A new video series from two local business owners aims to spotlight that unseen labor and build appreciation for "The Effort Aesthetic."

Meals on Wheels is seeing demand increase at the rate of about 20 new seniors per month. Active Generations, a nonprofit addressing senior nutrition and health, is working to raise $200,000 to make sure it can continue to afford to fund the need without putting people on a waitlist.

Elliott Neff has been playing chess since before he can remember. Today, the Sioux Falls father and business owner runs Chess4Life, which was recognized this week as one of only a handful of small businesses nationwide to receive a Gusto Impact Award.

Matthew Whitaker started playing piano as a toddler. Now 24, he's teaching collegiate-level piano as the Augustana University School of Music's inaugural artist-in-residence, and earlier this month, he won a Grammy for Best Arrangement in the instrumental category.