Current Projects

Sue Campbell Shepard, a distinguished alumna of Greenfield High School, and her late husband Don Helgeson have provided a generous gift to the Greater Greenfield Community Foundation (GGCF) focused on elementary school music. The gift provides a year-on-year amount for the Nodaway Valley Community School District to enhance the elementary music program starting in the 2024-25 school year. In providing this exceptional fund, Ms. Shepard has linked her respect for her alma mater, her love of music, her commitment to community giving, and her knowledge that music enhances students’ love of the arts and learning.   

Ms. Shepard, now of Sartell, Minnesota, was born and raised in Adair County in   Bridgewater. Ms. Shepard, her parents, Jerry and Shirley Campbell, and her siblings eventually moved to Greenfield where she graduated from Greenfield High School in 1958. Ms. Shepard received her BA from the renowned Indiana University Jacob School of Music and later returned to Indiana for her MA in Philanthropic Studies, the first graduate of the then new philanthropy major at Indiana.

Sue lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for many years and was a soprano member of the Dale Warland professional chorus for 18 years. For 17 years she was on the staff of the University of Minnesota Foundation.

As you probably know, the Greenfield Community Swimming Pool is aging and needs some help.

This is a big project and a group has come together to work on helping Greenfield have a swimming pool that is safe and functional. Our local elected leaders for the pool are the mayor and the city council members. 

The issue of how to fund the pool renovation or reconstruction certainly hasn’t been decided at this early stage. However, we do have some “getting started” expenses, and if you have an interest in a pool continuing to serve Greenfield and the surrounding area, a contribution for this initial work (engineers, consultants, surveys, etc.) would be greatly appreciated. The Greater Greenfield Foundation is acting as a repository for the pool money. The pool committee knows if they work through the GGGF, the foundation board would ensure that any money that is spent is a legitimate expense. Also, your contribution is tax deductible (if you itemize deductions and meet the federal threshold). Learn how to donate here.

The GGCF is raising funds for a new playground at the Nodaway Lake, situated at the campground. The goal for the project is $75,000, with $8,000 currently raised. If you would like to donate to the fund send your tax-deductible donation to GGCF, Lake Playground Fund, P.O. Box 13, Greenfield, IA 50849 or donate online here.

Friends of the Greenfield Public Library helps the library with purchasing not only books, but technology needs and program funding for youth and adults.