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Lincoln Southwest students Garytt Brown, left, dressed as Lord Farquaad, and Noah Hendrickson, dressed as Shrek, promote raising money for their school's theater program at the Give to Lincoln Day nonprofit festival Thursday at Tower Square in downtown Lincoln.
People tour booths at the Give to Lincoln Day nonprofit festival Thursday at Tower Square.
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Generosity on display: See photos from the 2026 Give to Lincoln nonprofit festival
Guests tour the nonprofit booths that line the walkways around Tower Square during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
Guests tour the nonprofit booths that line the walkways around Tower Square during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
Lincoln Southwest students Garytt Brown, left, dressed as Lord Farquaad, and Noah Hendrickson, dressed as Shrek, promote raising money for their school's theater program at the Give to Lincoln Day nonprofit festival Thursday at Tower Square in downtown Lincoln.
Kelcie Keeling, from left, executive director for Hearts United for Animals, speaks with Lincoln Board of Education member Annie Mumgaard during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Tower Square.
June Daniel, left, gives a Linked2Literacy wildflower packet flyer to Chloe Burgett, museum educator at the Sheldon Museum of Art, during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Tower Square.
Mia Vander Zwagg holds 5-week-old kitten Lilly, while visiting The Purrpose booth during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Tower Square.
Kelsie Kerps helps zip Aubrey Luebbe into a inflatable cat suit at The Purrpose booth during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Tower Square.
Nonprofit booths line the sidewalks around Tower Square during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
Kelcie Keeling, executive director for Hearts united for Animals, holds Hank Carter, a 10-year-old chihuahua, during Give to Lincoln Day’s nonprofit festival on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Tower Square.
People tour booths at the Give to Lincoln Day nonprofit festival Thursday at Tower Square.
