Community Connections - Polk County

10/21/2026

We want to hear from you! 📣

Community Connections is looking at changing our meeting time.
🍩 Option 1: 7:30 a.m. — Breakfast refreshments provided
🥪 Option 2: 12:00 p.m. — Lunch option available for a fee

Click the link and let us know. Thanks for the feedback!
🔗 https://forms.gle/DgmyMNy86kYtE3yHA

10/05/2026

🚨The Bolivar Area Community Foundation Grant has been extended to Monday, October 12, 2026!

They are granting $18,000 with a max grant of $3,000 per agency. Only 501c3 agencies may apply every two years. Funds cannot be used for salaries, utilities, rent, or other operational costs.

Grant applications can be completed online at www.cfozarks.org/find-grants. For additional information contact Lindsey Godfrey (417-777-1463) or Kelly Parson (417-298-2223).

10/01/2026

We had another great meeting this month hearing from the Polk County Health Center about preventive health screenings and how to protect your long-term health.

If you missed this morning, don’t worry you can go back and watch the livestream! 🖥️

📌 Next month, we will be focusing on veterans programs in Polk County, so join us on Thursday, November 5th.

10/01/2026

October 2026 Community Connections

09/30/2026

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, October 1st, at 7:30 AM at Bolivar First Assembly - BFA for our October meeting!

🩺 This month, we’re focusing on preventative health and screenings.

Can’t make it in person? No worries, we’ll be live-streaming the meeting! Whether you join us online or in person for great community and a FREE breakfast, we’d love to see you there! 🥞☕

09/24/2026

Join us next Thursday for our monthly meeting as we focus on long-term physical health and explore preventive health screening resources in Polk County.

👋 See you Thursday, October 1st, at Bolivar First Assembly - BFA at 7:30 am! In case you forgot, there is always breakfast! 🥯

09/24/2026

It’s time to vote for BOMO’s Best! 🗳️ Show your love for your favorite Bolivar Area businesses and organizations.

🌟 BOMO’s Best voting is open!

Vote for BOMO’s Best in ✏️ Civic Organization & Education ✏️!
Friends of Alpha House
American Legion Howard S. Keeling Post 138
Bolivar Area Community Foundation
Bolivar High School Sentrepact
Bolivar Kiwanis Club
Bolivar R-I Schools
Bolivar Technical College
City of Bolivar, Missouri
Community Connections - Polk County
Community Outreach Ministries
Disabled American Veterans Bolivar Memorial Chapter 66
Easterseals Midwest
Economic Development Partnership - Bolivar, Mo
Exodus Ministry of Missouri, Inc.
Good Samaritan Boys Ranch
Home Court Advantage Inc.
Hope's Safe Haven
OACAC Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation
Polk County Courthouse
Polk County Cares
Polk County Christian School
Reboot Robotics
Sac River and White River Bands of the Cherokee Nation of Indians Of Arkansas and Missouri
SOAR - Service Oriented Aviation Readiness
Southwest Baptist University

🗳 Cast your vote in this category and 12 others before Saturday, October 31!
👉 Vote here: https://forms.gle/Utu2DMoixM2PtsGy6
Winners will be announced during the Chamber's Annual Awards Banquet in January 2027!

09/22/2026

The Bolivar Area Community Foundation Grant Applications are now open!

They are granting $18,000 with a max grant of $3,000 per agency. Only 501c3 agencies may apply every two years. Funds cannot be used for salaries, utilities, rent, or other operational costs.

The deadline for submitting grant applications is October 5, 2026 and grant applications can be completed online at www.cfozarks.org/find-grants. For additional information contact Lindsey Godfrey (417-777-1463) or Kelly Parson (417-298-2223).

09/10/2026

Please join us for a ceremony as we remember 9/11 and honor those who sacrificed their lives on that day 25 years ago.

We'll meet in front of the Public Safety Center at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11.

We will never forget.

09/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at this month’s meeting! 🍎 We heard from six Polk County school administrators about all the great things happening in our district, including increased enrollment, infrastructure improvements, and new curriculum. It’s going to be a great school year!

Humansville R-IV School District
Exceptional Pupil Cooperative
Fair Play RII School District
Halfway R-III School District
Pleasant Hope R-VI School District
Bolivar R-I Schools

📌 Please join us for our next meeting on Thursday, October 8th!