no small part thanks to early promotion on Facebook: Noem tweeted about meeting the Dennis family and posted several pictures from the moment she stopped by the lemonade stand, all of which appeared to have occurred around Aug. 9, 2021: In sum, yes, it was true that a young boy was able to raise $62,000 from his donation-based lemonade stand, $32,600 of which was later donated by his family to St. Jude. Note: The Dennis family raised $21,000 during their efforts in Sturgis in 2022, according to a Facebook post and TikTok video.
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