civic engagement at the core
__________________Puksta Foundation offers scholarships to students ready to get involved in causes on and beyond their campuses.
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The college years are about something more, something special, something significant, something we at Puksta Foundation call civic engagement. Check out the projects that our scholars have worked on, spanning from human rights to researching the educational barriers for undocumented students.
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Latest Posts
Launching the Puksta Alumni Network online community!!
Thanks to Alumni Ambassadors
Well deserved thanks to our Puksta Alumni Ambassador Committee! This photo is just a small sampling of everyone who made it to our first annual Alumni Celebration or “family reunion” on the 27th and special thanks are due to these Puksta alumni who volunteered their time and energy to make the event the amazing success… Read more »
Remembering Harry Puksta December 30th, 1922 – July 4th, 1999
While we celebrate the 4th of July today, please take a moment to celebrate the life of a true hero and gentleman to the end, Harry Puksta. He lost his sweetheart, Eva, July 3rd, 1999 and died of a broken heart the next day. He never her left side and died on the 4th of… Read more »
Celebrating the life of Eva June Puksta ~ Dec 22, 1920 – July 3, 1999
20 years ago today we lost a beautiful farm girl from Albion, Nebraska. She moved to Denver after the war to work at the Veteran’s Affair’s office in Denver. Where she met the love of her life, Harry Puksta. She was a knitter of owls She was the bookkeeper for the Puksta’s She was a… Read more »
