"The students have loved the new gaming systems, basketball hoop, and chargers for their laptops,” said Mackenzie Reinbold, the assistant director at the YWCA of Adams County. “We bought the equipment last spring and already this fall, the new Zone students love the space!”

“This donation helped us to provide another bookshelf for our community that is full of appealing, inclusive and educational books for the children of our town,” explained Kimberly Borrell, founder of Brooks’s Bookshelf. “Our bookshelves are well loved by families of all ages, and we are often asked for more location options.”

“This endowment prize was one of excitement and gratitude,” said Daniel Buller, executive director of Crossroads Mission Avenue. “Often times at the Mission, we see the answer to our prayers at just the right time! This prize is one of those moments.”

“Children with speech-language disorders can come and tell their family ‘I’m hurt, I have to go potty, I made a new friend,’ and they can really dive into those social, emotional communication opportunities that a park gives a child”

“Our community came together to support our nonprofit organizations at a level we’ve never seen. Hastings and Adams County should be very proud of what they made possible with their support of Give Hastings Day.”