SIREN - The newly formed philanthropic group 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett held their inaugural meeting on Wednesday, August 8th at Northwoods Event Center in Siren. The meeting was a tremendous success and the evening culminated with a $4,900 donation being made to Interfaith Caregivers of Burnett County.
Interfaith Caregivers of Burnett County is an organization that was formed in 1996 to help the handicapped, disabled and elderly, allowing them to stay in their homes as long as possible. By 2000 their mission had changed to read “We will help anyone we can to fill their needs and if we could not help, we would refer them to someone who might be able to”. The need has turned out to be great and Interfaith Caregivers of Burnett County now helps many in the community with transportation, light housekeeping, small home repairs, home visits, wheel chair ramp construction, providing free firewood to heat homes, donating Christmas gifts to needy families and children, help with utility bills, food and fuel for cars. All these things are done at no cost to the recipients. Interfaith Caregivers of Burnett County does all their work with funds that are donated by local charities, churches, organizations, private individuals and grants. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett are proud to have contributed to their worthy causes. 100 Women Who Care - Poik/Burnett will meet quarterly, on the second Wednesday evening of February, May, August and November. At each meeting, three local charities will give brief presentations to educate members about their cause. At the end of the presentations, each member will vote anonymously for the charity they feel is most deserving to receive the groups quarterly donation. Three different charities will be chosen at random from all applicants to present each quarter. All charities who apply must operate in Polk and/or Burnett, Wisconsin counties and have 501(c)(3) status. Once a charity is selected to receive a donation, they will be removed from the eligible pool for two calendar years. If a charity is chosen to present, but is not chosen as the selected charity, they will be added back to the drawing at the next quarterly meeting. 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 a charity application, please 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 “Our first meeting was incredible! With our goal to have 20 members by our first meeting, we more than doubled this and presented our chosen non-profit, Interfaith Caregivers of Burnett County, with checks totaling $4,900 - truly making a difference! We thank all of the non-profit organizations who presented and all our members who attended. We’re on our way!" The group will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Northwoods Event Center in Siren. The founding members would like to recognize and thank Jake and Holly Mangelsen for generously donating the use of the event center for the quarterly meetings.
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