The Durham Museum will open its new traveling exhibit, the Negro Motorist Green Book, on February 7. The exhibit will explore how the annual guide served as an indispensable resource for many African Americans in the United States. Visitors will interact with historic footage, images and firsthand accounts offering an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America.
The Rod Rhoden Foundation has pledged an initial $1 million to Metropolitan Community College for a scholarship that will continue Rod Rhoden’s legacy of supporting opportunities in Nebraska’s automotive industry. The pledge will establish the Rod’s Auto Tech Team Scholarship, which is available to students of all ages pursuing automotive technology certificate or associate degree programs, including MCC Career Academy completers. The scholarship is expected to impact an estimated 45-plus students per year.
Creighton University announced a donor-funded program aimed at promoting the mental and spiritual well-being, resiliency and life skills of students in every school and college on campus. The Fritz Family Office of Cura Personalis Services — established with a $3 million gift from Lance, HON’23, and Julie Fritz — is a mission-driven initiative providing additional support, resources and programming for students. The gift also establishes the Fritz Family Endowed Director of Cura Personalis Services. The director will lead a cross-divisional team of case managers. Cura personalis, which translates as “care for the whole person,” is one of Creighton’s core Jesuit values.
The Josh Place, a nonprofit aiming to create permanent housing for locals with chronic mental illness, is fundraising by hosting a raffle for a brand-new home valued at $455,000. A Kickoff Event will be held on March 30 to introduce the mission, housing model and community impact. The home will be raffled off at The GreenLight Gala Saturday, August 8.
Habitat Omaha was selected by an anonymous donor to participate in the Pope Leo Village initiative alongside 15 other cities nationwide. The program, launched in Chicago, will invite at least 600 new Habitat for Humanity volunteers to help build 20 homes over 20 days. A kickoff event will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, February 26, at the St. John Paul II Newman Center, 1221 South 71st Street. The first volunteer build day will take place in April.