Hastings Federal Credit Union was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award at this year’s Annual Meeting and Convention.
This year’s winner has done an outstanding job raising funds for Credit Unions for Kids throughout the years. They raised $5800 this past year, which came to $.93 per member. Almost a $1 per member! Which is amazing! Some of the awesome things they do for CU4Kids include raffling Husker FB tickets, candy bar sales, children’s book donations, jeans days, and they also received board approval on a new idea to contribute $1 of each foreign cardholder fee to CMN. They continue to promote CU4kids in their branches with posters and flyers as well as on their website.
Pictured at right: Jamie Hinrichs-President and Amy Shaw – NCUL Chief Initiatives Officer
Congratulations to Hastings Federal Credit Union!
Many other credit unions were awarded for their fundraising efforts at this year’s Annual Awards Ceremony.
Those credit unions who achieved Platinum status are:
Central Nebraska FCU
Family Focus FCU
Hastings FCU
LincOne FCU
Liberty First CU
LPS Employees FCU
Those credit unions who achieved Gold status are:
Consumers Cooperative FCU
Hemingford Community FCU
Trius FCU
Those credit unions who achieved Silver status are:
Centris FCU
North Platte ECU
HALL OF FAME:
Those credit unions that remain in the Hall of Fame are Family Focus FCU and Liberty First CU.
Sharon and John Rademacher Receive CU4Kids Champion Award
Longtime members of Family Focus FCU, Sharon and John Rademacher, received the 2025 CU4Kids 
Champion Award at this year’s Awards Ceremony.
This award is the highest individual honor that can be bestowed upon a credit union employee or volunteer in Nebraska in recognition of their involvement in Credit Unions for Kids. Credit Unions were founded on the principle of “People Helping People” and our involvement in Credit Unions for Kids demonstrates this commitment. Participation on an individual level is vital to fundraising success and this award was established to recognize that person who makes a difference, one event, one dollar, one minute at a time. This individual is a champion for CU4Kids and Children’s Nebraska. They go above and beyond anything asked of them in their job.
Taken from their nomination:
“Sharon donated many of her award-winning pies each Thanksgiving, sewed casserole dish covers, made her famous strawberry rhubarb jam to sell, purchased a tile at the Specialty Pediatric Clinic with their name, and created hand-painted Christmas tree ornament balls to sell at Christmas. In 2011, John passed away and Sharon carried on supporting the meat raffle and it continued to be a tradition of our Annual Member Day Celebration. Family Focus FCU has had the privilege of continuing the tradition in their honor after Sharon passed away in 2020.”
John and Sharon were clearly a treasured part of the credit union and their fundraising efforts. They played a big role in Family Focus being awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award for 6 years and helping the credit union get inducted as the first one in the CU4Kids Hall of Fame.
Members like John and Sharon is what this award is all about. We, at the League, are so thankful for their passion and the love they shared while they were with us. Congratulations to the Rademacher’s!
Congratulations to all the winners!
