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LUCK – 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett recently held their August quarterly meeting at Wilkins Bar & Resort in Luck. At the meeting, four non-profit groups presented to the women, explaining their missions, needs, and what they would do with the donation if they were selected to receive it. Members voted for the group they deemed most deserving, ultimately choosing to award $10,000 to the first place winner, Workforce Resource, Inc, an organization whose mission is "Empowering People Through Employment." Our donation will help the young adults they are currently working with with housing assistance, getting established in the community, and addressing their educational, employment, health, and relationship goals. These funds will impact up to 50% of the young adults they are currently working with in Polk and Burnett Counties. The organization that received the second most votes was The League of Women Voters of St. Croix Valley, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expend voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. They empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation at the local, state, and national levels. Our donated funds will be used to continue these organizational goals and endeavors. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett meets quarterly, on the second Wednesday evening of February, May, August, and November. Their next meeting, scheduled for November 12, 2025. If you are interested in joining the group or would like to submit an application to present, please visit www.100wwc-pb.weebly.com or send an inquiry to [email protected]. You can also “Like” the group on Facebook at “100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett” for information on upcoming meetings and donations made. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett continues to grow and thrive, welcoming new members each quarter. They truly value the community businesses who support their group and make their meetings possible and offer special thanks to Wilkins Bar & Resort for hosting the meeting free of charge.
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SIREN – 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett recently held their May quarterly meeting at The Lodge at Crooked Lake in Siren. At the meeting, four non-profit groups presented to the women, explaining their missions, needs, and what they would do with the donation if they were selected to receive it. Members voted for the group they deemed most deserving, ultimately choosing to award $10,400 to the first place winner, the Larsen Family Library, an organization that serves the community in many wonderful ways including making books and other materials available, giving access to public computers and printers, and Tuesday morning story time - to name just a few. The organization will use the donated funds to expand their Snappy Crafts and Summer Reading Programs. The organization that received the second most votes was Burnett County 4-H, a group that is part of the nation's largest youth development and empowerment organization. They will use their $2,600 donation towards the purchase of a customized trailer to safely transport archery equipment to make it accessible to more youth throughout the county. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett meets quarterly, on the second Wednesday evening of February, May, August, and November. Their next meeting, scheduled for August 13, 2025, will be held at Wilkins Bar & Resort in Luck, WI. If you are interested in joining the group or would like to submit an application to present, please visit www.100wwc-pb.weebly.com or send an inquiry to [email protected]. You can also “Like” the group on Facebook at “100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett” for information on upcoming meetings and donations made. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett continues to grow and thrive, welcoming new members each quarter. They truly value the community businesses who support their group and make their meetings possible and offer special thanks to Bremer Bank of Siren for sponsoring their May meeting and to The Lodge at Crooked Lake for hosting the meeting at a reduced charge.
100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett recently held their February quarterly meeting via online vote. Due to many members leaving the area for warmer climates during the winter months, the decrease in daylight hours, and the potential for poor weather and driving conditions the group voted to forgo the in-person meeting for February. Instead, members had the opportunity to review written presentations from four area non-profit groups explaining their missions, needs, and what they would do with the donation if they were selected to receive it. Members voted online for the group they deemed most deserving, ultimately choosing to award $10,000 to the first place winner, Caring Hearts Thrift Shop & Burnett Co. Food Pantry, an organization whose missions is "to work together with local agencies in helping low-income individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency within their communities.” The organization will use our donated funds to employ workers with disabilities, purchase food for the pantry, upgrade a freezer, and contribute towards a small elevator to get a second pantry location started. The organization that received the second most votes was the Burnett Youth Hockey Association, which provides youth hockey programs for area school districts and seeks to educate people in the fundamentals and enjoyment of hockey, to promote sportsmanship and teamwork, and to instill in players the value of being coached, having good listening skills and good work habits during practices and games. They will use the $1,600 donation to support their "Save Our Rink" campaign to purchase a new chiller system. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett meets quarterly, on the second Wednesday evening of February, May, August, and November. Their next meeting, scheduled for May 14, 2025, will be held at the Lodge at Crooked Lake in Siren. If you are interested in joining the group or would like to submit an application to present, please visit www.100wwc-pb.weebly.com or send an inquiry to [email protected]. You can also “Like” the group on Facebook at “100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett” for information on upcoming meetings and donations made. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett continues to grow and thrive, welcoming new members each quarter. Their lifetime donation total currently stands at $300,200! They are continually grateful to their loyal members and the community businesses who support the group.
 LUCK – 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett recently held their November quarterly meeting at Wilkins Bar & Resort in Luck. At the meeting, four non-profit groups presented to the women, explaining their missions, needs, and what they would do with the donation if they were selected to receive it. Members voted for the group they deemed most deserving, ultimately choosing to award $10,000 to the first place winner, CUE of Siren and Webster, an organization that provides lifelong opportunities for citizens to affect the quality of life within the community by sharing their knowledge, skills, and interests with one another. The organization will use the donated funds towards initiatives that will enhance the educational, recreational, and social opportunities for kids, families, and senior citizens within our community. The organization that received the second most votes was Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity, an organization that has a mission to eliminate poverty housing in Northwest Wisconsin and beyond. They will use their $1,500 donation to support Veterans through building and home repair projects.
100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett meets quarterly, on the second Wednesday evening of February, May, August, and November. Their next meeting, scheduled for February 12, 2025 will be held via online vote due to the possibility of inclimiate weather and the large number of members who spend the winter months in a warmer climate. Members will receive non-profit information and a link to vote online closer to the meeting date. If you are interested in joining the group or would like to submit an application to present, please visit www.100wwc-pb.weebly.com or send an inquiry to [email protected]. You can also “Like” the group on Facebook at “100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett” for information on upcoming meetings and donations made. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett continues to grow and thrive, welcoming new members each quarter. They truly value the community businesses who support their group and make their meetings possible and offer a special thank you to Wilkins Bar & Resort for hosting their November meeting free of charge. LUCK – 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett recently held their August quarterly meeting at Wilkins Bar & Resort in Luck. At the meeting, four non-profit groups presented to the women, explaining their missions, needs, and what they would do with the donation if they were selected to receive it. Members voted for the group they deemed most deserving, ultimately choosing to award $10,000 to the first place winner, Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital, and $3,300 to the second place organization, the ICCPA Foundation.
Volunteers at Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital in Spooner rescue and treat about 150 injured and orphaned raptors from ten counties of northwest Wisconsin each year. Raptors include Eagles, Hawks, Owls, Osprey, and Vultures. Prior to the establishment of Winged Freedom in 2021, the closest rehabilitation facility for these birds was 3 hours from Spooner, meaning most did not receive care at all and were left to suffer and die of their injuries. Raptors, like eagles, are positioned at the top of the food chain. They are sensitive to changes in our environment and their populations reflect the health of our ecosystem. They provide valuable services to us through rodent and other small animal control. Sensitive to contaminates, their population health reflects our own population health. They choose northwest Wisconsin to live and breed in high numbers because of our lakes and forests. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett is honored to support those who provide care for raptors who find themselves in life threatening circumstances. The ICCPA Foundation's mission is to increase literacy, strengthen reading skills, and create lifelong readers. By making reading fun and educational, the ICCPA Foundation aims to create a love of reading in children that they will carry throughout life. Currently, the ICCPA Foundation produces a monthly newspaper, geared toward students in second through sixth grade, filled with interesting stories about the USA, parks, pets, musical instruments, a recipe, a story with misspelled words to find, along with educational games that include math, word puzzles, telling time, and more. This newspaper is distributed free of charge to the school districts of Frederic, Luck, Siren, Unity, Webster, and Valley Christian School. The newspaper is also supplied to the public libraries in Balsam Lake, Grantsburg, Frederic, Luck, Milltown, and Webster, and to the Burnett Dairy Cooperative for any child that may be home schooled. With the help of funding from 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett, they hope to cover all of Polk and Burnett counties, giving more kids the opportunity to improve their reading. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett meets quarterly, on the second Wednesday evening of February, May, August, and November and plan to hold their next meeting on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. If you are interested in joining the group or would like to submit an application to present, please visit www.100wwc-pb.weebly.com or send an inquiry to [email protected]. You can also “Like” the group on Facebook at “100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett” for information on upcoming meetings and donations made. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett continues to grow and thrive, welcoming new members each quarter. They truly value the community businesses who support their group and make their meetings possible and offer a special thank you to Wilkins Bar & Resort in Luck for hosting the August meeting free of charge. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett recently held their May quarterly meeting at The Lodge at Crooked Lake in Siren. It was a special night for the group as they celebrated surpassing a donation milestone of $250,000. The group, founded by Julie Hall, Christine Moeller, and Tammy Twedt-Close, held their first meeting in August 2018 with just 49 members. Since that time, 252 women have made donations on behalf of the group, whose active membership sits at approximately 175 women. Hall said, “This group has grown and prospered beyond all of our wildest expectations! What began as a “hey, what if we did this…” idea has now benefitted 25 Burnett and Polk County non-profit groups to the tune of over $263,000! It’s been such a rewarding and fun experience and we look forward to the future and making many more donations with this group of women!" At the meeting, four non-profit groups presented to the women, explaining their missions, needs, and what they would do with the donation if they were selected to receive it. Members voted for the group they deemed most deserving, ultimately choosing to award $10,000 to the first place winner, the Burnett County Family Resource Center, and $4,100 to the second place organization, Frederic Arts. The Burnett County Family Resource center is a group whose mission is to serve all families by providing opportunities and activities that promote healthy families and safe communities. The organization will use the donated funds to develop a well designed and maintained digital presence that will give them the ability to offer curriculum, links to trusted informational blogs and sites, and more while reaching and supporting more families virtually. Frederic Arts will use their donated funds to make building improvements that will allow them to welcome people of all ages and abilities to enjoy a variety of arts and music programming. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett meets quarterly, on the second Wednesday evening of February, May, August, and November and plan to hold their next meeting on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at Wilkins Bar & Resort in Luck. If you are interested in joining the group or would like to submit an application to present, please visit www.100wwc-pb.weebly.com or send an inquiry to [email protected]. You can also “Like” the group on Facebook at “100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett” for information on upcoming meetings and donations made. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett continues to grow and thrive, welcoming new members each quarter. They truly value the community businesses who support their group and make their meetings possible and offer a special thank you to The Lodge at Crooked Lake in Siren for hosting the May meeting at a discounted rate.  100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett recently held their February quarterly meeting at Wilkins Bar & Resort in Luck. This was their fist meeting using a new presentation format allowing for four presenters, two of which received donations from the group. At the meeting, four non-profit groups presented to the women, explaining their missions, needs, and what they would do with the donation if they were selected to receive it. Members voted for the group they deemed most deserving, ultimately choosing to award the primary donation of $10,000 to the St. Croix Police K-9 Association. The non-profit group receiving the second most votes was Feed My Neighbor Community Food Pantry, who received $3,600. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett plan to hold their next meeting on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024. If you are interested in joining the group or would like to submit an application to present, please visit www.100wwc-pb.weebly.com or send an inquiry to [email protected]. You can also “Like” the group on Facebook at “100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett” for information on upcoming meetings and donations made. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett continues to grow and thrive, welcoming new members each quarter. The February 2024 donation brings their lifetime donation total to $249,600 - all to benefit Polk and Burnett Counties! They truly value the community businesses who support their group and make their meetings possible and offer a special thank you to Wilkins Bar & Resort in Luck for hosting the February meeting.  St. Croix Falls Police K-6 Association: $10,000 Feed My Neighbor Community Food Shelf: $3,600 SIREN – 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett recently held their November quarterly meeting at Zhashagiins Event Center in Siren. At the meeting, three non-profit groups presented to the women, explaining their missions, needs, and what they would do with the donation if they were selected to receive it. Members voted for the group they deemed most deserving, ultimately choosing to award $13,700 to the Friends of WI Interstate and Straight Lake Parks, an organization whose mission is to support, assist, and promote the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources through interpretive, scientific, historical, educational, and related visitor services. The organization will use the donated funds to support area school districts' field trip programs and welcome approximately 7,500 children to the parks.
At the meeting, Chris Moeller, one of the groups founders, made some important announcements. First, some great news! Earlier this year the 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett organizers were notified of another potential donation source for their winners through the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation. This foundation offers matching funds, up to $5,000, to the chosen non-profits for various 100 Who Care organizations. After registering with them and completing applications on behalf of the past two winners, both have been approved! T.H.U.G. Ministries has now received the entire $5,000 match and NACF is awaiting notification of the match amount due in early December. Second, in response to the large size of the group's more recent donations, which now potentially include the Schulze Foundation match, the founders have made a few changes to the structure of the organization. Beginning in 2024, FOUR nonprofits will be chosen to present at each meeting instead of three. The winning organization will receive $10,000 (assuming donations meet or exceed that amount) along with the opportunity for matching Schulze Foundation funds. The 'runner up' will receive the balance of funds donated beyond the $10,000 - typically a significant amount towards their proposed project. These changes will increase the number of groups that are annually able to present at meetings as well as double the number of non-profits receiving donations! 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett meets quarterly, on the second Wednesday evening of February, May, August and November and plan to hold their next meeting on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at Wilkins Bar & Resort in Luck. If you are interested in joining the group or would like to submit an application to present, please visit www.100wwc-pb.weebly.com or send an inquiry to [email protected]. You can also “Like” the group on Facebook at “100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett” for information on upcoming meetings and donations made. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett continues to grow and thrive, welcoming new members each quarter. The November 2023 donation brings their lifetime donation total to $236,000 - all to benefit Polk and Burnett Counties! They truly value the community businesses who support their group and make their meetings possible and offer a special thank you to Zhashagiins Event Center in Siren for hosting the November meeting.  100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett recently held their August quarterly meeting at Wilkins Bar & Resort in Luck. At the meeting, three non-profit groups presented to the women, explaining their missions, needs, and what they would do with the donation if they were selected to receive it. Members voted for the group they deemed most deserving, ultimately choosing to award $14,100 to the Northwest Alliance Community Foundation (NACF), an organization that will use the donated funds to award grants that address the needs of the rapidly growing senior populations in Polk and Burnett Counties. These grants will help with transportation to medical appointments and the grocery store, delivery of groceries and meals, help around the house, including lawn care and snow plowing, and providing seniors with human contact and conversation.
100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett meets quarterly, on the second Wednesday evening of February, May, August and November. At each meeting, three local non-profit groups are allowed to give a brief presentation to educate members about their cause. At the end of the presentations, each member votes anonymously for the group they feel is most deserving to receive their quarterly donation. Three different non-profit groups will be chosen at random from all eligible applicants to present each quarter. All groups who apply must operate in Polk and/or Burnett, Wisconsin counties and have 501(c)(3) status. Once a non-profit is selected to receive a donation, they will be removed from the eligible pool until all applicants have had the opportunity to present to the group. If a non-profit group is chosen to present, but is not chosen to receive the donation, they will be added back to the drawing after one calendar year. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett plan to hold their next meeting on Wednesday, November 8th, 2023. If you are interested in joining the group or would like to submit an application to present, please visit www.100wwc-pb.weebly.com or send an inquiry to [email protected]. You can also “Like” the group on Facebook at “100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett” for information on upcoming meetings and donations made. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett continues to grow and thrive, welcoming new members each quarter. The August 2023 donation brings their lifetime donation total to $222,000 - all to benefit Polk and Burnett Counties! They truly value the community businesses who support their group and make their meetings possible and offer a special thank you to Wilkins Bar & Resort in Luck for hosting the August meeting.  SIREN – 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett held their May quarterly meeting at The Lodge at Crooked Lake in Siren. At the meeting, three non-profit groups presented to the women, explaining their missions, needs, and what they would do with the donation if they were selected to receive it. Members voted for the group they deemed most deserving, ultimately choosing to award $13,600 to T.H.U.G. Life Ministries, an organization that will will use the donated funds to help youth in need with housing, school fees, clothing, food, doctor bills, everyday necessities, and more. The kids T.H.U.G. Life Ministries serve are being lost in the shuffle and this donation will help keep them off the streets, keep them safe from predators, and stop the cycle of violence, drug abuse, criminal activities, and suicide that can be an easy path to follow without the right intervention.
100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett meets quarterly, on the second Wednesday evening of February, May, August and November. At each meeting, three local non-profit groups are allowed to give a brief presentation to educate members about their cause. At the end of the presentations, each member votes anonymously for the group they feel is most deserving to receive their quarterly donation. Three different non-profit groups will be chosen at random from all eligible applicants to present each quarter. All groups who apply must operate in Polk and/or Burnett, Wisconsin counties and have 501(c)(3) status. Once a non-profit is selected to receive a donation, they will be removed from the eligible pool until all applicants have had the opportunity to present to the group. If a non-profit group is chosen to present, but is not chosen to receive the donation, they will be added back to the drawing after one calendar year. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett plan to hold their next meeting on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at Wilkins Bar & Resort in Luck. If you are interested in joining the group or would like to submit an application to present, please visit www.100wwc-pb.weebly.com or send an inquiry to [email protected]. You can also “Like” the group on Facebook at “100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett” for information on upcoming meetings and donations made. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett continues to grow and thrive, welcoming new members each quarter. The May 2023 donation brings their lifetime donation total to $207,900! They truly value the community businesses who support their group and make their meetings possible and offer a special thank you to The Lodge at Crooked Lake in Siren for hosting their May meeting. |
