The North Bend Area Community Foundation had a float in town celebration, Old Setters, parade June 26. Board members made the float and Carrie Ellermeier honored her father, the late Duane Ellermeier, former member of NBACF board, by pulling the float. Rich Samuelson rode in the float with his children Paige and Emma, and nephew Jagger Thiesen helping throw out the candy.
Since its inception in 2000, nearly $300,000 has been awarded in grants from the North Bend Area Community Foundation. Listed below are the grants that have been awarded:
Morse Bluff American Legion Post #340 - $5,000 for kitchen, bathroom and entry way floor renovation.
North Bend Central Elementary - $1,200 for STEM enrichment (water rocket launcher and raised garden beds).
Material Girls Quilt Guild - $1,364 for the Quilt of Valor project, materials to construct 36 quilts.
North Bend/Morse Bluff Community Veterans Park - $5,000 for revitalization of landscape on the south side of the Veterans Park.
Nebraska Czech Marionettes - $500 for a Czech cultural and art event.
North Bend VFW Post #8223 - $2,000 for kitchen sink, garbage disposal, wiring & plumbing.
North Bend VFW Post #8223 - $1,282.50 for repair of the north wall of the VFW building.
North Bend Central Elementary - $500 for Pollinator Garden Outdoor Education.
North Bend Senior Center - $8,937 to replace the HVAC system.
City of North Bend - $675 for a chest freezer for the city park pavilion
North Bend Central Elementary - for an iPad Magic Keyboard to assist with iPad pro for grading
North Bend Arboretum - $5,000 for the "Pave the Path" Initiative
Emily Brodd/North Bend Scouts - $2,306.87 for the North Bend Scouts Strong project to complete scout cabin improvements
North Bend Chamber of Commerce - $3,000 for "Welcome to North Bend" signs
Emily Brodd/North Bend Scouts - $307.35 for Scout Cabin improvements.
Flood Relief Round #3 (53 grants) - $100,000 to assist North Bend residents affected by the 2019 flood.
Flood Relief Round #2 (59 grants) - $42,000 to assist North Bend residents affected by the 2019 flood.
Flood Relief Round #1 (46 grants) - $41,132 to assist North Bend residents affected by the 2019 flood.
North Bend Central Elementary - $1,200 for outdoor education connecting students to the environment.
North Bend Senior Center - $1,500 for an AED defibrillator and blood pressure monitor.
Rebuilding Together Platte Valley East - $3,500 for Moses Merrill Mission Camp - North Bend projects
North Bend Central Elementary - $1,200 for STEM enhancement training
North Bend Central Public Schools - $5,000 for the Farm to School Greenhouse
Ella Endorf - $355.03 for the Ella-mentary summer sewing/modeling program at the library
North Bend VFW Post #8223 - $3,000 for the kitchen renovation project
Prague Improvement & Maintenance Project - $2,500 for park equipment and improvements
Field of Interest - $15,000 for current needs in Morse Bluff area
Ella Endorf - $200 for Ella-mentary summer program at library.
City of North Bend - $2,500 for city park shelter picnic tables.
Prague Improvement & Maintenance Project - $2,500 for park equipment and improvements.
Amerian Legion Post #340 - $3,500 to replace and repair mortor exterior blocks on 106 year old building.
Rebuilding Together, Platte Valley East - $5,000 to execute critical home repairs and safety/health modifications for elderly, disabled, and low income families/individuals that own their own home
North Bend Senior Center - $1,020 for 12 eight-foot tables and 2 large round tables for senior center.
North Bend Central Elementary - $303.96 for 32 books by Fremont author Julia cook for Positive Behavior Intervention Support Program.
City of North Bend - $500 for the North Bend/Morse Bluff Baseball Assoc. to rebuild the pitcher's mound, mound clay, outfield fence, and new poles.
Village of Morse Bluff - $500 for the Morse Bluff Q125 Celebration - advertising & promoting celebration.
North Bend Central Elementary - $1,000 for Tiger Cub Preschool books
North Bend Senior Center - $2,000 for new carpet.
North Bend Central Public Schools - $500 for a visit with Nebraska astronaut Clayton Anderson
North Bend Library Foundation - $10,000 for construction of the new library
North Bend Central Public Schools - $1,900 for fluency intervention using Quick Reads Technology Program
North Bend Central Public Schools - $700 for "P" is for Pallotta, national children's author with NB Elementary
North Bend Area Senior Center - $2,000 to purchase stainless steel can opener & seal seams in concrete parking lot and sidewalk
North Bend Council Property Association - $1,500 for a semi trailer for newspaper collection
North Bend Tree Board - $600 for the Franklin Cotterell Greens Arboretum Trails Project
Village of Morse Bluff - $500 for park equipment and improvements
North Bend Chamber of Commerce - $500 for North Bend Sesquicentennial/150th celebration
North Bend Area Ball Assoc. - $300 for underground sprinklers at Groff Field
North Bend Central Public Schools - $700 for A Celebration of Children's Literacy/Stephen Swinburne
North Bend Community Band - $300 for sheet music
North Bend Area Ball Assoc. - $700 for the ball fields
North Bend Area Ball Assoc. - $400 for improvements to the ball fields
NBACF/Veterans Memorial - $400 for the AmVets Memorial project on Main Street
North Bend Central Public Schools - $400 for the wrestling room project
North Bend Public Library - $559 for 13 rolls of microfilm to complete filming of the local newspaper
The North Bend Area Community Foundation had a float in town celebration, Old Setters, parade June 26. Board members made the float and Carrie Ellermeier honored her father, the late Duane Ellermeier, former member of NBACF board, by pulling the float. Rich Samuelson rode in the float with his children Paige and Emma, and nephew Jagger Thiesen helping throw out the candy.
