Downs Community Connection’s Believe In Downs

10/06/2025

Kelly Meyer and Collin Jones stop in to talk about the Fall Family Fun Day coming up in downs as well as visit about the mission of Downs Community Connection.

09/19/2025

💙 Help Us Put the “I” in Impact! 💙

Join us tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 19, for Impact Day and make a difference in Osborne County. Every donation to a participating fund counts and is eligible for a proportional match from the $25,000 pool provided by OCCF and the Patterson Family Foundation.

Check out our final list of participating funds and be part of something bigger—your gift matters!

09/16/2025

🌟 Impact Day Fund Feature: Downs Community Connection 🌟

Founded in 2022, Downs Community Connection is all about building strong connections and strengthening the heart of the Downs community. While working toward their Dream Big projects — a permanent Veterans Memorial and a new playground at Roadside Park — the group has already made an impact with smaller improvements downtown, at the ball fields, Roadside Park, and Gazebo Railroad Park.

They’ve also brought families together with fun community events each spring and fall. 💛

Support Downs Community Connection this Friday during Impact Day and help keep these projects moving forward!

09/08/2025

Why Should You Donate on Impact Day?

Because your gift goes further! 🙌

✅ Every donation made to a participating fund on Friday, Sept. 19, will be eligible for bonus dollars from OCCF and the Patterson Family Foundation.

✅ Your gift strengthens local organizations—churches, schools, libraries, and more—by building their endowments for long-term sustainability.

✅ There’s no minimum gift amount. Whether you give $5 or $500, every dollar makes a difference.

Impact Day is a chance to multiply your impact and invest in the future of Osborne County. Mark your calendar and join us!

09/04/2025

Is Impact Day on your calendar?

Join us Friday, Sept. 19 for Osborne County’s first-ever OCCF Impact Day!

📍 Sims Event Center, Osborne
🕙 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Come & Go

💻 Prefer to give online? Donate anytime that day at www.osborneccf.org
(12 a.m. – 11:59 p.m.).

When you donate to a participating fund, your gift is eligible for a boost from our $25,000 pool of matching funds provided by OCCF and the Patterson Family Foundation.

Let’s put the “I” in Impact—together we can make a difference for Osborne County! 💙

08/07/2025

Consider a gift to the Downs Community Connection’s Endowed Fund through Osborne County Community Foundations Impact Day! These funds will help provide for future projects benefiting the Downs Community.

🎉 We’re getting excited about Impact Day—and we know you are too! Here are answers to your most-asked questions so you’ll be ready to join us Friday, Sept. 19 at the Sims Event Center in Osborne.

💸 It's a matching gift day for local endowed funds
🏆 Matching funds will be distributed proportionally based on donations received
🚫 No single fund can receive more than 50% of the match
📚 Local youth will be participating through sponsored philanthropy experiences
🙌 You can support your favorite causes for perpetuity

🔗 Learn more: www.osborneccf.org/events

Mark your calendar and put the “I” in Impact!

07/23/2025

🌾 Gift of Grain Now Available at Scoular and Midway Co-op

Osborne County farmers can now make a charitable gift of grain directly through Scoular and Midway Co-op—an easy and meaningful way to support your community through OCCF.

Giving grain can reduce your taxable income and help build a stronger future for Osborne County.

📄 Download the form and learn more:https://www.osborneccf.org/_files/ugd/140486_ebe576f046cc4f33bf3d3e6e55927e65.pdf