We celebrate a whole community of generous sponsors to achieve our fundraising goals.

Our team appreciates every donation, large or small, from every group, large or small!

In the fall of 2020 work began to create a new playground in Centennial Park. WeBuildNP, organized by Emily Wurl and Tauni Morris, began working with members of the community, including a group of elementary students, to develop a playground design that would celebrate the history of North Platte. The themes in the playground include our World War II North Platte Canteen, the railroad, agriculture, and the Golden Spike. Over $420,000 was successfully raised in just 11 months. In September of 2021, over the course of five days, 884 community members contributed 5,200 hours to complete this family-friendly, accessible playground. The help of the City of North Platte and Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation was instrumental in this massive volunteer project.

The committee thanks the following generous donors:

 
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Guardians of the Park Sponsors

Guardians of the Park Sponsors have generously contributed more than $15,000 to support the Community Build Playground.

  • Beveridge Well Drilling

  • James C. & Rhonda S. Seacrest Foundation

    • **Train

    • **Canteen Depot Replica

  • Great Plains Health

    • **ADA Accessible Surfacing

  • Tom & Kay Griffith

  • Walmart

  • Dr. Lee & Lisa Warren 

    • **1940 Vintage Car

  • NebraskaLand Bank

    • **Caboose Seating

  • Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation 

  • North Platte Telegraph


 
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Partners of the Park Sponsors

Partners of the Park Sponsors have generously contributed between $8,000 and $14,999 to support the Community Build Playground.

  • Dr. Caroline and Paul Sorenson

    • **Accessible Merry-Go-Round

  • Dr. Sam & Lynda Perry

  • Union Pacific Foundation

  • Sandhills Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab

  • Shawn & Michelle Murdock

    • **Tower with Climbing Wall

    • **Wobbly Bridge

  • Halls Electric & Services

    • **Farmhouse with Storm Cellar

  • RA Productions


 
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Gold Sponsors

Gold Sponsors have generously contributed between $3,000 and $7,999 to support the Community Build Playground.

  • Runza of North Platte

    • **Disc Swing

  • Wilk Builders 

    • **Water Tower Mister

  • Pediatric Dental Specialists of Greater Nebraska

    • **Sensory Sound Panels

  • Good Life Dental, PC

    • **Tot Lot Racing Slide

  • Michael & Kami Simonson

    • **Tot Lot Wavy Bridge

  • U-Save Pharmacy 

  • Ladd & Kristin Lake

  • Jake & Stephanie Wiesen

    • **Steppers

  • 100 Women Who Care 

  • Grape & Sizzle, Inc. 

  • Midlands Family Medicine

    • **Tall Bumpy Slide

  • In Loving Memory of Whitney Joy Steele

    • **Parent/Tot Swing

  • Rotary Clubs of North Platte 

  • Kevin Kennedy Family 

  • Steele’s Construction 

  • North Platte Kubota LLC 

    • **Tractor with Swaying Deck

  • FNB



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Silver Sponsors

Silver Sponsors have generously contributed between $1,000 and $2,999 to support the Community Build Playground.

  • Charlie’s North Platte Plumbing

  • The Flower Market

    • **Long Monkey Bars

  • The Markiewicz Family

    • **Wiggly Rock Wall

  • Kristen & Charlie Burwick 

    • **Vertical Net

  • Kiwanis Club of North Platte

    • **Ladder

  • Top Tier 

    • **Rope Climb

  • Equitable Bank

    • **Accessible Ramp

  • Doug & Sandi Peterson 

  • Steven & Betty Van Boening

  • Josh & Katelyn Sperle

  • Gene & Bonnie Wurl Memorial Fund

  • Jorgensen Chiropractic Care

    • **Accessible Ramp

  • Western Nebraska Bank

  • Prairie Friends & Flowers

    • **Petal Climber

  • North Platte Ace Hardware

  • The Vault - Escape Games of Nebraska

    • **Hidden Room

  • Patrick & Kathleen Keenan

  • Gosnell Family Medicine

  • Maple Park Dental Associates

  • Thrift Center for the Handicapped Inc

  • Fangman Underground LLC

  • Pratt Dental

  • Dan & Melissa Mosel

  • Mike & Jane McCrone

  • Jay & Amy Engel, Farm Bureau Financial

    • **Entry Arches

  • Jarod & Autumn Cole

  • Tim, Molly, Colleen, Jack, Meghan, Brigid and Daniel O'Holleran

  • The Heirigs Family

  • The Roelfs Family

  • Greater Nebraska Dermatology

    • **High Bridge

  • KOS Construction

    • **ZigZag Monkey Bars

  • First Interstate Bank

    • **Accessible Slide

  • Danny & Joyce Delgado

    • **Two Benches

  • White House Dentistry - Lindsey Zeboski DDS

    • **Accessible Low Rings

  • Allo Communications

    • **Scavenger Hunt

  • Harvest Christian Fellowship 

  • Chiropractic Wellness Center

    • **Bench at Planter

  • Freitas Family

  • Don & TerryAnn Azure

  • Orr’s Draperies & Dry Cleaning

  • Coldwell Banker

  • Kwik Stop Convenience Stores

  • Visit North Platte

  • Scott Tabke Memorial

  • NPPSD Kids Klub

  • Stone Creek Landscape & Design

  • Home Instead 

  • Croell, Inc.


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Bronze Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors have generously contributed between $250 and $999 to support the Community Build Playground.

  • Sandhills Educational Office Professionals Association 

  • Mick and Janette Margritz 

  • Josh & Sarah Catlett

  • Dan Brown & Brian Gardner

  • Norman & Christy Strong

  • Rod Christmann Electric Solutions  

    • **Bench

  • Dr. Chris & Julie Johng 

  • Hirschfeld’s

  • Pathology Services, P.C. 

  • Grandel’s Roofing & Construction

  • North Platte Professional Firefighters Local 831

  • Cory & Ashley Johanson

  • David Olson

  • Pro Printing & Graphics

  • Larry & Heidi Thramer

  • Sara & Greg Wilke

  • Bill & Laura Troshynski

  • Cayman Seacrest

  • Legacy Dance & Gymnastics

  • Kim & Jean Riley

  • Happy Heart Specialty Foods LLC

  • Mark & Jami Mendenhall

  • Ben & Capri Klug

  • Brad & Emily Garrick Family

  • Jeff & Dee Klein

  • Walt & Jolene Catlett

  • Carter Family

  • Gary & Nancy Byrne

  • Colton & Stacy Albrecht

  • San Pedro Mexican Restaurant

  • In honor of William A. Dintleman

    • **Bench

  • A Moment Photography/Nebraska Portraits

    • **Canteen Character Wall

  • Al’s Electric

  • Bob & Margene Phares

    • **Bench

  • Great Plains Realty, Team Frame & Moore

    • **Bench

  • Wayne Dowhower Construction

    • **Cable Traverse

  • Ben & Jeanne Swedberg

  • Laurie Patterson

  • Jo Smith & Family

  • Susan Morton

  • Dale & DeDe Hill

  • Hoppens & Meier Orthodontics/Western Nebraska Endodontics

    • **Bench

  • In Loving Memory of Caide & Owen Murdock

    • **Bench

  • In Loving Memory of Phyllis Priest

    • **Tree

  • Nebraska Safety & Fire

    • **Bench

  • Conrad & Carmen Buhrman

    • **Bench

  • Condon Signs

    • **Donor Board

  • Dan & Lannae Phelps

  • Franzen Plumbing

  • Families 1st Partnership

  • Dorothy R. VanBuskirk

    • **Tree

  • Robert L. VanBuskirk

    • **Tree

  • Meyer Creative 

  • Hampton Inn

  • Paloucek, Herman & Wurl Law Offices 

  • The Golden Spike

  • Trucks N Tiaras Playschool

  • Joseph R. Hewgley & Associates 

  • Billy E. Golden Memorial Fund

  • District 177 - Mike Works & Justin Hernandez

  • Lindsey & Adam Beggs

  • Whitetail Screen Print

  • T.C. Engineering Inc.

  • North Platte Business & Professional Women

  • Richard & Betty Schroeder

  • Eric and Kim Seacrest

 

Thank you to these committee volunteers!

#WeBuildNP Steering Committee:

Project Co-Coordinators: Tauni Morris & Emily Wurl

Fundraising & PR:

Chairperson: Fiona Libsack

Components Donation - Lisa Warren, Emily Garrick & Colton Albrecht

PR - Katelyn Sperle (social media), Abbie Pack (website), Morgan Libsack

Pickets - Cathy Weaver, JoAnna Markiewicz 

Memorial Bricks - DeeJay January-Jackson & Ann Marie Baker

Bookkeeper - Stephanie Wiesen

Events - Gwen Covey, Abbie Pinkerton

Grants - Bonnie Kruse

Volunteer Coordination 

Chairperson: Amber Berliner

Connie Griebel, Jane McCrone, Melissa Robinson

Build Week Childcare

Chairperson: Natalie Savage

Children’s Committee

Chairperson: Carrie Lienneman

North Platte Public Schools Kids Klub

Special Needs

Chairperson: Victoria Simmons

Food Coordination:

Chairperson: Georgia Osbon

Art & Special Features:

Co-Chairs: Sam Elliot & Delaney Vargas

Tool Trailer Management:

Chairperson: JR Osbon

Took Bailar

Build Captains: Matt Bortner, Lanny Curtis, Danny Delgado, Mitch Josten, Jeremy Long, Nathalie Lupien, Lyle Minshull, Dustin Morris, Brian Odell, Billy Reed, Brock Wurl, Andy Young

Site Prep: Beveridge Well Drilling, Steele’s Roofing & Construction, TC Engineering

Special thanks to the City of North Platte & Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation.