Driving around the Hastings area, you can see many projects to which the Hastings Community Foundation has lent a helping hand. The Foundation has been involved as fiscal sponsors for the Prairie Loft Barn Renovation, the Highland Park Arboretum, the Heartland Pet Connection, Duncan Field Renovation, and other special and worthwhile projects. We are especially honored for the opportunity to provide fiscal sponsorship in support of the Adams County Veterans Monument located at Parkview Cemetery.
“When hundreds of caring citizens came to Parkview Cemetery on November 11, 2007 for the dedication of the Monument, tears were shed by those who were listening to every word that was coming from the podium. This day was made possible through the thousands of contributions from the public, and the support and fiscal sponsorship of the Hastings Community Foundation. Without dedicated, ongoing support for this project we would be, as my father Bill Jarvis would say, ‘in a world of hurts.’
Currently the monument has over 3,000 names, with additional names continually being added. Of the names on the monument, 173 have a “star” beside them, indicating that they are our “Fallen Heroes . . . paying the ultimate price for our freedom.”
With continued encouragement from the Hastings Community Foundation, the Veterans Monument now has an endowment, which will serve to maintain the monument in perpetuity.”
-Kim Wilder, Chairman, Adams County Veterans Monument
