UNMC and Nebraska Medicine provide charitable support to help further the missions of many nonprofit organizations.
These organizations enrich the community, making it a vibrant and attractive place to live and work. This encompasses organizations serving the Douglas, Sarpy, Cass and Pottawattamie counties and Grand Island. Many support lifesaving research or help patients get the support and services they need when they are not on the med center campus.
Click on the event below and look for the “Nebraska Medicine/UNMC” or “Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center” team names to participate in an already established corporately endorsed event.
UNMC and Nebraska Medicine’s presence at these events helps demonstrate our commitment to these communities. The following organizations provide valuable support for med center patients.
Organization: UNO Athletics – Omaha Mavericks
Event Name: Claussen-Leahy Maverick Run
Date: April 22, Baxter Arena
The 2017 Claussen-Leahy Maverick Run events assist in the funding of UNO athletic programs. Join the Nebraska Medicine team with discount code Nebmed10 to receive $10 off registration — for Nebraska Medicine and UNMC employees, students and their families.
Organization: UNMC
Event Name: Nebraska Science Festival
Date: April 20-29, various locations
The Nebraska Science Festival began in 2013 as an initiative of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which continues to administer the festival with the assistance of a number of organizations and individuals interested in the advancement of science literacy.
Organization: Keep Kids Alive Drive 25
Event Name: 5K Walk/Run to Remember
Date: April 29, Skutt Catholic High School
All proceeds benefit the mission of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 — To Make Streets Safer for All Who Walk, Cycle, Play, Drive and Ride and to support families whose loved ones have died in traffic accidents through the Live Forward! Program.
Organization: Project Purple
Event Name: Steps for a Cure
Date: May 6, Holmes Lake (70th & Pioneer), Lincoln
Help Project Purple end pancreatic cancer. Walk the first ever Steps for a Cure with us and march against one of the deadliest cancers in the world.
Organization: Muscular Dystrophy Association
Event Name: Muscle Walk of Omaha
Date: May 6, Werner Park
Each day, everyday freedoms like walking, hugging, playing and even breathing are taken away from kids and adults in our community with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases. The dollars raised fuel MDA’s efforts to find research breakthroughs across diseases.
Organization: American Heart Association
Event Name: Heart Walk
Date: May 13, Miller’s Landing
The Heart Walk is the American Heart Association’s premier event in the community. It promotes physical activity and heart-healthy living in a fun, family environment. It is a time of celebration for those who have made lifestyle changes and encourages many more to take the pledge to live healthier lifestyles while raising the monies needed to fund life-saving research and education, advocate for health and SAVE lives.
Organization: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Event Name: Great Strides Walk
Date: May 20, Aksarben Village – Stinson Park
Great Strides is a fun, family-oriented event with a healthy 5k walk, children’s activities, food and festivities that participants look forward to year after year.
Organization: Great Plains Colon Cancer Coalition
Event Name: Rollin to Colon
Date: June 18
This event offers a 53, 40, 30, 20 and 10-mile bike rides. There’s also a short kid’s ride around Valley, Neb. The event raises awareness for colorectal cancer.
Organization: Great Plains Colon Cancer Coalition
Event Name: The Boxer 500
Date: Aug. 20, Werner Park
The Boxer 500 is a 5K run/walk, a one-mile walk and kid’s event to raise awareness for colorectal cancer. Participants are encouraged to draw attention to their bottoms and colorectal cancer by participating in their boxer underwear.
For more information, contact Haley Armstrong, community relations coordinator, at (402) 552-2249.