ATCO 10² will meet Thursday, October 8, at the First Christian Church in Rock Port. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. The organization was formed this summer to help support organizations who do good deeds in the county.

In normal circumstances, individuals donate to causes close to their heart, but sometimes it takes a long time for those causes to be completed with just a few individuals donating at a time. For this organization, the concept is simple, but makes a bigger impact. The mission is to reach out and help our community by finding 100 or more individuals to each contribute $100 four times a year to give $40,000+ annually to local community efforts. The idea is to keep it local and have an impact that all can see in our community. ATCO 10² is not affiliated with any type of larger organization. Donations are made directly from its members to member-chosen efforts. There are no administration fees.

ATCO 10² meets four times a year, once a quarter. The donations will be given to local charities, non-profits, and worthy causes serving the county. All charities and organizations up for consideration must be in Atchison County.

The first meeting of ATCO 10² was held July 9. Members selected a project submitted for the Atchison-Holt Ambulance District at that meeting.

To learn more, visit the ATCO 10² Facebook page, contact Mike and Robin Lewis (Fairfax), Jeff and Jennifer Geib (Rock Port), or Mark and Lori Staten (Tarkio).