Nebraska Public Energy District (NPPD) celebrated greater than three a long time of supporting Nebraska group school college students through the thirty first annual Nebraska Open on the Elks Nation Membership in Columbus.
A test for $15,000 has been offered to Northeast Group Faculty to help college students with scholarships from proceeds raised through the annual occasion. Leah Barrett, president of the school, and Julie Robinson, board of governors chairperson, accepted a test from representatives of NPPD at assembly of the board of governors Thursday in Norfolk.
The Nebraska Open is an annual golf event and fundraiser, coordinated by NPPD, that has helped elevate greater than $1.8 million in scholarship funds over the previous 31 years. The scholarship funds help scholarships for college kids attending Central, Mid-Plains, Northeast, Southeast, and Western Nebraska group schools. Northeast Group Faculty has obtained greater than $371,000 in that point.
“The Nebraska Open has supplied NPPD with an incredible avenue to help the scholars dwelling and studying within the communities we serve,” stated Christy Avery, NPPD communications specialist and Nebraska Open occasion coordinator. “Supporting native training is a vital piece of supporting our native communities and the way forward for their workforce.”
Earlier than presenting the test, NPPD board member Invoice Johnson of Pilger counseled Nebraska’s group schools for the work they do.
“NPPD makes use of group schools to an incredible extent,” he stated. “The (utility) lineman faculty (at Northeast) … is an integral a part of coaching for our workers. You all do an incredible job representing group schools.”
The Nebraska Open kicked off with an 18-hole pro-am occasion adopted by a 54-hole skilled event, endorsed and sponsored by the Nebraska Part of the PGA. The Nebraska Open, held in Columbus since its creation in 1991, concluded with an awards ceremony.
The 2022 event was sponsored by 42 companies, whose donations assist help the scholarships offered to college students at 11 completely different campuses throughout the state. Wells Fargo returned because the title sponsor for the nineteenth consecutive yr, together with nationwide, regional and Columbus-based sponsors resembling Behlen Manufacturing Co., Kelly Provide Co. and Nebraska Power Federal Credit score Union.