"Dash for Cash" stunt demeans teachers, critics say
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Critics are blasting a minor league hockey team and a mortgage lender in South Dakota for a recent fundraising stunt in which 10 local teachers competed to collect cash, calling the event demeaning to educators.
The Sioux Falls Stampede's "Dash for Cash" promotion invited teachers to snatch as many $1 bills from a $5,000 pile of money donated by CU Mortgage Direct. Stampede fans watched from the stands Saturday as participants grabbed dollars by the fistful, with plans to use the money for classroom supplies.
The event swiftly drew attention on social media, with some likening the stunt to the dystopian Netflix hit series "Squid Game," in which people in severe debt compete in a series of deadly children's games. A video of the Dash for Cash event surpassed 11 million views on Twitter Monday.
