Big Give McCook is Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. 

The power hours are set with matching funds available starting with the Internet power hour at midnight. 

The website, biggivemccook.org, is ready to accept on-line donations from midnight to midnight. 

And the in-person giving stations are getting ready to be open various hours throughout the day, including drive-thru locations. People will be able to donate in person with a check or cash at “giving stations” set up around McCook. Donors can choose to give to one, two or all of the organizations included in the Big Give McCook event.

Drive-thru giving stations were added last year as a way to keep Big Give going during the pandemic. Because of their success, the drive-thru stations were kept this year at both Hillcrest Nursing Home from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and McCook Christian Church from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Giving stations will also be available during regular business hours at the following banks, McCook National Bank, Great Western Bank, Horizon Bank, First Central Bank and Pinnacle Bank, as well as the YMCA and Community Hospital.

And additional pop-up giving station is planned on Norris Avenue on Thursday evening as several of the nonprofit organizations involved in Big Give McCook will be busy Nov. 4 with activities. 

An “Evening of the Arts” is planned by the McCook Arts Council to highlight art activities that evening. The McCook Arts Council will feature artwork from kindergarten through high school at 416 Norris, next to the Fox Theater. Friends and family are encouraged to stop by to see how the art progresses through the grades at both McCook Public Schools and St. Patrick Elementary.

The McCook Concert Association has a concert at the Fox Theater at 7 p.m., as part of its regular programming. And the McCook Art Guild will be featuring the artwork of Marilyn Frisbe of McDonald, Kansas, plus drinks and finger foods from 4-8 p.m.   

Another important aspect of the Big Give McCook event includes the support from several local businesses through sponsorships and matching grants.

Sponsors for Big Give McCook are MNB Bank, the Graff Charitable Foundation, Great Western Bank, Community Hospital and Valmont. 

For more information about the organizations involved in Big Give McCook or a complete list of giving station hours, visit the Big Give website, www.biggivemccook.org, find Big Give McCook on Facebook or contact Lisa Felker and Melissa Stritt at MNB, 308-345-4240.

Community Chest is a sub-account of the McCook Community Foundation Fund, which is an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation.