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WINTER 2016 | 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT EDITION

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Winter 2016 I Vol. 83HomeTalk magazine is a publication of the Nebraska Children’s Home Society.

The mission of Nebraska Children’s Home Society is to provide safe and loving care to children of all ages.

Chief Executive OfficerKaren Authier

Chief Development OfficerBrian Osborne

HomeTalk EditorJennifer Fuller

NEBRASKA CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SOCIETY OFFICERSPresidentJim Winterscheid

Vice PresidentWendy Wilson

SecretaryDeborah Keating

TreasurerPatrick J. Boler

FOUNDATION OFFICERSPresidentPatrick J. Boler

Vice PresidentSue Weidner

SecretaryEd Cochran

TreasurerMike Beacom

BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGEMike BeacomTia BerendPatrick J. BolerTim BowesEd CochranDeborah KeatingBJ GehrkiDarlene MuellerBeth PantanoGary W. Radil

Dr. Karen RolfSue WeidnerWendy WilsonJim WinterscheidMelinda Winterscheid

STATEWIDE TRUSTEESAuroraTroy & Jennifer DvorakBeatriceSteve & Wendy KyserBellevueJim & Melinda WinterscheidBladenDaren & Buffy NiemeyerColumbusPeter & Ruth DiedrichsenDentonTom & Tracy FochtElkhornBJ GehrkiGrand IslandBrad & Stephanie Kissler

HastingsGary & Regina AndersonDave & Glenda BussHickmanNorma OerterJohnstownAdam & Jennifer BeelKearneyDr. Beth M. & Dana ErnstTom & Cheryl HedstromKenesawAaron & Kerri BlyLaurelLarry & Susan KorandaLincolnBlake & Kathy CollingsworthKeith & Mary McConnellBruce & Dawn RiekerTy & Bert WestoverNorfolkJay & Brenda FleecsNorth PlatteBart & Kim Schroll

OmahaMike BeacomPatrick J. & Merrily BolerTim Bowes Ed CochranRobert C. FrazerDeborah KeatingJoe KirkendallRandy & Darlene MuellerBeth PantanoGary W. RadilDr. Karen RolfDr. John SageDavid TreinenTim & Sally VandebergheAlan & Terri WasmoenSue WeidnerWendy Wilson

PapillionTia BerendDr. Fran Harrison &Dr. Gina Harper-HarrisonScottsbluffJim BogusScribnerCraig & Tonia SteelSewardRobert I. Blevens

Letter from Chief Executive Officer, Karen Authier

Financials

Tributes

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CONTENTS All photos in this publication are of children and families served

by Nebraska Children’s Home Society. Photos by Justin Barnes Photography.

Cover Siblings Isaiah, 11, Miracle, 14, Veronica, 5, and Aurora, 10, remind us what they love most about home is who they share it with.

Emily, 22 months

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Thank you.

Karen Authier, Chief Executive Officer, Nebraska Children’s Home Society

Life is sometimes like a

Dear Friends of the Nebraska Children’s Home Society,I remember my first encounter with a kaleidoscope. I was a little girl and thought it was magical! Pretty colors. Pretty design. Everchanging. It was fascinating and a favorite toy. But I also remember that I had to be shown how to hold the kaleidoscope up to a light source. The pretty colors and design were dependent on a light source.

Life is sometimes like a kaleidoscope. The pattern of our lives may change very quickly in ways that are beyond our control. A woman or teen becomes pregnant at an unwelcome time in her life. A child is removed from her family—an abusive family but the only family she has ever known. A parenting teen becomes fearful for her safety and the safety of her child when the child’s father holds a gun to her head. A grandparent receives a call that her daughter has been arrested and if she doesn’t provide a home for her four grandchildren, ages 2—13, they will be placed in foster homes. A child has experienced 8 different foster homes and is picked up from school by a case worker who tells him that he is being moved to yet another foster home that evening with no permanency in sight. A young mom, struggling with depression and the challenges of caring for a premature infant with high medical needs, is reported for child neglect and her 3 children are removed. After a series of infertility treatments and several miscarriages, a couple is questioning whether they will ever welcome a child into their home.

There is no magic in the NCHS kaleidoscope, but when the patterns in the kaleidoscope are tinged with fear, anxiety, hopelessness, frustration and uncertainty our skilled staff assists in turning the kaleidoscope toward a light source and reconfiguring the pattern to reflect hopefulness, confidence and opportunity. Desperate women and teens with unplanned pregnancies receive the support and information they need and are empowered to face their future confidently by developing a parenting plan or an adoption plan. A frightened and angry child is placed in a loving foster home where healing can take place with foster parents who also reach out to the biological parents with messages of concern and reassurance. A teen fearful for her safety and the safety of her infant finds safety after she confides in her NCHS home visitation specialist. An overwhelmed grandparent is connected with needed resources to care for her “second time around” family and is surrounded by a support system of other grandparents who have made it through a similar crisis. A child who has experienced multiple placements with one rejection after another is reunited with extended family members who cared deeply about him but had lost track of him once he entered the child welfare system. An anxious, despondent mother receives support in learning the skills needed to care for her children and is reunited with them. A couple grieving their dashed hopes of parenting receives a call with the happy news that a birth mother thinks they would be perfect parents for her unborn child.

In this issue of HomeTalk, you will see pictures of children and families who experienced the NCHS kaleidoscope effect, data on outcomes of our services and acknowledgements of gifts given in honor or memory of a loved one. As you will note from reviewing our financial report, 18% of our funding is from donations and philanthropic grants. Your gifts make a difference in the lives of children and families across Nebraska.

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HEALTHY BEGINNINGS

127 children served through NCHS Early Childhood Education Centers,101,399 hours of care

94% of parents have adequate knowledge to support children’s healthy development after attending an NCHS Children & Family Center class

93% of children at NCHS Early Childhood Education Centers have age appropriate social-emotional skills

335 new mothers supported in creating healthy beginnings for their child

110 participantsin pregnancy and parenting classes offered across greater Nebraska.

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new

-Jean Houston

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BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES

50 children joined forever families through infant and foster care adoptive placements

95% of grandparents supported through the Raising your Grandchildren program reported improved emotional well-being

109 clients served through NCHS Mental Health Services

861 cases opened at the Children and Family Center providing help for 1,292 individuals & over 6,441 hours of support

Right Turn® Post Adoption Services:269 attended support groups531 individuals participated in statewide training opportunities201 cases opened179 Facebook support group members

parents in the child welfare system received NCHS services

Safe and loving care since 18936

PATHWAYS TO THE FUTURE

ENGAGING COMMUNITIES

452 businesses & organizations provided $808,966 in goods and services to further our mission

55,247 unique visitors to nchs.org

3,925 volunteer service hours

229 hours of outreach provided to over 3,950 individuals across the state

261 youth education participants across the state of Nebraska

133 children served in foster and kinship homes

NCHS created over 400 lifetime connections for over 100 foster children awaiting adoption

100% of childrenremained safe from abuse and neglect while supported in NCHS foster homes

new donors committed to support NCHS mission

L.D. is an NCHS Teen Education Specialist. He works with Omaha area youth educating them about men’s sexual health, decision making, problem solving and life skills utilizing the Wise Guys® curriculum.

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Trenel, 12Talik, 13

Having a place to go — is a

Having someone to love — is a

Having both — is a

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Your

has made my life so colorful!

Miles, 5 months

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*Transfers from the Foundation for program services investment totaled $1,961,000 (listed as “Endowment Subsidy” above). The Foundation’s unrestricted investment fund decreased $1,482,210 and totaled $35,062,783 on June 30, 2016. A copy of the independent auditor’s report by Awerkamp, Goodnight, Schwaller and Nelson, P.C., is available for review from the NCHS Finance Department.

Nebraska Children’s Home Society | Nebraska Children’s Home Society FoundationFinancial Report | Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016

Our work is not possible without the generosity of the following funders:

James M. Cox FoundationThe Jim and Shirley Young Family FoundationThe Kim FoundationLincoln Financial Foundation March of DimesMutual of Omaha Foundation

Nebraska Crime CommissionSherwood FoundationUnited Way of the MidlandsValero Energy FoundationWellcomWomen’s Fund of Omaha

Net Asset Beginning Year 40,510,879Net Asset End of Year 38,826,238Net Change (1,684,641)

18% Contributions, Grants

54% Program Service Revenue

27% Endowment Subsidy*

1% Other

23% Pregnancy, Parenting & Adoption

25% Foster Care

25% Children & Family Center

11% Early ChildhoodEducation

3% Administration

13% Fundraising & Public EducationREVENUES

$7,151,878 EXPENSES $7,359,004

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Molly Engebretson, Crete, NE, Daughter of Alec & J.S. Engebretson“NCHS and my adoption experience changed my life in so many positive ways. Through my open adoption, I was given a better opportunity to live, to learn, and to be the most successful person I can possibly be. The life that was chosen for me is one I am eternally grateful for and extremely lucky. I grew up in a close, supportive family and have also been able to develop a special relationship with my birth mom and family.”

Molly plans to major in Global Studies with an emphasis in health and medicine at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She wants to use her bilingual skills in English and Spanish to help others not only in the U.S. but in other countries where good medical help is especially needed.

Alexis Fletcher, North Platte, NE, Daughter of David & Michelle Fletcher“The beginning of my life threw a lot challenges my way: I was conceived in prison, born with cocaine in my system, am biracial and have Asperger’s Disorder. But I was also adopted, nurtured and told I could become anything as long as I work hard.”

Alexis is a wallaby owner which has helped her overcome the social fears that are a part of having Asperger’s. She enjoys educating groups about macropods, husbandry and the responsibilities of caring for an exotic animal. She plans to pursue a career in science, specifically, research at Doane College. “Maybe I will be the person who cures cancer and saves families the grief of losing a loved one!”

Rosalind Morris Scholarship Winners The Rosalind Morris Education Scholarship was created to benefit the children and families served by NCHS’s adoption program. Applicants are young people who were adopted via the service of the Children’s Home, and who are starting their post-high school education at a Nebraska post-secondary institution, majoring in the education, science or social work fields. Additionally, the winners are excellent students who are community minded.*

Brendan Folk, North Platte, NE, Son of Shane & Tonya Folk“I have been really fortunate to have had an open adoption with not only my birth mother, but with her family as well. I have always known them and have had regular visits with them throughout my childhood. I think that this has made a real difference in my life with my adoption experience.”

Brendan attends Chadron State College and plans to major in secondary education. He would like to become a high school math teacher and coach football. “I have had some really great teachers, coaches and mentors over the years and I hope to someday be that person for younger people that I may teach or coach.”

*To receive application information, please contact dwells@nchs.org

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TRIBUTES Thank you to the following individuals, organizations, corporations and foundations who gave a gift in memory or honor during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016. Your gifts help us sustain and grow our services to Nebraska’s next generation of children and families.

Gifts Given in Honor of: Adopted SonsLaurie BendyConnor, Caitlyn, & Claire AertsSteven & Beverly AertsKatie Anderson’s BirthdayRev. Lester & Mrs. Marion DumerKellen AndersonGary & Marian AndersonSarah ArmatysGene & Anne BurtonRobert AuchEmma BedingerEllie & Merritt BalesRichard & Theresa HerreraHarlan & Ardis BangGreg & Lisa HoffmanJohn & Marlys BecicScott & Pamela WendtBraden BenderMartha BenderBree BergerSandy GloorMichael & Beth GuerickeJeff Biegert & FamilyCentral Feeders, Inc.Birth MomsLisa FinleyBirth MothersAaron & Tisha HooksAnnie RoyalSutton David BlahakChad Blahak & Tera Sasso-BlahakJustin & Megan BlobaumJohn BlobaumLisa Lofgren BockAdrian & Sharon LofgrenJason, Elizabeth, & Micaela BooksCindy BowenMicaela Books’ AdoptionCary & Vicki CullerGary & Cindy BormannGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonErin & Alayna BrabanderBarry & Barbara BrabanderJohn & Sharon BucherRalph & Uvonna BucherTyler BurksJames & Christina BurksMickey BurrellJudith BurrellCreighton & Cooper CherekGreg & Caroline CherekDallas ColeKevin & Theresa ColeSue & Dennis ConnollySusan ConnollyBen & Katie CruickshankRichard & Hallie WilsonRyan CruiseRory & Anna CruiseRebecca Davidson’s Third Grade Teachers at FredstromMichael & Amy DavidsonDerek DibbenDavid & Jann DibbenMichelle, Ava, & Payton DukesRichard & Kitty JohnsonTyson, Alex, & NatalieAnonymousPaul EbsichJohn & Michelle WadeHope EgermierMichael EgermierCarl & Gwen ElsasserBruce & Linda BuchananTaylor EngelDaniel & Rosellen PolickyKenneth EricksonDr. & Mrs. Steven JacobsenTaylor EwerMartha BenderWilliam FaganMike & Carol McGladeFather’s DayRon & Julie RyanAndrew FearTyler & Chelsie FearNoah FieldsKerry & Cindy Krutsinger

Brandon, Melissa, Maddie & Marek FlyntStanton & Ann CalvertDon & Carlanne FlyntJon, Senja, Kristian, Patrick & Mary-KathrynRobert & Julia FreelandRobert E. FreelandJon & Melissa Freeland J. W. Freund FamilyCentral Feeders, Inc.Greg & Cindy GenslerElizabeth LongClaire & John GilmoreDennis & Nancy GilmoreCharlotte Rose GodingTim & Jane GodingEmery GoolsbyJameson & Emily WieboldKristin GourleyDrs. Dick & Greta GourleyAlaina & Claire GrosskopfCliff & Peggy GrosskopfRay GubbelsAnna NaegeleRachel W. HallRev. Peggy HallCathy Storer HaneyDennis & Carole StorerBlake & Brock HansonMatthew & Linda HansonRobert & Beth HansonAnn HarmsRon & Julie RyanTori & Trev HausslerTerry & Vicki HausslerAmy Jo HealyJohn & Amy HealyDawn HiattNorman & Mona HendricksKaylee HoefsBill & Betty JosephAidan & Maren HoganJoseph LeahyLisa HollisMr. & Mrs. Frederick HeidenRon & Earlene HueninkKelly HueninkRoger HussScott HussLucas & Samuel IhrieRhonda IhrieKen & Valerie JacksonSteven JacksonSheri JelinekDrs. David & Aileen GruendelMike JorgensenCentral Feeders, Inc.Pastor Del KloverDelvin & Pam StahlPatricia KnobelNancy SchwalmJustin KyserSydney WorkmanMacie Elizabeth LenhoffLaurence & Mary CoxAngie LitzMitchell MelvinJames & Maureen FishSara LoekseGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonBob & Sandy Lundeen’s 50th Wedding AnniversarySteven & Kitty HodenMadeline Marie ManningScott & Roxanne ManningMegan Kelsi ManningScott & Roxanne ManningBraden MartinDan & Brenda MartinTyler MasatJanyce & Lee WarnekeCandice MathewsonTim & Kimberly MathewsonBetty McBrideKirsten IngersonJill McCandlessJenelle LarsonHudson McKeehanJack & Lynda Ravenscroft

Marti McNamaraJon & Melissa FreelandHeather McPhersonStephen & Gizella FolmerDonald & Margaret McPhersonMadyson Taylor Alexis MildwardAmy Frahm-MildwardShirley & the late Alton F. MilesDeanna CloptonRyan & Rayna MoodyRolland & Linda MoodyMcKenzie, Nicholas & Caleb MooreScott & Amy MooreShannon MorseBruce & Kate MorseLeslie MuellerLia DiamantisConnor Murray’s 16th BirthdayThomas & Julie DunnNCHS Development Staff & the Lincoln StaffGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonNCHS Kearney OfficeDr. Beth & Mr. Dana ErnstRyan & Katie NebudaDaniel & Ramona NebudaAna NelsonTim & Kris NelsonTodd SkwiraBernice NelsonGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonDylan NelsonDeborah NelsonGlenda Plettner-NelsonGary NelsonWes Nelson & FamilyCentral Feeders, Inc.Corinne O’Brien’s BirthdayAnonymousRonald HarrisDiana KetchmarkKen PerkinsSue PerkinsKira PerkinsSue PerkinsAlice PlettnerGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonGlen Plettner’s BirthdayGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonTyler PrattDenis & Sandra PrattEmily ReeseClark & Kathy WilkeWill Kautter, Luke & Trent RichardsonJeanne PetersMary Ann RieckeMarcia HovermaleMillie RinneAnn RinneNeal & Helen RinneHudson RoederCory & Tawny RoederHazel & Maggie RohlfsTom & Jeni ReivaRay & Shirley RohlfsHelen RoperDr. Jim & Mrs. Susan TracyDaniel RyanAnn HarmsDeacon Larry & Judy Sampier’s 50th Wedding AnniversaryRon & Julie RyanOwen & Ada SabatkaThomas & Joyce JelinekAnne SachsDon & Alice HarpstSheri SalleeKim & Maurice AndersonMatt SamuelsonRichard & Sue WallerStan & Pam EsslingerKaden SandageGary & Lisa SandageLindsey Sandau-TomlinJeff CarstensThe Steve Sarnes FamilyRichard UmholtzKim SchenkelbergJames & Becky Crofoot

Grace Anne SchimmelsDave & Anne ApsleyNora G. SchmiedingJack & Karen SwandaThe Philip Schreier ChildrenPhilip SchreierSchrock Land & CattleCentral Feeders, Inc.Cindy SimmonsJames & Roma MansfieldStephanie & Greg SimonSue & Doug LarsonKatelyn Grace SmithGary & Karen SchmidtJulie SnellRobert & Marlene ColliganTom & Monica ColliganEmily SobczykGerald & M. Lynn SobczykHazel StahlHazel J. StahlJack & Karen SwandaEric, Mark, & David SteffanMichael & Paula SteffanDick StollGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonTeri & Greg WendelAmelia Z. StollerJack & Karen SwandaDouglas TalichLarry & Wanda TalichTim & Patty TarrenceMr. Ed Tarrence & Mrs. Dianne TarrenceEmily TavaqShirley Ann NelsonJordon ThomasMarilyn ThomasIsaac & Preston ThompsonKelly & Jodie ThompsonTierney Land & CattleCentral Feeders, Inc.Peyton & Hadlee TillotsonChristopher & Heather TillotsonKarlie TyserAnonymousKooper TyserAnonymousHarris Van OortRobert & Susan GuyVeteransAmerican Legion Auxiliary Unit 243Ivan & Karen Vrtiska’s 50th AnniversaryRon & Julie RyanJason WallsNancy Van LaarMarin Story WatkinsRod & Cindy AndersonSally BekinsJeffrey & Tricia WatkinsKaren & Kevin WeeksGene & Karen WeeksLuke WestoverGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonSidda WilcoxKevin Dahlstedt

Gifts Given in Memorial of:Marjorie AbbottGary AbbottHelen AbbottJohn & Connie AbbottKevin & Susan AbbottMick & Connie AbbottKen AltKelly & Jesse AndersonJeremy & Dena AndersonAutomotive Warehouse Distributors, Inc.AWDIJustin BellLarry BerntJanice BraaschBill & Tami CoffinRon & Peg CoffinBonnie CzyaBrian Daum

Larry DaumDarwin De TurkBarb DurenLeon & Sue EllerNorm & Karen EuseLanny & Nancy FisherTerry & Marie FuscoRob GlatterJan & Myria GrossnicklausKen & Allette HairClark Goldthorp & Debbie HallJim HamiltonRoger & Lynn HartogBob & Linda HegiDennis & Joyce HeimerMyron HiemerShane & Kerry HinkleLayton & Nancy HinzJerry & Julie HopkinsDuane HopwoodJay & Denise IngallsWilliam & Rita IngoldDarlene JensenGerald & Janet JohansenBill & Judy JonesKeith & Shirley JurrensJudy JonesCarol KreshaGregory & Donna KuhnelDiwaine & Nancy LarsonLinda LarsonSharon LeffersAl & Mary LerchDave & Carla LilienthaNellie MerrickTed MicekAaron & Samantha MicekPaul & Kay MohrGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonJess & Leslie NeujahrSharon PallasRandy & Kay PetersonJoel PetersonMarlene PottsTJ RathjenEugene & Lorraine ReisdorfTed ReisdorferFrank SchlesingerPaul & Norma Jean SchettlerSteve & Vickie ScowGene & Diane ScowRonni & Ramona SmithLeslie Kuhnel & Jim SomersBecky & Brian SchmidtBoba & Connie ThelenChris & Kim VossHoward & Eileen WhitmoreRobert ZeyPaul AbeleArvin & Mary FaigJohn Robert AdwersPeter & Patricia AdwersTyler AndersonEdward & Connie AndersonRandall AndersonA & R Ag Spraying & Trucking Inc.LaVina ArmagostGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonRandy BaileyGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonChris BakerBrian & Kathleen BradyRonald & Michelle BakerShirley BakerDerald BargmannRuthann BargmannKaren BartelsRaymond & Connie FloodJudy BattiatoGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonSteve BauerMartha BenderGary A. BauersKenneth & Loretta KerchalMary Ann BeaversMr. & Mrs. Charles AddyLloyd & Gladys BehrensRoger & Janet MillnitzRoselma BellLeon & Anita Bell

Henrietta BenesDennis & Sue SchlakeStephen BenesJohn & Jeanne BenesRaymond BentzenRamona BentzenMark BernasekBruce & Nancy GerkingCharlie BerschenkCharlie BerschenkTim & Barb KintDick BesseBradley & Karen AddenJim & Debby AegerterAlpha Delta KappaAnonymousMartha BenderNolan BerryDavid & Cindy BesseDean BrockhoffLisa GordonKathleen Hans-PayneKnapp, Fangmeyer, Aschwege, Besse & Marsh, P.C.Gary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonRandy & Jeanne NelsonTim & Martha RhoadesDoris RolofsonPatty RothJames & Kathleen SchulzStrain Slattery Barkley & Co.Steven & Becki ThomlisonDr. Van & Mrs. Becky VahleLance WolfeRandall BiartKent & Marina CarsonJoe BlahakDavid & Evelyn BlahakHenry & Pat CrowRoger & Ann FigardMel & Kathleen GoddardAndrew & Catherine KafkaGreg & Kimberly KubertGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonScott & Teri NelsonJames & Sally NevilleMerlin & Shirley NybergRex & Jeanne SassoErin ShaferJulia Van MeterDennis & Marilyn WallsEllen & Gale WilliamsRobert BlobaumLois BlobaumDwayne & Mary BlyGale & Pam BlyAllen BoettcherBarbara BoettcherWillis BoppJanice BoppCarol BorsGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonLois BowmanBetty SchachtFaith Amaris BradenNick & Lynn KnickelbeinIda M. BrandtAl BroadstoneIsaac Luther BrewerRobert & Jeanne BishopLeRoy BringKerry & Jeanne KeiferBill BrinkmanKeith & Mary McConnellCarol BroadstoneAl BroadstoneDennis R. CarlsonJane Carlson-MillerEarl Marshall CarsonKent & Marina CarsonMoleigh CaseRoxanne ClaireBill ChandlerGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonWeld County School District RE-9Jeanne ChandlerLinda AdlerStanley ChrastilGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonFrederick ClarkJudy Clark

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Ruth Rozella ClabaughRolan AndersonMarvis ClelandLorna ClelandMarilyn, Grant, Mike ClementGordon & Cheryl ClementRichard CollisterErmal CollisterHerb Meis & Steven ConnellyCharles & Judith SchwartzEdwin CooperGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonHeidi CooperGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonBert ThieszenRobert CooverRichard & Mary JensonLaverne CottleDr. Kenneth & Mrs. Linda HermsenDirk DaubertMs. Nancy PollackScott & Sherri JohannesenBetty DenkerJames & Becky CrofootPatricia DenkerMike & Lynn LidieYvonne DerraAnonymousDee Ann BirkelMarlin & Mabel ClarkValetta DelahuntyPaul DerraMarla FattigBarbara FranzenJeanne HarshbargerKotschwar Feed & ServiceHaroldean & Larry LauerGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonRoss & Linda PerryDee & Jeanette RosenauLarry Sanger & Connie Alegria-SangerKenneth & Judy TerryBob TheasmeyerDolores Van BoeningDarlene WoolseyAnthony G DesanttMark & Lennie JeffersonPhil EdwardsRon & Julie RyanWendy EnglesGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonLarry ErnstBruce PrellwitzBeverly EspinozaLarry & Sharon WrightGrace & Emma FieldsKerry & Cindy KrutsingerElizabeth ForbesScott & Amy MooreRose Ann & John FosterLarry & Susan BottcherVirgil C. FransenIda Mae FransenEarl FrederiksenBarbara HowDorothy FrenchSteven & Florence ShawPaula Pierce FriesenDarlene PierceDallas FrohlingPat AldridgeMeridel FunkLouann Larson-GastonScot ThompsonJoe GahertyThomas & Ellen GahertyRyan GarreltsJudi GarreltsEdward C. GassJon & Joyanne Van BloomJarod GepfordMarilynn HansonNovella GiddingsDonald & Barbara SnyderKenneth GilreathDianne DesjardinsBob, Helen & Steve GoldbergJeffrey & Julie HaydenHerman GorzJohn & Kristy ToyMarilyn GriffithEden AndersonGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonTroy HallKevin & Krista MasatMarcus HaneyMark & Connie BryantCynthia HangerJack & Eva HangerHelen HanikaEllis & Paula MayerBarbara R. HansenRobert George & Nancy Pollack

Ralph HansonMs. Judy J. SjomelingLola HargensBetty SchachtChristine HarmsThomas & Julie DunnKathy HawkAgnes McCallanRoy & Esther HaynesPaul & Linda LarsonDolores HeckmanMillie RinneKeith HeckmanShirley HeckmanJoseph HeeseBetty CarlsonJohn HeiserJohn & Pamela HeiserGary HerrickPeter BinderMerle & Margie HerringMichael & Marcia HerringRoland & Inez HildebrandtRobert & Lynn PflastererVern & Eunice HillDon & Sharon JelinekNell HlavkaLinda ThomsenGenelle HodsonHarold & Marilyn MuellerBob HofbauerGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonLyle HolawayDonice HolawayNancy JohnsonGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonSharon KunclGeorge HomicDolores HomicLois HooverPaul & Stephanie SchefflerRichard & Jean HowellRichard & Melissa HowellPat & JoAnne HoytAnonymousJohn DorseyGeorge & Barbara GoldenGregory & Melissa HartmanThomas & Sharon McCormickGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonKenneth & Beverly SeyboldAelved & Roslyn HugoKenneth HugoBart & JoDee HullKaren IsaacsEvelyn HullGlenda HullJohn F. IversonJames & Patsy McGonigalRoger JacksonBerthal & Marlyce ReedConnie JacobsDottie DieboldJake & Bunny JacobsDarren & Alisa EberspacherRose JakobTravis & Kimberly CookJoe L. JasaBetty CoppleJane & Matt JochimJim & Kathy PughDonald FolkenScott & Sherri JohannesenJere JohannesenGretchen JohannesenDennis D. JohnsonKathleen CookJoseph JoletJim BuddeCarol Ann JoletGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonChristopher “Chip” KaupMichael & Lavonne KaupTerry & Shannon McDanielCourtney KautterJeanne PetersWilliam J. Keating, JRDeborah KeatingIrene KeiferGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonIrene KieferKerry & Jeanne KeiferDonald KerrRebecca KerrElery W. KingArdith KeithRuby KingGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonWarren KintTim & Barb KintMildred KinnanRon & Julie Ryan

Betty Jean KleveCharles & Judith SchwartzRobert KnoellRon BottorffAnita BrandConnie CramerMargie CrumleyKenneth & Vivian FrostGary & Sarah GernhartMatthew & Linda HansonMilton & Bonnie HavekostJudy JoySusan & William JoyKathy KaufmanMr. & Mrs. Dale MagnusonMr. & Mrs. Fred McCoyMs. Karen MundyGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonDuane PedersenVickie RuetherStanley & Twila SassMary SieblerDee KoakesGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonDonald KortjeBeverly KortjeWilfred & Leola KozisekLarry & Anne Marie PickelAlvina KruegerGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonWinifred & Maurice KulhanekPaul & Judy MoellerShannon KyleBeverly LarsonNorm LangemachDorothy AndersonDr. Jerry & Mrs. Karen AuthierSteve & Lorene BartosLanny & Sheryl BeamLyle & Ivette BenderVet & Patti BeyelerPeter BlakesleeLana Brennan & Randall WilliamsSenator Patty Pansing Brooks & Mr. Loel BrooksDennis & Maureen BursonAlice & Ron CardwellDr. John CaseyJane CechCarol ConnorCarole & Ward CurryJanet CutshallCarol & John DaviesBrian & Nancy DavisLinda DavisSusie DayDean & Terri DietzDr. Kent & Mrs. EakinsPaul & Janelle EatonDave & Emilie EllingsonBill & Valerie EllsworthSteve & Cheryl EnoJanet & Carl EskridgeArdene FickeFidelity CharitableGerald & Mary FisherClover FrederickMichael GoffSusan GoodrichPat HackleyDennie & Trudy HagenJana & Mike HalversonPaul & Michelle HasslerJay & Polly HendersonJudge John & Deborah HendryBarb & Amy JacobsonSusan JohnsonVi JohnsonGerry JuhlinDomar & Sharon KnudsonLancaster County Attorney’s Office-Juvenile DivisionLancaster County Public Defender’s OfficeEleanor LangemachPaul & Nancy LangemachMarc & Kathryn LeBaronLincoln Community FoundationMary Lu LovelyCharlotte LuethjeDoug & Diana MarolfKathy MastersStan & Dorothy MatzkeEdward & Mary MayDon & Helen McCluskeyJoEllen McGinnJohn & Cathy McQuinnDr. & Mrs. MolvarMr. & Mrs. Allen MooreMorrow, Poppe, Watermeier & Lonowski, P.CNebraska State Treasurer’s OfficeGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-Nelson

Andrew Ozaki & Margaret Reist OzakiJeffrey & Carolyn PattersonJudge Gale & Julie PokornyLori PollockSusan PtacekDawn RockeyRick & Uan RohanLynn & Dana RoperMark & Cheryl RoperTracy SanfordGil SaveryBecky & Brian SchmidtChristie & Cliff SchroffJim & Suzy SchulzNathan SchulzArta SmithLaurie & Kent SmithNancy SmithMark & Paula SteinbergerDon & Sue StenbergDr. Gene & Mrs. Kristen StohsKris & Roger Van LaninghamMarlene & James WagnerDorothy Walker & James MowbrayBob & Sue WendteRita WeselyDan & Cheryl WesolowskiBonnie & Jim WilliamsDick & Dori WittePaul & Sharon WojtasekTom & Patti YaussiHarold LauerLarry Green & Lynne Yost-GreenDonna LautenschlagerScott & Amy MooreMatthew LethebyZelda StevensMatthew & Earl LethebyAnn LethebyJane LeupoldKathleen HeglerCarol LiermanLarry & Dorothy KrusemarkEunice GlissmanToby LillyJim & Kathy PughMatthew LindsayBill Lindsay & Kay KeiferLois LosekeDawn AllenRobert LovegroveGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonJames Walter LudwigGary & Anna WilliamsRay & Myrna LushKent & Jan LushBill LutherCoral EberspacherMike & Linda LeupoldSteve & Allison LutherBrenda SeminLeRoy & Carolyn SeminBob & Gladys HelmGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonWarren LynnArlene LynnKatherine MadejArno & Betty NebenDr. Robert C. MakoskyRuth BlakneyBarbara ManleyGilbert & Shirley BarnellKaren MannschreckBetty SchachtCary MansonRon & Julie RyanMichael MarronLarry & Sharon WrightElizabeth “Liz” MartinDaniel & Phyllis MartinJeanne Ann McClymontAdrianna McClymontBernieta McConnellWanda McConnellGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonDale C. McDole, Sr.Jerry McDoleDale & Jessie McDoleJerry McDoleMiles MechRon & Julie RyanWilliam Thomas MeisterScott & Amy MooreDonald L. MeyerLynal KruegerGert & Lawrence MeyerJolene NelsonBeverly & Jerry MikesJacqueline DouglasKarianne Kay MillerMarvin & Patricia MillerDorothy MillerBrian & Kathleen Brady

Monica MimickScott & Tammy MillardJoan Marie MinorHugh David & Linda MinorEd, Rose & Lloyd MintzmyerArlene MintzmyerGale A. MoonKenneth & Kathryn MajorRichard MooreJoe & Marsha PeasterRonnie MoritzBonnie MoritzRichard MusserHarold & Marilyn MuellerVernon MuilenburgWilbert & Clara Van GelderJeff NeeseKearney & Katie LackasRobert NeugebauerMillie RinneByron NorvalDon & Barb SuhrLeRoy NovakGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonDr. Coley O’DohertyRon & Julie RyanWendy, Beverly & Terry O’NeelRodney O’NeelJill Ann OrputHarry & Rosemary OrputDean OrtnerJanet OrtnerDr. Anthony PantanoGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonMichael PelowskiAssurant Employee BenefitsCraig & Cathy BassettJames BauschMindy BechazLonnie & Jean BernthPatrick & Merrily BolerVeljean BrownKaren CirulisConsultants in Ear, Nose & Throat, P.C.Mr. John CurranDoc’sSuzanne & Tom FischerNeil & Jo FortkampNancy GouldSteven & Linda HamiltonSteve & Marilyn HergertDuane & Penny HovendickGene & Clarice KrepelaRichard & Eveyln KruseMary LarsonPhilip & Marilyn LorenzenDeborah MannionMichael & Kari MansourDr. Wayne & Karen MarkusDick & Kay MayberrySusan MeinershagenTrudy MeyerChristie MillerRichard & Carol MillerChristina MorganGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonRoger & Julie NicolaisenMr. & Mrs. Michael ParizekJames PelowskiTerry & Pamela PenkeElizabeth PenkeNancy RohwerJohn & Diana SaniukNeil ThiltgenValmont IndustriesHerbert WehnerDr. Robert & Mrs. Kim ZaimanLuella PenningWilbert & Clara Van GelderLee PerkinsAnonymousSue PerkinsTerry PetersGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonValdene PetersenAmy EisenhauerGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonForrest & Gwendolyn PflastererRobert & Lynn PflastererLaura L. PharesRobert George & Nancy PollackNorine PhilippiJon & Carol CaspersClifford PhilippiDominic & Angela TheakerGerald PhillipsJoel & Mickey PhillipsPatricia PhillipsScott & Jamie SchmidtAlbert & Bessie PierceRoger & Carol Boltz

George Harris & Arthur W. PinkertonJeannie Pinkerton-HarrisLinda PlettnerGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonCindy & Richard RohdeRaymond PohlmannGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonLou & Georgia PolickyDave & Joyce PolickyStanley RabbeDelvin & Pam StahlChuck RasmussenCliff & Nan BuckinghamElmer ReinschDick & Deb EssexJohn & Karen LichtiMr. & Mrs. Gerald LuedtkeKeith & Mary McConnellMr. Mack A. McConnellGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonJason RolfJamie SengerDenise SkrobeckiGreg RenardDr. & Mrs. Larry CassPat ReschkeBetty SchachtPat RhoadesBernard & Cathy SorensenBeverly RigbyGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonDale & Beverly RigbyTony RiveraClayton & Mary Lou BrooksLucille RitzVicky MarquardtGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonMr. & Mrs. Randall OgierJeffrey RitzGeorge RobertsonCharles & Judith SchwartzPenny Robertson-McGuireHilda RessoLowelll RohlffDuane & Brenda RudebuschDonald RoodDebra PlybonEsther RooseMr. & Mrs. Paul BarberJames & Becky CrofootOscar & Bettie CurtisBill & Darlene RossAllan & Judy PearsonEdith & Emanuel RothKenneth & Janis RothJudith KelsoRaoul & Nadine RupleLance RupleTroy RustadGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonEunice RuthCindy CernyHeidi RehmerJames SaettelleRon & Julie RyanRobert SamuelsonRobert & Barbara SanderMerlin SawtellRoland & Alta RosenbaumAlice SchnabelMary Ann OlsonMarlin SchachtBetty SchachtWayne SchroederPat AldridgeMary SchuttJeff Schmid & Judy KoepkeHarlan & Carrie SeeberRobert & Ottillie SeeberGene & Clara SeverinJack & Karen WelchMichael ShadaScott & Tammy MillardJames W. ShermanWillard & Edith DiehlDonnie ShrinerJohn & Barbara WithersRoberta SiebertBrian SiebertMary Ann SimonsScott & Amy MooreNeldene & Chris SkwarekKip & Coleen BresslerMarguerite SmithSally HodgesAudrey SmithJudy ClarkSharon K. SmithAlmquist, Maltzahn, Galloway & Luth James & Beverly AndersDonna AtwoodFae Baker

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Barbara BeckmanBob & Karen BortzTom DinsdaleVince & Nancy DowdingKelly’s Sales & Ag ServicesJack & Janice LuthElaine MatejkaMehring RentalShelli MoulderGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonCharles & Carol OlsonJohn & Ramani PodewtizWayne & Maxine PrestonRobert & Leuna PriessJack RobertsRaymond & Julie RobertsLavonne & Robert RossoR.N. SallingerRonald SmithMary Jane StoltenbergDavid & Carolyn Stump

Fred & Aileen StaffordGary & Ellen CerraLeRoy, Eva, David & Sandy StrideEllen BresnahanWanda StubbendickGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonAl StoneMr. Dale BurksDuane ThatcherRichard & Mary JensonRaynold ThegeElaine PokornyMary Kinzer ThiemClark & Kathy WilkeDonald & Evelyn TinkhamHarold & Marilyn JakobBill & Ann ToddNancy ToddHazel TrutnaBrian & Kathleen Brady

Steve TuckermanGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonAnton & Hildegard TurnquistAntoinette TurnquistHelen TuxhornAnonymousGene TysonGlen & Evelyn BongeBecky UngerHarriet HirlDenise UnruhPat AldridgeElla ValenciaClayton & Mary Lou BrooksRonald VeburgDonald & Patricia BeranBeth GreinerMary Griffin GradertReid HesterTodd JanskiRoger & Carol Lewis

Chuck & Sharon MooreJan & Joe MoritzGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonNorth Bend Golf CourseBrent & Kim SchillingGuila VinkenbergLynn & Jeannine MoellerDennis Von SeggernHannah Joy WahlmeierTimothy & Gwen SampsonMarlene Von SeggernBryan & Diane HoffmanGeorge R. WallaMark WallaAlan WalvoordGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonIvan WalvoordJanis WalvoordFern WattsDuane & Brenda Rudebusch

Bert WeberGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonAnita WeberWilliam WebsterDr. Michael & Mrs. Jean McHaleCarl & Audrey WhitcombKen & Carol LauxJeremy WidickDr. & Mrs. Larry CassDawn Michelle WilliamsDonald & Mary Williams Ray B. WilcoxGary & Carol MorrowBeth Ann WilliamsLarry & Cindy WilliamsLoren W. WilsonTwila WilsonCarol WindhorstDan WindhorstJim WitkowskiGary & Erma James

Edward R. Wittstruck Jr.Valerie WittstruckPhyliss WolinskiCharles & Judith SchwartzConnie WrightGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-NelsonArline YoungMrs. Betty PokornyAda ZarekRob ZarekKim ZerrAlberta PerkinsBertha ZorkowskiGary Nelson & Glenda Plettner-Nelson

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