ENHANCING VIBRANT COMMUNITIES IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

A gift to the CCF Community Fund lasts forever and helps us support local efforts including education, healthcare, the arts, agriculture, emergency and firefighting response, history preservation, downtown development, non-profit growth, and more!

Help us complete our journey to a brighter future for local communities by committing to an annual gift to the CCF! Learn more. Donate.

The Caring Community Foundation has awarded nearly $9000 so far in 2024!

(See details below)
Rock Creek Endowment Grants
Middle School – camera $2,033.89
High School – Spanish food prep education $1,000.00
High School – 10 Garmin watches for PE $1,296.00
St. George Elementary School empathy and resilience program $945.30

Community Grants
Onaga Historical Society – safety equipment $500.00
St. Marys Historical Society – laptop $500.00
HRHS – popcorn and cotton candy machines $1,500.00
City of Havensville – rubber mulch $1,000.00
Total = $8,775.19

Watch for our annual Care Catalog later this fall, November 18 – December 16th, to help us support our communities lots more!

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Wellsprings Shade Project Announcement

Wellsprings, a long term care facility in Westmoreland, KS needed shade for their outdoor memory unit patio. They lost a shade tree in a storm, leaving the patio completely in the sun. The Caring Community Foundation’s 2023 Care Catalog carried their request for completing this project. And the community stepped up! 

Many thanks go to: Brandon Fleming, of Fleming Brothers Construction

MCM, Midwest Concrete Materials

Howell Lumber Company

Farmers State Bank

The Caring Community Foundation was so pleased to be able to work with these fine community partners. Their work provides cool shade, but their generosity warms the heart!

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Westmoreland Swimming Pool

As the Westmoreland community continues to recover from the April 30 tornado, community members are coming together to bring new and enhanced recreation options for youth and families. This phase of improvement focuses on the rebuilding of the community swimming pool.

Public swimming pools serve as more than just a place to cool off on hot summer days. They’re catalysts for fostering a sense of community. Community members feel that having a swimming pool is vital to the growth and vitality of Westmoreland.  The goal is to raise $150,000 by April 1st.

Support this effort by donating to the Westmoreland Parks and Community Fund. Your donation can go farther by participating in a donor match and your gift is tax deductible.  A group of local families have agreed to match the first $75,000 in gifts. Your donation will help provide a safe and fun place for children and families to enjoy a little fun in the sun.

Donate directly to the Westmoreland Parks & Community fund here:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EVZXJBZAC2GT8

Drop off at Farmers State Bank, reference Westmoreland Parks and Community Fund

Mail to:
Caring Community Foundation for the Westmoreland Parks and Community Fund
307 Leonard
P.O. Box 54
Onaga KS 66521

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The CCF does a lot of work behind the scenes to support our local communities.

The Care Catalog was last Fall, but it made quite a splash and ripples are still occurring. Today, KSNT reported on the USD 322 Onaga High School weightlifting room equipment updates funded through the Catalog. There were multiple donors; the story on the 5:00 news focused on Little Apple Toyota, by far the largest donor. The news clip didn’t show the entire crowd of Buffalo proud: several coaches, five students, and CCF. CCF treated all to a pizza lunch following the interview. A huge thank you to all the donors, especially Little Apple Toyota!

 

 

 

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Toyota Gives Generously to the CCF

Demonstrating a deep commitment to community welfare, Little Apple Toyota, in conjunction with Your local Toyota dealerships, has made a substantial donation to the Caring Community Foundation (CCF), totaling $21,190. This generous contribution underscores the dealership’s dedication to supporting local communities and charitable initiatives. Read more here.

Tom Hood, Managing Partner of Little Apple Toyota in Manhattan presents generous gift to Jay Rezac, President, and Susie Kufahl, Director, of the Caring Community Foundation. The donation funded the USD 322 Onaga weightlifting equipment and the Foundation’s Community Fund through the Care Catalog.

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When people do good, they feel good. CCF makes it easy. We serve as a leader, a catalyst, a trusted resource to help initiate and grow your philanthropic ideas.

You know your community like no one else. Donate to a fund to help meet the needs that mean the most to you in your home town.  Or, give back to your community by creating a “Community Good” fund to help provide assistance for your community’s greatest needs.

Let the CCF enhance your efforts to help ensure a strong and vibrant future for your community. Funds endowed with the CCF will continue to bring good to your community into perpetuity, forever.

What is a Community Foundation?

The Caring Community Foundation (CCF) is about connecting, growing and giving – growing funds for the future of our local communities and connecting donors to needs they care about, right here at home.

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