100 WWC donates to softec education inc.

​SIREN - The philanthropic group 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett held their quarterly meeting on Wednesday, February 12th at Northwoods Crossing Event Center in Siren. Their seventh meeting, welcoming seven new members, was a tremendous success and the evening culminated with a $9,900 donation being made to Softec Education, Inc.

Softec Education Inc.’s mission is “To provide local, accelerated, 5-6-week industry certified technical and communication skills training focused on creating immediately employable people who meet the current and future needs of employers". The most recent graduating class of nine were all offered employment within two weeks of graduation, with an average starting wage of $19.25 per hour before benefits, and without any debt. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett are proud to have contributed to the opportunity to organically grow the workforce in our communities.

100 Women Who Care - Poik/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 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 for two calendar years. 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 is accepting new members and non-profit group applications. If you are interested in joining the group or submitting an application to present, please visit our website at https://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.

Founding member Chris Moeller said “Again three outstanding non-profit organizations were featured and we congratulate Softec for their dedication to date, knowing they will put our $9,900 donation to excellent use. We thank Jake and Holly Mangelsen for their generosity in hosting our group’s first seven meetings. We are excited to travel to Polk County for our May meeting”.

The group will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at The 300 Club in Frederic.