CLF Network

We are excited to welcome our two newest members Kaylee and Lucas to CLF Network! Kaylee is a personal trainer in the Eugene area and Lucas joins from Cross Country Mortgage! We are looking forward to everything these two will bring to growing CLF Network!
With Kaylee and Lucas joining us this puts us at a record 8 new members just this month, 11 new members for our first 3 months of the term and now 26 new members in 2026!

If you have been on the been following us and haven't attended an event yet, now is the best time to reach out and attend event! We have core projects of Duck Pen, Coats for Kids, Clothes for Kids and Quest for a Cause all happening right now, with Giving Tree starting soon! Around those we also have upcoming events:
Silly Goose Craft Night with Dilly Dally DIY! tonight- Sold out
We'll be helping out Riverview Center for Growth golf tournament this Friday!
Quest for a Cause - Citywide Scavenger Hunt Fundraiser! -Saturday
Tabling with Sporting Cascades- Sunday
Just announced Co-working ADHD-friendly Social! -Monday at Peek A Boo Delight
See you soon!

❗ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT! Sign up today at https://clfnetwork.org/what-we-do/projects/quest-for-a-cause-scavenger-hunt-fundraiser ❗

We're thrilled to be offering our Quest for a Cause Scavenger Hunt for the first year ever, next Saturday the 26th! For $100, you and four friends, family members, or colleagues can travel across the city completing silly missions and tasks for your chance to win it all!

🦆 Do you think you can take a photo with every bronze Duck statue in town?
🎥 Have you always wanted an excuse to recreate a famous movie scene in public?
🌾 Want to earn something other than allergies by helping someone mow their lawn?

This is the ultimate scavenger hunt for you!

Keep track of your opponents, add up your points, and explore Eugene/Springfield using the Goosechase app. Whether you're ready for an outdoor adventure, want to explore local shops and destinations, connect with the general public, or lend a helping hand, there's challenges for everyone to enjoy. After the hunt is over, we'll make our way back to Claim 52 Brewing for a celebration and to announce the winners! Thank you to Claim 52 for always hosting our events.

Plus, we're highlighting Fall Creek for being a Mascot Sponsor for the Scavenger Hunt! Thank you for your support of our inaugural event. 🫐

Pictured: Scavenger Hunt chair Kim leading our members through the ins and outs of creating missions for this event!

The CLF Network 2026 Coats for Kids campaign has officially kicked off! Our project chairs are feeling extra confident because of all the amazing barrel locations we have this year and they have set a lofty goal of collecting 2000 coats this holiday season!! We cannot reach this goal without your help. Please take a look at the barrel locations below and bring new or gently used winter coats and drop them off in the barrels with one of our amazing partners. This project is made possible by our incredible sponsors:
KEZI 9 News
OCCU - Oregon Community Credit Union
The Cleanery at Valley River
Michael Aguilar & Kelly Favero
The UPS Store 1463
Hi-Tech Cleaners
These sponsors allow us to put on this project, promote the project, clean every coat we receive and also put us in a great spot where every dollar that comes in goes to purchasing more coats to help us reach our goal. Every coat from this drive stays in Lane County and helps a kid in need in our community. Please help us in helping ensure every kid in our community has a warm winter coat!
Here are all locations you can drop off coats to:
All UPS Store locations- Eugene and Springfield
ALL OCCU locations
Adventure Children's Museum
The Bier Stein
Campbell Community Center
Chick-fil-A Gateway and Randy Pape Beltline
Eugene Swim & Tennis Club
Family Vision Center, Eugene
First Baptist Church of Eugene
KEZI 9 News
Knights of Pythias
Level Up
People's Bank of Commerce
Slocum Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Summit Bank (Broadway)
Vitality Bowls
If you have a lot of coats and want them picked up, send us a message. Also a big thank you to one our title sponsors KEZI 9 News for their promotion of the project and the article below!
https://www.kezi.com/news/local/coats-for-kids-campaign-seeks-winter-coat-donations-for-local-children/article_9763f55c-8e3b-4a58-a437-f1039b537c9b.html

Wow, what a spectacular day at Springfield's The Block Party! 🎉

Some quick highlights:
🩵 Over 15 members were at various booths for the Block Party throughout the day, supporting our amazing community
💚 We had a nonstop line the entire party (aside from a quick downpour, but a little rain never stops us!)
🧡 We gave out over $5,000 in prizes to community members who stopped by our booth, in addition to raffling off two prize baskets stuffed with goodies; thank you to the following sponsors for supporting our GIANT prize wheel and block party-wide scavenger hunt:
Adventure Children's Museum
barTini bistro
Cascade Estate Coffees
Chick-fil-A Gateway and Randy Pape Beltline
Circle of Friends
Columbia Sportswear
Hop Valley Brewing Co.
Main St Coffee Co
The Old Spaghetti Factory
Texas Roadhouse
Vitality Bowls

Most importantly, we connected with people about CLF Network and the projects, events, fundraisers, and volunteer opportunities that we're known for. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to learn more about how to get involved with the best group of young professional volunteers in the area! Join us at one of our upcoming events, make lifelong friends, and give back to the youth in our community!

Tomorrow, we're excited for our Dinner Meeting & Special Sweet Presentation with Alma of Peek-a-Boo Delight!
Immediately after the meeting, we're preparing our tickets for Friday's Duck Pen Oregon vs Portland St!
Don't forget to sign up for our Silly Goose Craft Night with Dilly Dally DIY! happening next Wednesday!
Compete with your friends in our Quest for a Cause - Citywide Scavenger Hunt Fundraiser! taking place next Saturday!

Our Coats for Kids collection period has officially launched! Stay tuned for a full post tomorrow about how and where you can donate gently used or brand new coats, as well as our amazing sponsors for giving us the opportunity to host another great year of keeping kids warm! 🧥

🥳 A special shout-out to Ben with Springfield's The Block Party for putting on an extraordinary event, gathering community organizations and businesses together for an unforgettable night, and welcoming CLF Network to support however we can. We can't wait for next year!

NEW MILESTONE UNLOCKED! 🏆💯
We have exceeded 100 members in CLF Network!

We have some massive news to share! At last night’s board meeting, the CLF Network officially tied our all-time record by voting in 6 incredible new members in a single night!This push officially launches us past a major historic milestone of 100 members. Our club is now 102 members strong! 📈✨ A massive, warm welcome to our newest members: Ayla, David, Delancey, Eli, Emily, and Zach! You join an amazing wave of momentum—bringing us to 24 new members added in just the first 8 months of this year alone.

Looking back, we are incredibly proud of how far we’ve come. In 2021, we were navigating the challenges of Covid with around 38 members. To nearly triple our community since then and cross the 100-member mark is a testament to the incredible value, connection, and energy of this network. Thank you to every single member who makes CLF Network what it is today. We are just getting started with plenty more of goals and milestones ahead!

We are also very lucky to welcome 6 new members with so much energy, enthusiasm and skill to bring to our organization. We ask all of our new members why they want to join and the answers we hear the most are to get to know more people, build their community, make new friends and be able to volunteer and give back. If any of those answers are how you are feeling, now is a great time to reach out and come to a social or volunteer with our members and guests.

Starting next week we will be launching our Coats for Kids drive with the goal of collecting 2000 warm winter coats for kids in our community. We also have Duck Pen Oregon vs Portland St in just over a week and recently announced our Silly Goose Craft Night with Dilly Dally DIY! which is put on by one of our brand new members! These along with 2-3 more events every week!
Message us anytime to learn more and attend one of our events!

At our last board meeting at barTini bistro we welcomed new member Erica to CLF Network! Erica joins us from DaceAbility and has already jumped in to volunteering and other CLF Network events!
We are excited to have Erica join us and continue growing our network!

We have our next board meeting this evening and we may have a special announcement in our post tomorrow...
This is the best time to join CLF Network. Be on the lookout for our Coats for Kids starting next week, our Quest for a Cause and more Duck Pens coming soon!

Have you signed up yet for the areas biggest Scavenger Hunt?
Get ready for an unforgettable adventure! 🗺️✨
We are thrilled to announce CLF Network Quest for a Cause scavenger hunt!
Gather your friends, family, or coworkers to rediscover Eugene and Springfield while supporting an amazing cause. Every single entry fee goes directly to supporting local kids! 🎒🧒

When: Saturday, September 26, 2026 Kickoff: 11:00 AM Hunt Window: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Team Size: Up to 5 per team
Entry: $100 per team.
Compete for exciting prizes as you solve quirky challenges, visit local businesses, and uncover hidden gems across two cities.
🏁The adventure wraps up at 4:00 PM with a celebration at Claim 52 Brewing! 🍻
This event is open to all ages!
Sponsorship options still available! Message us with any questions.
Spaces are filling up, so don't wait! Gather your crew of up to 5 and secure your spot today. Register your team now at CLFNETWORK.ORG 👈
https://clfnetwork.org/what-we-do/projects/quest-for-a-cause-scavenger-hunt-fundraiser

🛍️ Back-to-School Essentials Delivered | Children's Shopping Spree 2026 🛍️

Another successful year of Children's Shopping Spree is in the books! CLF Network members and guests took 43 children from Boys & Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley to pick out brand new clothes, shoes, and accessories before enjoying a delicious lunch of sandwiches and cinnamon rolls together. Each child received over $200 in brand new items, gift cards for Subway and Cinnabon, coupons for Candy Tyme, a backpack filled with school supplies, and a lunchbox full of non-perishable items.

First, thank you to JCPenney for hosting us again this year, providing grant funds to support the project, and discounting most of the items that children were able to purchase. Their partnership allows us to stretch every dollar and get high-quality items into the hands of kids in need.

Not only did we have SELCO Community Credit Union volunteers join us for the shopping spree, but SELCO generously granted $1,000 to fill backpacks and lunchboxes with items to set these kids up for success. They helped our chair and co-chair shop for these essentials, and even stuffed the backpacks for us! Thank you SELCO for your generosity and commitment to supporting kids in our community!

Our friends at Valley River Center coordinated with several businesses in the food court to provide lunch for kids after shopping. This always makes for a successful shopping spree, as children work up an appetite after multiple hours shopping for clothes and accessories. Thank you for continuing to support this project!

This year, we were able to stretch our dollars even more with a generous grant from Knights of Pythias. Their support helped us serve a record-breaking 43 kids!

Cheers to our 42 volunteers for spending their Saturday morning mentoring these kids and making their experience an unforgettable one. As 2026 Chair Ashley Mahlum said, "This project provides meaningful support while allowing children to make their own choices and experience the excitement of shopping for things they need. Beyond meeting tangible needs, this event builds connection and community by bringing together nonprofit partners, businesses, sponsors, volunteers, and families around a shared commitment to helping local children thrive." She and co-chair Maggie Van Wey-Wells did a spectacular job! ✨

Check out our brand new blog post about this project here!
https://clfnetwork.org/blog/childrens-shopping-spree-2026

No child in Lane County should have to brave a freezing winter morning without a warm coat.

As the temperature drops this winter, thousands of kids in our community walk to school or wait at the bus stop without the basic warmth they need to thrive. At the CLF Network, we believe every child deserves to feel safe, warm, and cared for—and with your help, we can make sure no kid gets left out in the cold this season.

Our Coats for Kids campaign has set a goal to collect, clean, sort, and distribute over 2,000 warm winter coats directly to local children in need. Every single coat collected is professionally cleaned, carefully sorted, and handed off to trusted community partners who place them directly into the hands of local kids who need them most.

To reach 2,000 children, we cannot do this alone. We are actively seeking compassionate local businesses and leaders to partner with us:

Title Sponsor ($3,000): Become the leading force behind this entire initiative and ensure thousands of local kids stay warm all winter long.

New Coat Sponsor ($1,000): Fund brand-new, high-quality winter coats directly for children in need across Lane County.

Donation Barrel Hosts: Have a high-traffic or busy location in the community? Host a collection barrel at your business or site to give people an easy way to donate.

When you sponsor Coats for Kids, you aren't just putting your name on a banner—you are giving a child dignity, comfort, and the gift of warmth when they need it most.

Ready to make a lasting difference in a child's life this winter?

DM us directly or drop a comment below to secure your sponsorship level or sign up to host a donation barrel. Let’s wrap Lane County in warmth, together. ❤️🧥

Remember, with CLF Network 100% of items and funds donated to us go directly back to helping kids in our community.

📣 THIS JUST IN: A BRAND NEW PROJECT 📣

CLF Network's calendar remains full of projects, meetings, activities, events, and socials. So why not add a brand new fundraising project into the mix?

Do you love the thrill of a scavenger hunt? Ready to be a champion for local kids? Grab four of your most determined friends, family members, or colleagues to form your dream team. You'll have 4 hours to race across Eugene and Springfield, complete missions, and compete for the win - all while raising funds for CLF Network to give back to kids in our community.

Looking to put your business or organization name on this brand new project? We have the perfect sponsorship tiers for you!

Teams are $100 each, for up to 5 participants. This is an all-ages event!

Think you have what it takes? Join us on September 26th for Quest for a Cause. 🏆🗺️

Sign up at https://clfnetwork.org/what-we-do/projects/quest-for-a-cause-scavenger-hunt-fundraiser