What CLDC Membership Is
Too often, we see the same problems: Teachers using their own money to buy supplies. Firefighters working 24-hour shifts with nothing but leftovers in the fridge. Schools with broken systems and no extra hands.
Most people notice these problems and then keep walking, assuming someone else will handle them.
The CLDC began when a small group of business owners like you stopped assuming and started acting. We created something different: a coalition of doers who turn business success into community impact.
If you've been looking for a way to make your hard-earned success matter to the community that helped build it, you've just found your people.
What It Means to Be a Member
Joining CLDC isn't about adding another logo to your website or name to a donor list. This isn’t something you sign up for and forget about.
Joining means being part of the team behind the work - packing school supplies, delivering meals to fire stations, helping schools with what they actually need. It's not always convenient. But when you see a teacher's face light up with new supplies, or firefighters enjoying a home-cooked meal during a grueling shift, you'll know why we do this.
Three Ways You'll Make an Impact
Monthly meetings that lead to action
Brief but productive gatherings where decisions get made and progress happens.
Hands-on involvement in community projects
At least once a year, you'll be there in person, seeing the difference you're making.
Financial commitment that goes directly to needs
$100 to apply, $900 annually after approval - money that turns into meals, supplies, and services where they're needed most. We also kept it simple: one membership level, one group of business owners who decided to stop waiting for someone else to fix things.
We promise not to waste your time with meaningless meetings. But we also won't let anyone just write a check and disappear.
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What Do I Get Out of This?
Fair question.
By joining, you get to work alongside business owners who give a damn - not just about their brand, but about the people in this county. It's not networking. It's a real connection with people who care about the same things you do.
You’ll do work that matters. Dropping off supplies that teachers actually asked for. Bringing food to fire stations that haven’t had a hot meal all day. And you'll see exactly where your money goes because you’ll be the one helping deliver it.
Sometimes, you’ll lead a project that hits close to home. Other times, you’ll just show up and help. Either way, people notice which businesses are there when it counts.
