WELL, IT’S TIME TO STOCK UP FOR THE 4TH OF JULY. TODAY MARKS THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF FIREWORKS STANDS. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S SAMANTHA PASTORINO SHOWS US HOW THE FIREWORKS YOU BUY THIS YEAR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT THAT GOES BEYOND YOUR FRONT YARD. YOUR FIREWORKS DOLLARS ARE GETTING MORE BANG FOR THEIR BUCK THIS SEASON. OMAHA IS USING A NEW SYSTEM TO AWARD PERMITS, MEANING 40 LOCAL NONPROFITS ARE RECEIVING 15% OF SPECIFIC STANDS SALES. AMONG THE MANY IS COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER FOR THE NEW NATIONAL LATINO PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, GUILLERMO MENDEZ. IT’S A DOUBLE FOLD THING. PEOPLE BUY FIREWORKS. THEY GET JOY AND PLEASURE OUT OF OUT OF WATCHING THEM GO UP AND AND SHOOT AND SPARKLE AND DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. AND THEN YOU ALSO GET HELPING PEOPLE. MENDEZ SAYS THE FUNDS PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION’S ABILITY TO REACH ITS GOALS. AND FOR CEO OF HEARTLAND HOPE MISSION CHELSEA SALIFU, THESE FUNDS COULDN’T HAVE COME AT A BETTER TIME. OUR PANTRY NUMBERS ARE UP 100%, SO DOUBLE WHAT THEY WERE IN 2021 BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC SITUATION AND THAT WITH THE DISASTERS ON TOP OF IT, HAS REALLY PUT A STRAIN ON THE RESOURCES. SALIFU SAYS THE NONPROFIT ALREADY ANTICIPATED SERVING 92,000 PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR FOOD PANTRY THIS YEAR. BUT WITH NATURAL DISASTERS HAPPENING LOCALLY, THAT NUMBER HAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED. THIS FUNDING IS CRITICAL SO THAT WE’RE ABLE TO MEET ALL OF THE NEEDS THAT WE’RE SEEING IN OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW, AND COMMUNITY IS WHAT THIS NEW PROCESS IS ALL ABOUT. IT’S NOT ABOUT JUST ONE ORGANIZATION. IT’S BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND BRINGING ALL ALL THE COMMUNITY ASPE
‘Bringing everyone together’: 40 nonprofits receive donations from firework sales
It’s time to stock up for the fourth of July, today marks the official opening of firework stands. This year, your firework dollars are getting more bang for their buck.
It’s time to stock up for the fourth of July, today marks the official opening of firework stands. This year, your firework dollars are getting more bang for their buck.Omaha used a new system to award permits, meaning that 40 local non-profits will receive 15% of specific stands sales.Among the many is Community Liaison Officer for the National Latino Peace Officer Association, Guillermo Mendez.”It’s double fold thing. People buy fireworks, they get joy and pleasure watching them go up and shoot and sparkle, then you also get to help people,” Mendez said.Mendez says the funds NLPOA will receive play a big role in the organizations ability to reach its objectives.For CEO of Heartland Hope Mission, Chelsea Salifou, these funds couldn’t have come at a better time.”Our pantry numbers are up 100%; so double what they were in 2021 because of the economic situation. That with the disasters on top of it has really put a strain on the resources,” Salifou said.Salifou says the nonprofit was already anticipated serving 92,000 people through their food panty this year, but with natural disasters happening locally, that number has dramatically increased.”This funding is critical so that we’re able to meet all of the needs that we’re seeing in our community right now,” Salifou said.Community is what this new process is all about.”It’s not about just one organization. It’s bringing everybody together and bringing all the community aspect together,” Mendez said.Both Wild Willy’s and Bellino firework stands are donating proceeds to the selected non-profits. To see which stand represents a specific organization, visit Wild Willy’s Website.Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
OMAHA, Neb. —
It’s time to stock up for the fourth of July, today marks the official opening of firework stands.
This year, your firework dollars are getting more bang for their buck.
Omaha used a new system to award permits, meaning that 40 local non-profits will receive 15% of specific stands sales.
Among the many is Community Liaison Officer for the National Latino Peace Officer Association, Guillermo Mendez.
“It’s double fold thing. People buy fireworks, they get joy and pleasure watching them go up and shoot and sparkle, then you also get to help people,” Mendez said.
Mendez says the funds NLPOA will receive play a big role in the organizations ability to reach its objectives.
For CEO of Heartland Hope Mission, Chelsea Salifou, these funds couldn’t have come at a better time.
“Our pantry numbers are up 100%; so double what they were in 2021 because of the economic situation. That with the disasters on top of it has really put a strain on the resources,” Salifou said.
Salifou says the nonprofit was already anticipated serving 92,000 people through their food panty this year, but with natural disasters happening locally, that number has dramatically increased.
“This funding is critical so that we’re able to meet all of the needs that we’re seeing in our community right now,” Salifou said.
Community is what this new process is all about.
“It’s not about just one organization. It’s bringing everybody together and bringing all the community aspect together,” Mendez said.
Both Wild Willy’s and Bellino firework stands are donating proceeds to the selected non-profits. To see which stand represents a specific organization, visit Wild Willy’s Website.