By BECKY KISER
Hays Post
It’s time to get in the game. “Match Madness” is Tuesday.
The one-day event sponsored by the Heartland Community Foundation will match new donations to endowed funds for 16 participating local charities in Ellis, Rooks and Trego Counties.
All gifts will be matched by Heartland from a pool of $9,000 for participating funds, according to HCF Executive Director Tammy McClelland.
“Our Match Madness event is a great way to make your local giving go even farther,” said McClellan. “Local participating organizations will be looking to their donors, board members, staff and volunteers to support their funds during Match Madness. When donors give during Match Madness, participating organizations will receive a matching contribution from Heartland.”
Nonprofit funds participating in Match Madness include: Hays Arts Council Fund, Hays Area Children’s Center Fund, Damar Community Historical Foundation, Hays Recreation Commission Youth Programs Fund, USD 489 Foundation Fund for Educational Excellence Fund, Plainville Community Foundation Leadership Fund, Plainville Community Foundation Youth Fund, Hays Dog Park Fund, Coronado Area Council of Boy Scouts of America Fund, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Ellis County Fund, Leadership Hays Fund, Leadership Hays Children’s Fund, Hays Area Chamber of Commerce Development and Civic Engagement Fund, First Care Clinic Fund, Hays Community Theatre Fund, and the Stockton Community Fund.
Donors can make contributions in person Tuesday, March 10, at four are locations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Checks and cash donations can be earmarked for one or more of the participating charities and accepted at: The Welcome Center, 2700 Vine St., Hays; Heritage Insurance Group, 416 Main St., Stockton; First State Bank, 120 W. Mill St., Plainville and at Dietz Insurance, 120 N. Main St., WaKeeney.
Contributions can also be made online on March 10 at heartlandcommunityfoundation.org. Processing fees will apply to the online contributions.
The Heartland Community Foundation, serving Ellis, Rooks and Trego counties, was established in 2007 and is one of 12 affiliates of the Greater Salina Community Foundation. All endowed contributions made to Heartland in 2015 will qualify for additional matching contributions from the Kansas Health Foundation.
For more information contact Tammy McClellan, HCF executive director, at (785) 621-4090.