First National Bank employees gather around a conference room table to assemble packets for local nonprofits during their own 2025 Day of Action.
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (June 18, 2025) Day of Action is still days away, but employees at First National Bank aren’t waiting to take action.Around a…
A volunteer helps weed during Day of Action 2024.
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (June 13, 2025) Dozens of volunteers are planning to spend the longest day of the year taking action, and there’s still time…
Heartland United Way President Karen Rathke and Greater Grand Island Community Foundation CEO Melissa DeLaet pose with Howard County Medical Center Foundation & Marketing Director Keely Huebner during their Go Big GIVE event on May 1.
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (June 12, 2025) The number is now official and an incredible record-setting $2,007,344 was raised for 167 nonprofit…
A golfer watches as a team member drives during the 38th Annual Heartland United Way Golf Tournament.
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (June 2, 2025) With Dilly Bars in hand, 34 teams made up of 136 golfers swung towards improved lives and greater possibilities…
The Go Big GIVE team celebrates a record fundraising event
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (May 1, 2025) Donors made waves with their generosity during Go Big GIVE, raising a record preliminary $2,005,744 in 2025 for…
A Go Big GIVE sign stands outside a Central City school in 2025.
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (May 1, 2025) Hundreds of thousands of dollars are expected to be raised for causes in Hall, Hamilton, Howard, and Merrick…
A Go Big GIVE sign stands near a road in Aurora in 2025.
With more funding sources uncertain for local nonprofits, everyone has a chance to keep vital services and projects in Hall, Hamilton, Howard, and…
Volunteers sort food at the Howard/Greeley County Food Pantry in 2025.
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (April 15, 2025) Rural communities are getting help making an impact thanks to $31,800 in Heartland United Way Rural Community…
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (March 10, 2025) – A record-setting fundraising campaign and the work the Heartland United Way’s community partners do every…
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (February 22, 2025) – Heartland United Way announced the launch of United Way’s free tax filing through My Free Taxes® for the…