OGALLALA, NE — May 6, 2025 — The Big Mac Kiwanis Club of Ogallala is once again honoring loved ones and supporting the community with its annual memorial flower sale, a long-standing fundraiser that helps provide scholarships and fund local projects.
This year, the club will operate from a new location on the north side of the North Platte Opportunity Center, 121 East J Street (formerly PAKS), directly across from Culligan Water. The sale offers an array of artificial memorial flowers available for a free-will donation, with proceeds directly supporting Kiwanis community service efforts.
The flower sale will run on the following dates:
- Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Thursday, May 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Friday, May 16 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Saturday, May 17 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Thursday, May 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Friday, May 23 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The initiative is especially unique because it is both sustainable and sentimental. The flowers sold are collected from local cemeteries after the Memorial Day period each year, then cleaned, sorted, and offered back to the community the following May. For those unable to visit the cemetery themselves, the Kiwanis Club also offers a placement service—delivering and placing flowers at selected gravesites in Ogallala in exchange for a donation.
“This project has really come full circle,” said Club President Susan McBride Krab. “It honors the memory of loved ones while continuing to give back to our town in meaningful ways.”