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Chariots 4 Hope fundraiser shifts freedom into high gear
How the nonprofit’s founder is putting people in the driver’s seat of their own success
WELL, YOU HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT CLIMBING UP THE CAREER LADDER AND BECOMING SUCCESSFUL, BUT A LOCAL OMAHA MAN IS WRITING ABOUT CLIMBING DOWN THAT LADDER, AND HE’S HERE TO SHARE HIS STORY. JASON HURT IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF OMAHA NONPROFIT CHARIOTS FOR HOPE. HE WROTE THIS NEW BOOK, CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER, AND CHERRY BOARD MEMBER RACHEL KNAPP IS HERE TO WELCOME. THANK YOU. YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO, JASON, WE’LL GET INTO YOUR BACKSTORY IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT TODAY YOU ARE SUCCESSFULLY LEADING THE NONPROFIT CHARIOTS FOR HOPE. YOU GUYS HAVE A BIG FUNDRAISER COMING UP SOON. WHAT’S THAT ALL ABOUT? YES, APRIL 23RD IS OUR LARGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR. WE DO IT AT PETER PHOENIX PLACE. IT’S JUST AN AMAZING TIME TO CELEBRATE, TO MAKE AWARENESS OF EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING ON WITH CHARIOTS FOR HOPE. WE’RE HOPING FOR OVER 600 ATTENDEES THIS YEAR, AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE, THEY KNOW HOW GREAT THE CAR COLLECTION IS. IT’S OMAHA’S LARGEST PRIVATE CAR COLLECTION, AND I THINK IT’S SAFE TO SAY THERE MIGHT BE A FEW NEW SURPRISES THERE THIS YEAR. OKAY, FUN. WELL, CHARIOTS FOR HOPE. I DIDN’T MENTION THIS, BUT IT SOLVES TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FOR PEOPLE IN OMAHA, WHICH IS SO BIG, SPECIFICALLY IN A CITY LIKE OMAHA. BUT JASON, LET’S GET INTO YOUR BOOK AND YOUR BACKSTORY A LITTLE BIT. NOW, BEFORE YOU WERE DOING ALL OF THIS, WHAT CAREER DID YOU WORK IN? YEAH. SO I WORKED FOR THE LARGEST INSURANCE COMPANY IN NEW YORK AS AN INSURANCE EXECUTIVE, LEADING THE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT. WOW. AND THEN WHAT KIND OF CAUSED THIS MOVE TO MOVE DOWN THE CAREER LADDER? HOW DID YOU DECIDE THAT? YEAH. SO I TELL YOU, IT WAS JUST AS I WAS CLIMBING UP AND CLIMBING UP, I REALIZED THAT I HAD ELEVATED SUCCESS ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS TO ME. THERE WASN’T EVEN A CLOSE SECOND. AND SO AS I WAS KIND OF CONTINUING TO CLIMB UP, I JUST REALIZED THAT IT BECAME AN IDOL. IT WAS WHAT I WAS WORSHIPING. AND LIKE I SAID, EVERYTHING ELSE JUST DIDN’T MATTER. RIGHT? AND THEN IN YOUR BOOK, YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW DO YOU FIND BALANCE AND HAPPINESS? AND IT REALLY WASN’T GETTING TO THE TOP OF THAT CAREER LADDER. WHAT WAS IT? YEAH. SO IT WAS NOT JUST WALKING AWAY FROM THE JOB, IT WAS WALKING AWAY FROM THE LIE THAT SUCCESS DEFINES YOU. AND SO THERE WAS THREE MAIN THINGS THAT REALLY HELPED ME DO THAT. ONE WAS MY NEWFOUND FAITH. AND SO I JUST PLACED MY FAITH IN JESUS AND IT CHANGED EVERYTHING. SECOND WAS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY MY WIFE. SHE WAS AMAZING. HER UNCONDITIONAL LOVE THROUGH THIS JOURNEY WAS A GAME CHANGER FOR ME. AND THEN FINALLY, IT WAS A FRAMEWORK THAT ACTUALLY INCLUDED SOME PRACTICAL TOOLS THAT HELPED ME NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES. THAT NEW FRAMEWORK OF JUST HELPING PEOPLE AND BEING GROUNDED IN FAITH IS NOW ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YOU FOUNDED CHARIOT FOR HOPE. LET’S GET BACK TO THIS FUNDRAISER. IF PEOPLE WANT TO DONATE OR IF THEY WANT TO ATTEND, HOW DO THEY DO THAT? OH GOSH. SO THERE’S A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS. THE MAIN WAYS TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE. THAT’S WW, THE NUMBER FOR HOPE DOT. AND THEN IT WILL GO AHEAD. RIGHT ON THE MAIN PAGE IS TO DONATE. NOW GET INVOLVED IN THE FUNDRAISER AND IT’LL LEAD YOU RIGHT TO TO TO DONATE. AWESOME. AND WHAT’S THAT DATE OF THE FUNDRAISER APRIL 23RD. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR BEING
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Chariots 4 Hope fundraiser shifts freedom into high gear
How the nonprofit’s founder is putting people in the driver’s seat of their own success
Chariots 4 Hope’s annual Feel the Freedom fundraiser is bringing the community together to remove transportation barriers for people in need. The event is being hosted at the world-class American Muscle Car Museum owned by Peter Fink of Certified Transmission. Chariots 4 Hope’s Co-Founder and Executive Director, Jason Hurt, along with the nonprofit’s Chairman of the Board, Rachel Knapp, sat down with KETV’s Samantha Pastorino to talk about the event featuring cool cars, good food, and inspiring stories of impact. The Feel the Freedom fundraiser is Thursday, April 23, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.For more information, visit chariots4hope.org.
Chariots 4 Hope’s annual Feel the Freedom fundraiser is bringing the community together to remove transportation barriers for people in need.
The event is being hosted at the world-class American Muscle Car Museum owned by Peter Fink of Certified Transmission.
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Chariots 4 Hope’s Co-Founder and Executive Director, Jason Hurt, along with the nonprofit’s Chairman of the Board, Rachel Knapp, sat down with KETV’s Samantha Pastorino to talk about the event featuring cool cars, good food, and inspiring stories of impact.
The Feel the Freedom fundraiser is Thursday, April 23, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
For more information, visit chariots4hope.org.
