Twenty-three Clark County nonprofits will participate in the 2019 GoodGiving Challenge, an online giving campaign to raise funds for over 130 charities across Central and Eastern Kentucky.

Now in its ninth year, the Challenge is a partnership between Blue Grass Community Foundation and Smiley Pete Publishing. The Challenge has raised $10 million for local charities since its inception in 2011.

This year, the Challenge will run for one week, beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 and ending at 11:59 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9.

The Clark County Community Foundation will match every dollar raised by the 23 Clark County nonprofits, up to $10,000 per organization. Additional matches and prizes will be offered throughout the Challenge. This year’s Clark County participants are:

— Achieving Recovery Together (ART)

— BCTC- Winchester Campus

— Bluegrass Heritage Museum

—Clark County Community Services

—Clark County Homeless Coalition

— Friends of Hemp

— Friends of the Clark County Animal Shelter

— Habitat for Humanity of Madison and Clark Counties

— Holly Rood

— Hospice East

— Lady Veterans Connect

— Leeds Center for the Arts

— Legacy Greenscapes

— Life for Pets

— New Beginnings of Winchester

— Partners in Education (PIE)

— Rose Mary C Brooks Place

— Rowland Arts Center (RAC)

— St. Agatha Academy

— Stride

— Swimchester Sailfish

— Winchester Clark County Farmers Market

— Winchester Youth Soccer League.

The GoodGiving Guide will be printed and distributed in all Smiley Pete publications. In addition, there will be a vigorous social media campaign to promote the Challenge and the participating nonprofits.

“The Clark County Community Foundation is excited to once again provide matching dollars for our local nonprofits,” says Alex Rowady, chair of Clark County Community Foundation. “The Challenge is a great way for people to learn about the work of 23 different organizations in Clark County and to have their donations doubled by the CCCF match. We are always proud of the excellent turnout from Clark County donors, and we hope this year is our biggest year yet.”

The Clark County Community Foundation will also be hosting its fourth annual chili cook-off on the final day of the challenge, from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at College Park Gym.

Each of the 23 nonprofits have partnered with a local restaurant to make chili samples. Clark County Community Foundation will provide $1 tokens to all attendees to donate to the participating nonprofit of their choice.

Attendees will get to vote on their favorite chili, and prizes will be awarded. The event is free and open to the public.

Donors can begin making contributions through the GoodGiving Challenge at 9 a.m. Dec. 3. Secure contributions via credit card or ACH checking can be made at BGgives.org.

Clark County Community Foundation, a component fund of Blue Grass Community Foundation, has been doing good in Clark County since 1998. For additional information about Clark County Community Foundation, please contact Halee Cunningham halee@bgcf.org.