Big Give McCook Expanding Again

Now in its 7th year, Big Give McCook continues to grow, both in the number of organizations participating and in the communities served.

More than 30 nonprofit organizations will be part of the 2022 Big Give McCook on Thursday, Nov. 3.

Since then, the one-day giving event has expanded to 33 organizations to not just McCook, but across Southwest Nebraska from Cambridge to Curtis to Stratton. New organizations this year are the McCook Community Kitchen, located in the Keystone Business Center; the Curtis Senior Center; Medicine Valley Public Schools Foundation; and Spark Nebraska, the McCook children’s museum.

The format will be similar to years past, taking place from midnight to midnight. But also incorporating some of the changes over the years, including drive-through stations at McCook Christian Church and Hillcrest Nursing Home. Other special events on Nov. 3 are in the works and will be announced soon.

Big Give McCook began in 2016 as a collaboration between Community Chest of McCook and the McCook Community Foundation Fund, organized by a dedicated group of volunteers. Community Chest provides financial resources to a dozen agencies in McCook, all which serve the basic needs of the community.

The non-profits participating in the 2022 Big Give McCook are:

ABC Pregnancy Help Center
Curtis Area Senior Center
Community Action Partnership Of Mid-Nebraska
Community Hospital Health Foundation
Domestic Abuse/Sexual Assault Services
Ed Thomas YMCA
Family Resource Center
Fox Theatre (AEVPA)
High Plains Historical Society
Hillcrest Nursing Home Foundation
Little Village Daycare
Maywood TeamMates Chapter
McCook Art Guild
McCook Arts Council
McCook Bison Booster Club
McCook Community Chest
McCook Community Foundation Fund
McCook Community Kitchen
McCook Educational Foundation
McCook Humane Society
McCook K9 Korner
McCook Legion Baseball Boosters, Inc.
Medicine Valley Public Schools Foundation
Norris Institute
Overland Trails Council - Boy Scouts of America
Prairie Plains CASA - Child Advocacy
Salvation Army
Southwest Nebraska Freedom Festival
Southwest Nebraska Genealogy Society
Spark Nebraska - Children’s Museum
Southwest Nebraska Habitat for Humanity
St. Patrick Elementary School
TeamMates Mentoring Program of McCook
Tri Valley Medical Foundation

To be eligible for Big Give McCook, organizations must have a 501(c)3 exempt status in good standing with the IRS as well as have a physical presence and provide services for Southwest Nebraska. Private foundations and political or governmental organizations are excluded from the event. Religious organizations are also excluded except those providing community programs.

For more information about Big Give McCook and the organizations taking part, visit the Big Give website at biggivemccook.org or call Community Chest co-coordinators Lisa Felker or Melissa Stritt at 345-4240.

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