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Spotlight Gala

Vote for Spotlight Gala in Metro Magazine Competition!

Voices for Children in Nebraska is a finalist in the “Big Event” from Metro Magazine. We need your vote to help Voices for Children in Nebraska be the top winner and receive a $10,000 prize! All you have to do is visit this website and vote for Voices for Children Spotlight Gala in…...

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Purchase Student Centerpiece Art

We have great news! Surplus table centerpiece items from the Spotlight Gala are now on sale! Every year, we shine a spotlight on Nebraska’s children through a student art project funded by a generous grant from the Omaha Schools Foundation. As table centerpiece items for the annual Spotlight Gala, the…...

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2014 Spotlight Gala Award Videos

The 2014 Spotlight Gala featured amazing videos of each of our award recipients. They were expertly produced by our friends at Rebel Interactive. Thanks again to Rebel Interactive for their high-quality work, and for being a Diamond Sponsor for the Spotlight Gala. If you couldn’t make it to the event or…...

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2014 Spotlight Gala – Live Auction Sneak Peak

Take Me Out to the Ballgame This amazing package is great for your little slugger or a boys get-away weekend.  Package includes four club box tickets for a 2015 Chicago Cubs game and $400 cash. You pick the game (restrictions apply)! Donated by: Pete Ricketts and Susanne Shore, ACCESSbank        …...

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2014 Spotlight Gala Awards – Lifetime Achievement

  Some people are just born with an advocate’s spirit. Such is the case with Dr. Donna Polk, the recipient of the 2014 Spotlight Gala Award for Lifetime Achievement. When she was bullied as a kindergartner, Donna remembers wailing a stick in self-defense  and then becoming friends with the girl…...

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2014 Spotlight Gala – Honorary Family

For the past 9 years, Voices for Children in Nebraska has been fortunate to connect with amazing families serving in the role of  Spotlight Gala – Honorary Family. We choose these families based on their dedication to improving the lives of children and their commitment to the power of community…...

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2014 Spotlight Gala Awards – Individual

  Sometimes when looking for solutions, you have to think outside. For Scott Smathers, this meant thinking outside to the great Nebraska outdoors. Through the Hunters Helping the Hungry Program, Scott found a unique way to combat hunger. For those efforts, Scott Smathers is the recipient of the 2014 Spotlight…...

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2014 Spotlight Gala Awards – Youth

An amazing thing happened in the Summer of 2013 – Tiauna Lewis found her voice when she joined IncluCity, a residential leadership program through Inclusive Communities. She went back to her high school in the fall and recruited Lincoln High to take part in the program for the first time,…...

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2014 Spotlight Gala Awards — Nonprofit

ConAgra Foods Foundation has been selected to receive the 2014 Spotlight Gala Award for Non-Profits. ConAgra Foods Foundation has been selected for their commitment to ending child hunger.  The Foundation has worked to address child hunger for over 20 years and has recently launched a new effort to end hunger…...

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Voices for Children in 2014: Telling the Whole Story

With the mid-year point behind us, Voices for Children is taking a moment to reflect on our organizational progress so far in 2014 and also prepare for the months ahead. We started the year by releasing the 21st edition of our annual KIDS COUNT report, a visually-oriented look at the…...

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