Clay Center Community Improvement Foundation

09/01/2026

Consider donating to Orange and Black Pack - Clay Center, KS this Gather for Good Match Day! We welcome them with open arms, as they participate for the first time. 🧡🖤 Go Tigers!

🎶🎤🎺 Our goal is to say YES to funding requests from as many sponsors and coaches as we can. As we approach Match Day, we'll be sharing past projects, like fulfilling a wish list request for music equipment for the CCCHS music department! 🎶🎤🎺
Clay Center Community Improvement Foundation

Help us say YES! Match Day 2026 is right around the corner:

Donations Throughout the Year: https://www.claycentercif.org/donate/Orange-and-Black-Pack-Booster-Club-Fund -of-form

Donations for Match Day 2026: https://www.gatherforgoodcc.com/nonprofits/Orange-and-Black-Pack-Booster-Club

09/01/2026

💵 WHAT CAN $20 DO? 💵

We’re kicking off our new Match Day series with Matt Weller, Communications Director for USD 379 and member of the Excellence Foundation!

The Excellence Foundation works to help recruit and retain great teachers right here in USD 379. Investing in our educators is an investment in our students and our entire community. 🍎

Hit play to hear how even a $20 gift can help support their efforts!

Small gifts add up. And on Gather for Good Match Day, they can make an even BIGGER impact.

📅 September 17, 2026

08/31/2026

Wait…what IS Gather for Good Match Day? This is a question that we've gotten a lot lately and it's time to take a step back and break it down.

Maybe you’ve seen the signs around town. Maybe your favorite organization has been posting about it. Maybe you keep hearing us talk about September 17 and you’re thinking…

“Okay, but what exactly IS Match Day?” 😂

Here’s the simple version: Gather for Good Match Day is one BIG day of giving for the organizations and causes that make Clay County such a great place to call home.

On September 17, you choose the participating fund (or funds!) you care about and make a donation. Then, CCCIF adds a 50% match to your gift, giving each participating organization the opportunity to receive up to an additional $1,000!

You donate $10, we add $5.
You donate $20, we add $10.

Your gift goes even further on Match Day. 💙

That’s it!

You don’t have to give hundreds of dollars. You don’t have to choose just one organization. Every donation makes a big impact.

$5 + $10 + $20 gifts add up when an entire community decides to show up. And THAT is what makes Match Day so special.

For one day, we get to watch our community rally around our schools, youth, churches, parks, nonprofits, scholarships, community projects and so many other causes that matter to us.

One day. Lots of causes. One incredibly generous community.

📅 Thursday, September 17, 2026
📍 C4 MultiGenerational Life Center, 2316 9th St.
⏰ 12:00–8:00 PM

Never participated in Match Day before? This is your year. Come Gather for Good with us! We can't wait to see you there.

The Strength of People. The Power of Community.

08/28/2026

This is the face of one VERY excited Executive Director when the Gather for Good Match Day donations start showing up in the mail!

Can't make it in person on September 17? No problem! You can mail your Gather for Good donation anytime to:

CCCIF
PO Box 251
Clay Center, KS 67432

Just be sure to fill out a donation form to let us know which participating fund(s) you'd like your gift to support.

Every envelope that shows up in that PO Box means another gift headed right back into our community—and that's definitely something worth smiling about!

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

We are excited to welcome these 12 new funds to the Clay Center Community Improvement Foundation and their first year participating in Gather for Good Match Day!

08/27/2026

Did you know you can give a gift of GRAIN during Gather for Good Match Day, and receive a 50% additional matching donation on the value of your grain towards the organization of your choice?!

By donating grain through the Clay Center Community Improvement Foundation, farmers can avoid including the sale of the grain as farm income while still deducting the cost of growing the crop. This often results in valuable tax savings while supporting local critical nonprofits.

All gifts of grain must be completed at least one week before Match Day to qualify for the matching donation. Call 785-587-8995 and ask for the Finance Department to get started. Deadline for Gift of Grain is September 9th.

Join us for Gather for Good Match Day and help your gift grow even further.

08/26/2026

Come on out to Gather for Good Match Day and support this worthy cause!

💡 Have you ever gone to bed hungry or worried the heat or water might be shut off?
For many families in our community, that’s reality. But together, we can change that. 💙

Stay tuned as we share how your support is making a difference—and how you can help us do even more.

👉https://www.gatherforgoodcc.com/non.../Lighthouse-for-Christ
👋 Come see us at our table:
Thursday, September 17
Live Match Day Event
Noon to 8 pm
The C4, 2321 9th Street
Clay Center, KS 67432 See less