Susan Waller, corporate and foundation relations (left) and Susan Dibble, executive director of Page Ahead (right), receive a donation of $5,000 from Union Pacific Railroad, presented by Brock Nelson (center). The money will go toward books for needy children.
Union Pacific Railroad awarded $5,000 recently to Page Ahead, a program that provides new books and develops reading activities that empower at-risk children.
Brock Nelson of Union Pacific delivered the check in person to Susan Waller, development coordinator, and Susan Dibble, executive director, of Page Ahead.
“I’m sure it can go to a good cause and they can use the money and I would like to do it in person as opposed to putting it in the mail,” Nelson said.
Union Pacific Railroad has an annual foundation program where candidates can apply for donations from the railroad branch present in the their community.
Nelson said they do the best they can to get the money back into the community where they operate.
“For an organization our size, it’s a very significant gift, we appreciate it very much,” Waller said.
Page Ahead, located at 1130 N.W. 85th St., is an office of seven, with two full-time employees and a group of dedicated people who volunteer, some for up to the past 11 years.
“You have to love kids and love books that’s who we draw,” Waller said. “Our budget for all of this is under a (one) million dollars, so for less then a million we serve 55,000 kids a year.
