Monthly Archives: October 2016
Emporia Area Match Day
The Emporia Community Foundation is thrilled to announce the matching pool for the upcoming Match Day event will be $50,000. Once again, Clint Bowyer’s 79 Fund, Hopkins Foundation, Reeble Foundation, Trusler Foundation and the WS & EC Jones Testamentary Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee have joined together to provide a significant matching pool to assist twenty-three different charitable organizations.
This one day of giving will be held on Monday, November 14, 2016 at the Flinthills Mall in Emporia from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Twenty-three (23) charitable organizations will be participating in this year’s event.
The Sertoma Miniature Train needs your donation to help with track repair this winter.
Additional 8 Organizations:
Arvonia Historic Preservation Society
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation (ECKAN) – Lyon County
Emporia Area Habitat for Humanity
Friends of the Emporia Public Library
Keep It A Safe Summer (KISS) Taskforce
North Lyon County Youth Association (NLCYA)
William Allen White Community Partnership, Inc.
Original 15 Organizations:
Sertoma Miniature Train
Chase County Care & Compassion
Emporia Celebrates the Flint Hills
Emporia Eastside Community Group
Friends of the Emporia Animal Shelter
Lyon County Department on Aging RSVP
Military Care Packages
Project TEEN – Flint Hills Community Health Center, Inc.
On Match Day, donors may contribute to one or more of the participating charitable organizations through one donation. In turn, a cash grant, figured on a pro-rated basis, will be added to each participating organization totals for the day.
The community donated $78,050.76 to twenty organizations during the 2015 event. After adding in the matching money and prize grants, the total amount awarded to the participating organizations was $121,950.75. During our first event in 2014, the cumulative benefit of Match Day to fifteen area organizations was $61,432.98.
2016 Scholarship Breakfast Fundraiser
Breakfast today was another success for Emporia Sertoma Club. Served up @ 500 meals to members of the community. Lots of opportunity for fellowship. There was a group of ESU school of nursing students helping during the fundraiser, serving drinks, helping people to tables, drinks and the monster effort of doing the kitchen dishes, huge job. Thanks the the girls for all their hard work. Think they pre-sold some tickets also.
Thanks to the Emporia Sponsors for this years sponsorship’s.
Affordable Auto Glass | Edward Jones – john Newland | Mel’s Tire |
Atherton & Huth Attorneys | EK Real Estate | Modern Air |
Bud & Mary Beth Stapp | Elton & Diaane Jensen | Plumbing by Spellman |
Beehive Salon | Emporia Gazette | Printing Plus |
Bobby D’s | Emporia St. Fed. Credit Union | PT Associates |
Brady Optical | ERG Realtors | Reebles Monuments |
Cargill | ESB Financial | Remax |
Carpet & More | Emporia Welding Supply | Reynolds & Anliker Eye Physicians |
Casa Romos | Fanestil | R. Miller Financial |
Carter Builders | Flint Hills Towing | RV Doc |
Charles Wilhite | Floyd’s Inc | Ryan Kohlmeier, DDS |
Citizens St. Bank | Gene’s Quick Lube | Spangles |
Clark Carpet & Tile | George Groh & Sons | Stanion Wholesale Electric |
Collision Body Shop | Gerald Schumann Electric | Sutherlands |
Credit Union of Emporia | Giger’s Street Rods | Thurston’s Plus |
Crown Vic Auto Sales | John North Ford | Tom Kriss, DDS |
Dieker Dairy | John Patton, DDS | W.A. Moyer Company L.C. |
Dieker RV | KVOE | Williams Automotive |
Dirty Kanza Promotions | Liquor Locker | |
Edward Jones-Jon Geitz | Longbine Automotive | |
Ek Real Estate: Jan Utech & Lacie Hamlin | Lyon County St. Bank |