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Burwell
The Burwell Community Fund has more than 20 active leaders who head up projects and programs in the Burwell/Taylor/Calamus area. Included here are some of the leaders who make Burwell a growing community.
Al Svajgr has been involved in cattle feeding, ranching, farming and banking in Dawson County, at Cozad, since 1977. He is chairman of the Beef Board, a national group of beef producers, so the gift made perfect sense. “All the gain I had in those animals would have been taxable if I’d sold them and then made a cash donation,” he said. “This way, I was able to give more value, because I didn’t have to pay taxes on the capital gains.”
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