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WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT
THE NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH
2022 Women of Achievement nominees in Volunteer Sue Eggleston
cookie booth at the church’s craft fair, and serves on multiple church committees. Eggleston has been president of Chapter HQ, PEO, for the past three years and has held other offices. During the pandemic, she kept members connected with extra emails, per- sonal homemade cards and phone calls. She was a delegate for the recent International PEO Convention. Before the pandemic, she made weekly vis- its to residents of local care facilities. A member of RSVP, she also volunteers at Lincoln County Historical Museum.
help, and prepares a monthly meal for Shrine Past Presidents. With the PEO, she also or- ganized and delivered a meal to Deborah’s Legacy House. Outside the kitchen, she organizes monthly mission projects for the church’s confirmation class, organizes and participates in bian- nual trash walks, coordinates the church’s Salvation Army bell ringing, and assists in taking Communion to three nursing homes. She has been president of the local United Methodist Women and Great West District treasurer. She co-chairs the organization’s Sarah Talbott time, effort and dedication she had for the project,” nominator Madison Hoatson said. “Sarah is truly someone who cares about making our town a better place for future generations. She is absolutely an asset to this community. Not only does she put in countless volunteer hours downtown, and
Nominators: PEO members Denise Rauterkus, Jeannie Thies, Janice and Ellie Schad, Frankie Moore, Carol Sandau Sue Eggleston “is busy every week of the year serving others,” said one of the six PEO members who nominated Eggleston. At North Platte’s First United Methodist Church, Eggleston plans menus, buys grocer- ies, cooks and serves a meal every Wednesday. She does the same for monthly meals she de- livers to The Connection Homeless Shelter and Salvation Army, organizing volunteers to
with other organizations, she does it all while running a very successful down- town business.” Besides the Downtown Association board, Talbott’s activities include Chamber Hostesses and her church’s youth ministry.
Nominator: Madison Hoatson
Sarah Talbott was Downtown Association president the last two years and was instrumental in the revitalization of the Canteen District. “Working for her, I saw just how much
Emily Wurl and Tauni Morris
community of North Platte gathered at the park to build from the ground up this family-friendly, special-needs-accessible playground. Emily and Tauni’s leadership brought our community together. With the help of city leaders, construction compa- nies with heavy equipment, food volunteers, child-care volunteers, publicity committees, fundraising committees, skilled and un- skilled volunteers, approximately 200 men and women showed up each day to bring this playground to completion. Emily and Tauni volunteered hundreds of hours to bring this playground to fruition while raising their families and participat- ing in other volunteer activities.
to develop a design that would bring to life the history of North Platte. After choosing the WWII Canteen theme for the playground, they encouraged elementary school children to share their hopes and dreams for a new playground. Using these children’s designs, Emily and Tauni worked with the profes- sionals from Leathers to create a design that would honor our local history. Working to achieve this goal was just start- ing, however. With a goal of raising close to $400,000 for construction costs and materials, they set up committees to raise these funds. Our commu- nity more than met that goal. For five days in September 2021, the
Nominators: Jami Mendenhall and Katelyn Sperle
Over the past two years, Emily Wurl and Tauni Morris volunteered their time and effort to bring a new playground to Centennial Park. Their vision began in fall 2020 after both had visited Community Build Playgrounds in other states. Over the next year, Emily and Tauni contacted the New York-based Leathers & Associates play- ground company that works to bring these playgrounds to cities and towns across the nation. Emily and Tauni worked with the North Platte Public Schools and community leaders
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