The Broken Bow class of 1975 presented checks on Friday to the Broken Bow schools and to the Custer County Foundation. Speaking on behalf of the class, Scott Spanel told KCNI/KBBN that at the last class reunion there was a desire to raise funds as a way of giving back.
“We wanted to leave some legacy behind. We’re all getting up there that we felt like we wanted to give back. So along with our class reunion last year we asked for donations and came up with twenty-seven thousand dollars. “
Spanel said as they discussed possible projects to support, they were led to donate funds for the purchase of flags at the main entrance of the newly remodeled Broken Bow high school and to set up a scholarship fund through the Custer County Foundation. The Broken Bow schools and Custer County Foundation were each presented with a check for $10,000.
“We rolled the dice on a couple of things and we just threw ’em both out there and had them fill out whether they wanted the flags or the scholarship when they sent their money back. And it kind of went right down the middle and that’s what we did today.”
Regarding the scholarship fund, Spanel said the focus right now is to help support those who are interested in entering a trade field.
“We’re pushing the scholarship to go to trades. We want to specify that we keep the
school’s new thought process along with the trades going as well. So, we’re going to ear tag that scholarship to an individual going to be an electrician, a carpenter, a welder, that type of stuff. Now we may change it later, but that’s kind of where we want to go to begin with.”
Representatives from both the Broken Bow schools and Custer County Foundation were on hand for the presentation and expressed their deep gratitude for the generous donation.
