The eighth annual CC! Kickoff Luncheon took place in October 2004 at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn.

Attendees included representatives from local public schools, St. Elizabeth Seton School and St. Thomas More High School, as well as their business partners. This year, 26 businesses are working with schools to advance character building, according to information given the Rapid City Journal by Bill Keck, chairman of the Rapid City CC! Coalition.

CC! in Rapid City is a joint project of the Chiesman Foundation For Democracy and the 4-H Extension Service. It has existed there for eight years.