Descendants fund family scholarship
The children of Harvey J. and Betty L. Henning of Kearney have established a scholarship at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. They set up the Henning Family Scholarship Fund at the University of Nebraska Foundation as a permanent endowment to provide annual financial aid to undergraduate UNK students.
Qualifying students will include graduates of Nebraska high schools who have a 3.0 GPA or greater and are enrolled in the College of Business and Technology, College of Education or the College of Fine Arts and Humanities.
Although the amount of the gift was not disclosed, the interest income from the permanent endowment is estimated to provide about 15 annual scholarships of $2,000 each.
Missouri school to take credits from college
Students who graduate from Nebraska's Southeast Community College with an associate degree in manufacturing engineering technology will be able to transfer and earn a bachelor's degree in the same program at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo.
This is due to an agreement recently signed by officials from both schools. The transfer document was effective immediately.
Senior citizens who help out will be honored
The Home Instead Senior Care office in Omaha has announced the Salute to Senior Service program to honor senior citizen volunteers for contributions they make to their communities.
The program will include a search for the most outstanding senior volunteer in each state and culminate with the selection of a national winner in May.
Nominees must be 65 or older and volunteer at least 15 hours a month. Nominations will be accepted through March 15 at SalutetoSeniorService.com. To find a link to nomination forms, click here or request forms by emailing ckoehler@homeinsteadinc.com.
State winners will receive plaques.
Time nears to submit volunteer nominations
The nomination deadline is March 1 for ServeNebraska's annual First Lady's Outstanding Community Service Awards. Honorees will be recognized at an April 18 luncheon in North Platte.
Eleven awards will be presented: Lifetime Achievement in Volunteer Service, Volunteer of the Year, Volunteer Group of the Year, Service-Learning Program, Community Partnership in Education, Business Support for Education, School Volunteer Program, Student Leader, Community Service Project, National Service Award and Professional Commitment to Service: Debra Hartman Award.
For more details, click here or call Kimberle Hall at 402-471-6228 or 800-291-8911.
Lincoln home show starts next week
More than 275 exhibitors will be at the 40th annual Nebraska Builders Home & Garden Show in Lincoln Thursday through Feb. 12.
The show, sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Lincoln, will be at the Lancaster Event Center, 84th Street and Havelock Avenue. Hours will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 11 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 12.
Admission for adults is $6, or $5 with a nonperishable food item donation for the Lincoln Food Bank. Children 12 and younger will be admitted free.
Compiled by Sue Story Truax
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