Click here to see the schedule of events for the Cass County Fair...2014!!
God Bless and Good Luck to the Cronks!
Don and Amanda Cronk and their kids, Hailey, Liberty, Jackson, and Cooper, have moved to Arizona to warmer climates. We are sad to see them go but happy that we met them and watched their family grow over the years. No matter where they roam, Elmwood-Murdock will always be home.
===================================
SUMMER WORKSHOPS
The Cass County Extension Office is offering many summer workshops, including Milk Paint Monday, What’s Bugging You-Entomology Fun, Tractor Driving & Safety, Upcycled Window Art and many more art and science workshops! Check out the workshop information on our website, www.cass.unl.edu or pick up a flyer in our office, 8400 144th Street, Suite 100, Weeping Water.
========================
Hello,
As an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, I am sharing information about a Lowe's/KAB Community Grant that you might want to consider for your ballfields, community parks, or other projects.
Grants may be written in three amounts: $5,000, $10,000, or $20,000.
2014 KAB/Lowe's Community Improvement Grants
In 2014, Lowe’s is once again sponsoring the Lowe’s/Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Grants. The program will award $765,000 in grants to Keep America Beautiful Affiliates and participating organizations for community improvement projects to be completed in 2014. The Lowe’s/Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Partnership Program consists of:
1) Lowe’s/Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement $5,000 Grants: These grants will be awarded as a $4,500 check with a $500 follow up check to be awarded once project completion report is submitted and accepted.
2) Lowe’s/Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement $10,000 Grants: These grants will be awarded as a $9,000 check with a $1,000 follow up check to be awarded once project completion report is submitted and accepted.
3) Lowe’s/Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement $20,000 Grants: These grants will be awarded as an $18,000 check with a $2,000 follow up check to be awarded once project completion report is submitted and accepted.
These grant applications should reflect the need for a high impact project in your community and you are strongly encouraged to involve your local Lowe's stores and Lowe’s Heroes.
All projects must be completed by December 1, 2014 with project report submission to Keep America Beautiful by December 18, 2014. Recipients are encouraged to submit project completion reports before the deadline.
In an effort to highlight ongoing grant projects and activities in real time through social media and other channels, recipients will be required to submit timely project updates as well as a final project wrap up report.
Project Description (Maximum - One-page, two-sided): •Please re-iterate the grant dollar amount you are applying for and provide a brief (one to two sentences) overview of the project. •What are the specific goals and objectives of this project/program? •How will your project/program address specific community needs? •What's the anticipated community impact that will result from this grant funding? •Detail your project/program budget including a description of how grant funds will be spent. •Detail your plans for sustainability. •Provide your plan for reaching out to local media and promoting the project through social media.
Special consideration will be given to applicants that:
- Involve local Lowe’s Heroes in their projects.
- Describe how your approach is innovative and creative in addressing the expressed community need.
- Describe how are other partners such as neighborhood, civic, trade or government groups, businesses as well as schools and youth groups will be involved and how their funding is being used? (Whether a direct contribution or in-kind.)
If you have a community project that might qualify, please contact me for more information. The deadline is June 25, 2014.
Thank you,
Linda Behrns
Executive Director
Keep Cass County Beautiful
513 Vine St
Louisville, NE 68037
402-234-6775
Community Sustaining Sponsors 2014
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2014 Community Sustaining Sponsor