Endowment Fund
Dear Oregonians for Nebraska members:
In 2003, OR4NE lost Cliff Berggren (UNL 1951), to bone cancer. Cliff was one of our original and most active members, attending functions since before this alumni chapter existed. In remembrance of Cliff, the OR4NE board voted to name the annual OR4NE scholarship in Cliff’s memory.
Cliff’s estate donated $1,000.00 to the OR4NE scholarship fund. The OR4NE board decided to use this donation as seed money for an endowment fund. The minimum amount required to establish an endowment fund is $10,000. This fund will provide an annual scholarship to someone from Oregon or southwest Washington to attend UNL for years to come.
We have set a goal to raise $10,000 in the next three years for the endowment. That amount will provide a yearly $500 scholarship without touching the endowment. Your help in reaching this goal is greatly appreciated. We hope you can find a way to help. No contribution is too small.
Thanks ahead of time for your support and GO BIG RED!!
Sincerely,
OR4NE
GO BIG RED!!
We are so close to our goal. We raised over $9,000 last year! Please
check back for updated totals!
Update 2/17/08
The Oregonians For Nebraska
contributed $3,000 to the OR4NE/Clifford G. Berggren Scholarship fund
in January thanks to contributions from several individuals and money
raised during our weekly raffles at Watch Parties this past fall. In
the past 3 years, nearly $9,000 has been raised for this fund and once
we reach our goal of $10,000, the fund will provide a yearly
scholarship for a resident of Oregon or Southwest Washington to attend
the University of Nebraska Lincoln. If you have questions about this
fund, or would like to contribute, contact Lisa Todd at
ltodd@verizon.net.
Thank you letter from the Foundation
Dear Lisa and all chapter members,
Thank you so much for your recent gift supporting the
Oregonian's for Nebraska -Clifford G Berggren Scholarship Fund.
Your continued generosity is so appreciated, and it won't be long now
until your fund reaches that $10,000.00 level and the real fun
begins-awards to worthy students! On behalf of these future
recipients - thank you.
