News Release
January 2, 2008
Community Rises to the Challenge
Old Scrooge had to pay up as the people of the McCook area rose to the Harpst Challenge, contributing more than $75,000 to the McCook Community Foundation fund.
As a result, Scrooge, known locally as Don Harpst, and his wife, Alice, gave an additional $25,000 to the community foundation.
All together, the campaign produced $137,817 in contributions, raising the assets of the McCook Community Foundation to more than $700,000. All but $4,000 of the challenge contributions were for an unrestricted endowment. This will allow interest from the gifts to be used, as needed, for the future needs of the community.
"These are gifts which will keep giving forever," said the Harpsts.
In celebration of reaching the goal, Scrooge's long scarf is draped around several of the members of the challenge team. They are, from left, Kathy Latta, Doug Skiles, Dale Dueland, Alice Harpst, Don Harpst, Ron Friehe and Linda Taylor. Other members of the Challenge Team are Sharleen Riemenschneider, Kay Flaska, Mark Graff, Gene Morris, Susan Harris Broomfield and Stan Goodwin. (Gene O. Morris/McCook Daily Gazette)