Fairbury Community Foundation

12/19/2025

Happening Tomorrow!

Christmas at the Library
Dec. 20 | 10–11:15 AM
Santa at 10:30 - holiday stories, crafts, games & snacks!

11/21/2025

Join us at the Fairbury Public Library as we team up with Jeffs Gone Mad for a Grinch themed Christmas party!

📆December 20th
🕙 10:00–11:15 a.m.
📍 Fairbury Public Library

07/12/2024

The Fairbury Community Foundation is generously donating school supplies again this year. All your child needs is a backpack and a water bottle. Central Elementary School.

11/16/2023

07/24/2023

The FCF will be providing school supplies again this year for the Fairbury Schools. We are in need of cash as always and Dry Erase markers, Clorox Wipes. Any one that wishes to help the FCF by donating, they can contact Tim Linscott, 402-729-6141. School supplies must be donated by August 11, 2023 they can be dropped of at The Fairbury Journal-News office, 510 C St., Fairbury.
We like to order the school supplies in bulk if we can so if you wish to donate cash/check please make the checks payable to the Fairbury Community Foundation.

12/07/2022

FCF hosted Santa at FHS

11/22/2022

The Fairbury Community Foundation will be hosting Santa on Sunday, December 4 from noon to 2 p.m. inside Fairbury High School. The event is free for the public to come see Santa and get a goodie bag.

08/30/2022

Check out MotherTung on Sept. 10 at Fairbury's Founder's Day Celebration.

08/10/2022

Founders Day come see MotherTung at the Venue downtown Fairbury on September 10!

07/13/2022

School Supply Donations-Anyone wishing to donate Cash or any school supplies are welcome to contact Don Cook, Fairbury Community Foundation 402-587-1618. All donated school supplies may be dropped off at the Veteran’s Office lower level in the courthouse. We would like Cash donation, Clorox wipes and Dry Erase Markers. The school supplies will be taken to the appropriate schools on Aug. 2022.

02/02/2022

Ag Scholarship Offered
Wanting to give back to the ag community and the school community, the Thomas family has created the Gene and Susan Thomas Agriculture Scholarship to benefit students at Meridian and Fairbury Public Schools.
The family of Gene Thomas family has decided to honor him with a scholarship that would benefit a Meridian or Fairbury student pursuing agriculture as a career. Susan Thomas was a counselor at Fairbury Public Schools for many years and the duo often volunteered at various events and for organizations, including the Bonham Theatre.
The Fairbury Community Foundation will be helping facilitate the scholarship.
The scholarship will be $1,000 per year and applications are available through the guidance department at each school. Applications for this year’s scholarship is due April 15 and can be sent to 422 E Street, Suite 5, Fairbury, NE., 68352.
Selection committee for the scholarship will be a Thomas family member, a member of the Fairbury Community Foundation board, and a representative from Meridian and Fairbury schools.
During the second semester, the check will be administered to the school of the recipient.
Susan Thomas said, “We want to encourage young people to pursue an agricultural career at an early age and work hard. Gene was a hard working, get it all done type of person and really valued education. We want to build our Jefferson County Community and emphasize those traits,” Susan Thomas said.
The decision on the recipient of the scholarship will be made before the end of each school year.