Mission

Assist individuals with limited financial and/ or socio-economic resources in advancing themselves vocationally, personally and/ or spiritually.

Support other nonprofit, governmental agencies and/ or divisions of local, state or federal public service entities in assisting individuals with limited financial and/or socio-economic resources in advancing themselves vocationally, personally and/ or spiritually.

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Excellence in Vocational Rehabilitation 2015

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Recent Contributors

Reg Gibbs	Ed Howden
NE IARP	IARP National
Steve Kuhn	Shirley Strottman
Tim & Caroline Jones	Val Consbruck
Craig & Claudette Cihal	Gertie Nuss
Jackie Smith	Beth Hultine
Gail Leonhardt	Becky Maddox
Karen Stricklett	Dean Venter
The Justin Osborn Family	Jennifer Jones
Del & Jan Hornbacher	Michelle McNamara
Al Marchisio	Rocky Mountain Rehab P.C.
Terry Cordray	David Stein
Bonnie Gladden	Skip McKeeman
Western Alternative Corrections, Inc	Western Vocational Services, Inc.
Gretchen Roberts	Edward Theisen
Paula Freeman	Robinson Work Rehabilitation Services

Bart Hultine Altruism Fund, Inc. has four Pillars of Strength (focus). Each identifies its own mission:

Pillars of Strength of the Organization

Vocational Rehabilitation

Definition: The advancement of individuals with disabilities and/or those who serve them.

Agriculture

Definition: The cultivation, perpetuation, and return to farm and/or ranch heritage and lifestyle.

Colon Cancer Awareness and Support

Definition: The support of individual and community awareness and prevention of the implications of not taking a pro-active approach to colon cancer.

Personal Infrastructure

Definition: The investment in one's health, education, resources, self, family, and/or community.

Born: September 10, 1946

Died: June 12, 2010

Barton Wayne Hultine was born September 10, 1946 to Dale and Hildy Hultine of Saronville, Nebraska (population 38). He was born the fifth generation of Swedish immigrants; two younger brothers were to follow as well as a sister who passed shortly after birth. His childhood home was rural; consisting of row crop farming, breeding of Polled Short Horn cattle and raising swine. Family was near; granting access to uncles, aunts, cousins, grandparents and great grandparents.

Land, family, friends and a strong sense of community created an environment for a young boy to explore and dream; radio programs, books and yarn fueled his desire to create, participate, try and see what was over the next hill; tree houses were mid-evil fortresses, feed-bunks were Caribbean pirate ships, quarter horses were Indian war ponies and any tree branch or fencing rod was a Roman sword. All came to life on the ponds and in the dirt of a Clay County, Nebraska.

Work was always present, though not defined as such; responsibility to family and community, husbandry of livestock, cultivation of crops and preservation of what was acquired was the means by which things got done. Time was not the measure of a days work, nor was it always a compensated commodity; time pertained when it came to dinner, family and friends, music lessons, school and a measure of how far a destination was.  

As grade school gave way to high school the world only seemed to get bigger, horses and go-carts were traded for motorcycles and cars, favorite hatchets and hay forts for girls and sports.

A financial donation may be given to the Bart Hultine Altruism Fund to assist in supporting the general cause of the organization.  A financial gift may also be given to support a specific Pillar of Strength.  Please make checks payable to Bart Hultine Altruism Fund, Corporate Office, 101 S. Hastings Ave., Hastings, NE  68901.  You will receive a letter of acknowledgment and appreciation that will identify the amount and date of your financial gift and serve as your receipt.  

Click here to download the donation form 

Please fill out the form, print and mail it to the address on the form, along with your donation check.

Any individual or organization can request funds by completing an application and submitting it to the corporate office.  Any questions about the application process and/ or further direction and information pertaining to the Bart Hultine Altruism Fund may be directed to the Board of Directors.