
Make A Difference: Ex-firefighter tells how United Way changed his life
Jeff Bahr Oct 8, 2021 - Grand Island Independent
Brendan McDonough, the…

Go Big Give 2021 shatters $1 million goal
Jessica Votipka May 8, 2021
Go Big Give 2021 was going for the goal to the tune of $1 million as part of…

Giving $1M goal a ‘go’: Go Big Give hits the home stretch
142 nonprofit organizations benefit from community's generosity
Jessica Votipka May 6, 2021…

Heartland United Way celebrates community successes over pandemic
Campaign raised over $1 million in 2020
Brandon Summers | Grand Island Independent…

View video here: https://nebraska.tv/news/local/farmers-to-families-delivers-truckload-t…;
GRAND ISLAND, Neb — Childhood poverty and food insecurity…

United Way raising funds for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Brandon Summers Feb 10, 2021
Heartland United Way is raising funds this week for…

Growing number of Centura students pitching in to feed those in need
Jeff Bahr Dec 21, 2020
Nine years ago, Marcia McDonald started a backpack…

COVID Crusaders: Seizing the invitation for innovation
Independent Staff Jan 4, 2021 https://theindependent.com/news/local/covid-crusaders-seizing-…

Fewer toys, more tots: United Way, Marines still provide thousands of playthings for this year’s Toys for Tots distributionJeff Bahr - Grand Island…

United Way unveils ‘Week of Sharing Acts of Local Love’
Sep 26, 2020
Grand Island Independent
Heartland United Way is launching its first-ever “Week…

Heartland United Way kicks off annual campaign.(Alicia Naspretto, KSNB)
By Alicia Naspretto
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Heartland United Way kicked…

Wood River and Dannebrog first responders and Don Smith, retired publisher of The Independent, were honored Wednesday at Heartland United Way’s…