Big Give McCook set Nov. 7

A record number of non-profit organizations will be part of the fourth annual Big Give McCook on Thursday, Nov. 7. Since originating in 2016 with just over a dozen organizations participating, Big Give McCook has expanded every year in the number of non-profits which will benefit from the one day fund-raiser.

The non-profits participating in the 2019 Big Give McCook are:

-- ABC Pregnancy Help Center

-- Community Action Partnership Of Mid-Nebraska

-- Community Hospital Health Foundation

-- Cultivate Rural Leaders

-- Domestic Abuse/Sexual Assault Services

-- Ed Thomas YMCA

-- Family Resource Center

-- Fox Theatre (AEVPA)

-- Hillcrest Nursing Home Foundation

-- Live Yers

-- Make-A-Wish Nebraska

-- Maywood TeamMates Chapter

-- McCook Art Guild

-- McCook Arts Council

-- McCook Bison Booster Club

-- McCook Community Chest

-- McCook Community Foundation Fund

-- McCook Educational Foundation

-- McCook Humane Society

-- McCook K9 Korner Dog Park

-- McCook Legion Baseball Boosters, Inc.

-- North Platte Community College Foundation (Adult Basic Education)

-- Overland Trails Council - Boy Scouts of America

-- Prairie Plains CASA - Child Advocacy

-- Southwest Nebraska Genealogy Society

-- Southwest Nebraska Habitat for Humanity

-- St. Patrick Elementary School

-- TeamMates Mentoring Program of McCook

-- The Salvation Army

To be eligible for Big Give McCook, organizations must have a 501(c)3 exempt status in good standing with the IRS as well as have a physical presence and provide services for Southwest Nebraska. Private foundations and political or governmental organizations are excluded from the event. Religious organizations are also excluded except those providing community programs.

Big Give McCook is one day devoted to philanthropy, where every donation - large or small - makes a difference. From midnight to midnight on Thursday, Nov. 7, the 28 local non-profits will be eligible for donations, whether they are given online or in person at “giving stations” around McCook. People can choose both how much they would like to give along with where the money should go.

While the organizations involved has been set, organizers are still accepting sponsorships from businesses or individuals, who would like to provide matching funds for the event, making the individual donations go even further.

Big Give McCook is organized by the McCook Community Chest, which provides financial resources to a dozen agencies in McCook, all which serve the basic needs of the community. Community Chest is a sub-account of the McCook Community Foundation Fund, which is an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation.

For more information about Big Give McCook, visit the Big Give website or call Community Chest co-coordinators Lisa Felker or Melissa Stritt at 345-4240.