“Newcomer” Becomes First Founding Member
Verdigre
Why would a man born in Lincoln and raised in Chicago want to come to Verdigre, Nebraska, a place he had never heard of before he saw it?
Pat McCarron tells the story of checking out different ZCBJ* lodges—Czech fraternal organizations—in communities west of the Missouri River. When coming over the hill from Center, Nebraska, he can still see the little village “all laid out there.” He said he and Donna Zimmerman, a good friend who also resides in Verdigre now, stopped at Frank’s Food Mart, located next to the ZCBJ Bila Hora Hall at the time. They wanted to find out the meaning of “Bila Hora.”
HTC in McCook
McCook
HomeTown Competitiveness is a household word in McCook because of collaboration across the community. The hospital, the library, the college, the economic development corporation, and other organizations meet monthly to keep lines of communication open and progress moving forward.
HTC in Holt County
Holt County
In 2005 the Nebraska Community Foundation fueled the imagination of young leaders in Stuart and Atkinson with our new approach to community economic development called HomeTown Competitiveness.
The HomeTown Competitiveness youth task force is spearheading a countywide youth advisory council. And, as a token of its commitment to young people, the county gives each high school graduate a full-sized, personalized mailbox with a reminder that they are always welcome home and an invitation to come back.
Nebraska City Takes Action on Endowment Building
Nebraska City
The Nebraska City Community Foundation started its NCF affiliated fund in 2000. In its first five years it raised and granted over $1 million to 21 community projects. In 2005 fund leaders began planning for a permanent unrestricted endowment.
