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I love a lot of things about Bertran,
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but probably most importantly, I love
the community support.
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» It's a just a great community. I love
the small town atmosphere. I love the
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environment to raise kids in, and I love
all the activities that we have.
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What is the Bertrand Area Community
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Fund? It's an organization that goes out
and looks for opportunities to grow
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Bertrand and be able to invest in the
community for the future. You know, for
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a small town, I feel like Bertrand has a
lot going for it. And the Bertrand area
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community fund puts a lot into the
community to build those activities.
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One of the benefits of the unrestricted
endowment is a portion of the earnings
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are made available in the form of
payouts and then that is the funds that
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we use to make grants to all the
different projects and needs in the
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community.
>> I think we're up over a4 million dollars
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that we've invested in the Bertrand area
in the last 15 years. So that's made
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very big impact on things in the
community.
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One entity that we've been very involved
with is the Bertran swimming pool and
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the Bertran area community fund was able
to kind of get it kickstarted with a
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survey um for the pool. So
>> the pool has been a huge one just
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attracts a crowd and it's a huge
addition to the community. Bertran 991
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Holdage PD
>> Bertrand area community fund has also
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granted money to the Bertran Volunteer
Fire Department. Uh the grant that we
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received from the Bran Community Fund is
went to digital radios that we purchased
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for our vehicles and also we had got new
digital radios for our handhelds so that
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we can have some communication between
amongst our department members and then
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plus countywide.
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>> One of the most recent grants that we've
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made is for the Roy Gardin Arena. It is
bleachers which have been long due for
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that arena. The rodeo is one of the best
little rodeos in Nebraska. So having a
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new set of bleachers is really important
to continue the legacy at the arena.
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The ball fields at Bertran have been a a
landmark here for for years. Um going
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way back to when I played ball, they're
still there. And uh recently we've been
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able to grant money to help with the
batting cages. We've put up some uh
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covers over some of the picnic tables
and stuff uh within the park. And it
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really makes a a great community in
Bertrand when we have those those things
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for everybody to to utilize.
We got the grant for a lot for the
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senior center. We've helped them out
tremendously. And a senior center is
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huge in a small community. I mean, you
got the people that have built your
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community over years and the grants on
the nursing home that's been great as
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well. Uh just recently we helped out
with the air conditioning. We've done
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some of the outside landscaping for the
nursing home and
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» a lot of the residents have been
longtime residents of the community. So,
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it's nice to see them um put the money
and the effort into this community, the
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small family that they have here at the
nursing home.
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» One thing the Bertrand Area Community
Fund has been involved with is bringing
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back uh interns to our community. Um we
had one young lady, Johanna Ford, that
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has been pretty impactful in making a
alumni list for Bertrand. Um, and that's
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really important to reach out to
everybody that's been involved with
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Bertrand.
>> My hometown internship experience has
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definitely, you know, changed my
perspective and changed how I view my
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hometown. And I want to give back to the
community that has given me so much.
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Several years ago, we recognized that
there were over 15 business people in
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the Bertrand area that were within
retirement and we felt it was very
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important to try and not lose those
opportunities in Bertran.
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» We've started a new career pathways
program.
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» We went to the Bertrand area community
foundation career pathways event and
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Ella was kind of looking for something
to do this summer and it was a natural
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fit. So,
>> and she is going on to school in
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international culinary field. And those
are the kind of things that we think are
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really proud of that can help portray
it. We want these talented young people
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to come back, right? Cuz otherwise our
small towns are not going to make it.
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And so what I see is that we build more
and more of these partnerships. Kids see
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that they can make a difference in their
hometown, that they can be doing
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something that they're going to enjoy
and they're going to want to come back
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to their hometown areas. The Bertrand
area community fund is cause that I
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believe in because everybody on the FAC
is very passionate about Bertrand and
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about giving back to our community.
>> The Bertrand area fund. I feel like
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we're making a huge difference. We are
here to better the community, give back
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the best way that we can, and I feel
like we're just kind of leading that in
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the right direction right now.
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A homegrown challenge is one of the most
effective ways to substantially grow our
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unrestricted endowment. And fortunately,
two generous individuals have ensured
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their legacy will be felt in the
Bertrand area forever.
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» The Gary and Marlene Doin Challenge
provides an incredible opportunity to
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build our unrestricted endowment. Their
challenge gift of $100,000 will be
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further capitalized by $50,000 from
Nebraska Community Foundation. In order
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to receive the entire $150,000, however,
we must raise $300,000 in contributions
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from those who love our community. We
have until December 31st, 2027 to
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achieve our goal and take advantage of
this transformational and historical
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opportunity. If we succeed, we will grow
our community unrestricted endowment by
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$450,000,
>> significantly increasing our resources
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to empower people of all ages to build
the good life right here in the Bertrand
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area for generations to come.
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