Great Fish Community Challenge begins with launch party Aug. 8

Whitefish Community Foundation kicks off the 10th Great Fish Community Challenge on Thursday, Aug. 8 with the Great Fish Launch Party at Three Rivers Bank in Whitefish. 

This free community event will include appetizers, beverages and the opportunity to learn about the 80 nonprofits participating in the Challenge. Donors who give $100 or more to a single nonprofit at the Launch Party will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of 11 grants for $1,000 for that organization. 

The Great Fish Community Challenge is a charitable giving campaign hosted by Whitefish Community Foundation to help Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations raise funds for their programs and projects. Donors can choose to give to multiple organizations with one transaction. Beginning Aug. 8, donations can be made online at whitefishcommunityfoundation.org/great-fish, by check or cash accompanied by the official Great Fish donation form, or through a gift of stock or distribution from an IRA. The Challenge ends at 5 p.m. on Sept. 13.