Mark your calendars for upcoming events in our affiliate communities. We hope you have a chance to stop by and meet the people who are making a difference.

Central Kansas Community Foundation Host Events

September

REGIONAL SUMMIT SESSIONS

• Tuesday, Sept 24,  10:00 am to 2:00 pm  |  MCC Center, North Newton
• Wednesday, Sept 25,  10:00 am to 2:00 pm  |  Augusta Depot, Augusta
• Thursday, Sept 26, 10: am to 2:00 pm  |  Civic Center Community Room, Goessel

Affiliate Foundation Events

September

Friday, September 13, 9:00 – 11:00 AM | Newton Community Foundation grant awards celebration and 1st birthday celebration, Prairie Harvest Mezzanine, Newton, KS

Saturday, September 21, 9:00 AM | Goessel Community Foundation Benefit Golf Tournament, Pine Edge Golf Course

Saturday, September 21, 6:00 PM | Peabody Community Foundation will feature a table at the Sunflower Theatre opening event, Peabody, KS

Wednesday, September 25, All Day | Home Sweet Hesston, Hesston, KS

Mark your calendars for this year’s Giving Tuesday campaign. Give back to your favorite charity November 28, 2017. For more information, visit www.givenownewton.org.

Central Kansas Community Foundation will play host to its 19 affiliates August 24 at the Kansas Learning Center for Health in Halstead, Kansas. For more information and to register, click the link below.

2017 Affiliate Summit

Central Kansas Community Foundation and regional affiliate foundations will honor the 2017 scholarship recipients at the Regional Scholarship Awards Ceremony, Friday, July 21, 21017 from 5:30 – 8:00 PM at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Newton. Please plan to join us! Click the link below for more information.

Regional Scholarship Awards Ceremony Information

The Halstead Community Foundation (HCF), an affiliate of Central Kansas Community Foundation, announces that its 2017 Grant applications will be accepted starting May 1, 2017.  All 501 (c) (3) charitable organizations serving the community of Halstead are encouraged to apply.  The purpose of these grants is to invest in local service and community project/programs that focus on the enhancement of the Halstead community.

The 2017 Halstead Community Foundation Grant cycle aims to support organizations with project/programs that directly impact the community of Halstead. The project/program should be designed to meet a need or enhance Halstead. Approximately $8,300 in grant monies are available for distribution this year through the Halstead Community Foundation Grant cycle:

• The Halstead Impact Fund has approximately $4,800 available for the purpose of supporting charitable project/programs that benefit those in the Halstead

• The Kansas Health Foundation Fund-Halstead has approximately $3,500 to underwrite solutions to local health issues and for the protection and promotion of the health and well-being of individuals and their communities through the encouragement of healthy lifestyles, behaviors, and environments.

Applications are available for electronic submission at www.centralkansascf.org. Deadline for submission is May 31, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.  Grants will be awarded Friday, August 11, 2017 at an event sponsored by HCF.

For more information, please contact Mary K Bean, HCF Director at marykay@givehalstead.org or 316-680-6271; or Brenda Sooter, CKCF Program Officer – Grants, at Brendasooter@centralkansascf.org  or 316-283-5474.

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Grants

Central Kansas Community Foundation and its regional affiliate partners have opened their scholarship cycles. Please visit the following page fore more information on what scholarships are available and how you can apply.

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION