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Fall Grants Open – Let’s Build What’s Next!
๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง โ ๐๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ!! The Smoky Hills Community Foundationis now accepting applications for our Fall Grant Season, open ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ โ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐. This is

SHCF’s $100,000 Catalyst for Care!
๐ฆ๐๐๐โ๐ $๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ Something remarkable is taking place in Ellsworth County, and it starts with belief. Not just belief in healthcare or infrastructure, but belief in one another.

Exciting News for Future Medical Students in Ellsworth County!!
๐๐ฑ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ Many of you have heard about the incredible $15 million gift from Drs. David and Katrina Seitz to the University of

CONGRATULATIONS WILSON AREA SCHOLARS!
๐ Honoring the 2025 Wilson Area Scholarship Recipients! The Smoky Hills Community Foundation is proud to celebrate an inspiring group of students from Sylvan-Lucas Unified Schools who have been selected

SPRING GRANTS ARE OPEN!
๐ต๐ต ๐ต ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐!! ๐ต๐ต๐ต ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ! ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ! ๐ The Smoky Hills Community Foundation has expanded funding to help bring larger, transformational projects to life. ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ

RECORD DONORS FOR 2024!
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐! We’re honored to share that our community truly came together for this yearโs Match Month, helping us achieve an incredible $๐๐๐,๐๐๐ in

New Inpatient Therapy Room for ECMC!
๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ ๐ต๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐! We are pleased to share that a $10,680.34 grant from the Smoky Hills Community Foundation has helped the Ellsworth County Medical

*Strategic Doing* – Ellsworth Health & Recreation Center
๐ฅโฝ๏ธ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ง!! ๐๐ Weโre excited to announce that the ๐๐น๐น๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต & ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ (Ellsworth Recreation Department) has been awarded a grant to make this incredible community hub

Match Month – Where does the money go exactly?
Match Month is still going strong, and thereโs time to make a difference! Your donations are supporting incredible organizations that uplift our community. Curious about who your gift helps? Check

KU VS KSU Premium Seat Giveaway! Oct. 3rd-4th
๐จ FLASH DONATION DAYS ALERT! ๐จ โญ๏ธ Pledge Your Donation for a chance to WIN Premium KU vs KSU Football Tickets! โญ๏ธ ๐ฃ Are you ready for the ultimate KU

OCTOBER IS MATCH MONTH!
โญ๏ธ “Your โก๏ธ $100 = $400 for Ellsworth County!” โญ๏ธ October is our annual Match Month, and we have an incredible opportunity to multiply your impact! ๐ Thanks to our

11 ยท 2 ยท 24 – Save The Date!
Exciting New Event Announcement: Save the Date for Ellsworth County’s Social Night Out! Weโre thrilled to announce a fresh and exciting event for the Smoky Hills Community Foundation! Mark your

telling OUR story
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Churchย in Wilson, Kansas, stands as more than just a buildingโitโs a living narrative. Established in the late 1800s by Irish and Bohemian immigrants, it has weathered fires,

We Are Only Limited By Imagination!
Russell, KS, July 8, 2024 โ The Russell County Area Community Foundation (RCACF), an affiliate of the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation, is pleased to announce the establishment of the

Estate Planning w/ John Griffen!
OPPORTUNITY ALERT! – Appointments Now Available for Ellsworth County! – You and your family are never too young nor too old to begin the vital process of estate planning. Thanks