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Creighton Men’s Basketball to Host Purdue in Charity Exhibition Game

Creighton men’s basketball to host purdue in charity exhibition game OMAHA, Neb. – The Creighton men’s basketball team will host a preseason charity exhibition game against Purdue at 7 p.m. Central on Saturday, October 26. Net proceeds from the game will benefit the United Way of the Midlands’ Disaster Relief Fund. The game will not be part of Creighton’s 2024-25

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United Way Day of Action: April 8, 2021

Originally Published: February 21, 2021 United Way Day of Action: April 8, 2021 “Our greatest strength is our spirit of community.” Local nonprofits can’t do this innovative work without community support. That’s why United Way of the Midlands is hosting

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Goodfellows campaign raises almost $650,000

Originally published: January 10,2021 Goodfellows campaign raises almost $650,000 There’s no question that The World Herald’s Goodfellows charity is needed more than ever, said Shawna Forsberg, president and CEO of the United Way of the Midlands. Her agency’s 211 helpline tells

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Goodfellows partners with United Way to administer charity

Published by Omaha-World Herald: November 19, 2020 Goodfellows partners with United Way to administer charity The World-Herald and United Way of the Midlands announced a new partnership on Wednesday to run the Goodfellows charity. The newspaper has been operating Goodfellows

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