SIREN - The philanthropic group 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett held their third quarterly meeting on Wednesday, February 13th at Northwoods Crossing Event Center in Siren. The meeting, welcoming 89 new and returning members, was a tremendous success and the evening culminated with an $8,400 donation being made to Connections Store & More/Burnett County Food Shelf/Indianhead Community Action Agency, Inc. (ICAA).
ICAA’s mission is “to assist individuals in achieving self-sufficiency by providing the resources, education and services necessary to develop healthy families, sustainable communities and strong local businesses”. In 2018, the food pantry served nearly 1,000 individuals, with three-quarters of those individuals using the food pantry monthly, helping families and seniors make ends meet. Josie Penberthy spoke on behalf of the group and explained they hope to use the donation to upgrade their freezers and refrigeration units to more energy efficient models to reduce their high electricity bills. They also plan to redesign their building to move the food pantry to the back of the store, offering more confidentiality to the people who use their services. Any remaining funds will help expand the variety of healthy food offered at the food pantry. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett are proud to have contributed to their worthy cause. The evening included an update from Community Referral Agency, the last group to receive 100 Women Who Care – Polk/Burnett’s quarterly donation. Cheri Moats spoke on behalf of the group and shared they were able to use the donation to purchase a new, larger van to help transport their clients and their families to the safe places they need to be. The van was purchased locally, in Polk County, and has been a wonderful new resource for their organization. 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-profits 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 group 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 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 an application, please send an inquiry to [email protected]. You can also “Like” the group on Facebook at “100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett” or visit www.100wwc-pb.weebly.com for information on upcoming meetings and donations made. Founding member Tammy Twedt-Close said “We are so impressed with our enthusiastic members and hope to see our membership reach 100 by our next meeting! We have been able to donate a total of $20,300 to worthy causes in our communities and we’re excited to continue to support new groups each quarter!" 100 Women Who Care – Polk/Burnett will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Northwoods Crossing Event Center in Siren. The members would like to recognize and thank Jake and Holly Mangelsen for generously donating the use of the event center for their quarterly meetings.
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100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett was chosen as the Number 1 Top Story of 2018 by the Inter-County Leader. The attached article, with photo, appeared in the January 2, 2019 edition of the publication.
SIREN - The philanthropic group 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett held their second quarterly meeting on Wednesday, November 14th at Northwoods Crossing Event Center in Siren. The meeting, welcoming 21 new members, was a tremendous success and the evening culminated with a $7,000 donation being made to Community Referral Agency.
Community Referral Agency’s mission is “To eliminate domestic and sexual violence and its negative effects in our community by providing shelter and services that promote peace, justice and safety”. In 2017 CRA provided 6,029 bed nights to survivors of domestic and sexual abuse and their families, and provided 18,087 meals to shelter residents and their families. Cheri Moats spoke on behalf of the group and explained they are in need of a new, larger van to help transport the survivors and their families to the safe places they need to be. 100 Women Who Care - Polk/Burnett are proud to have contributed to their worthy cause. 100 Women Who Care - Poik/Burnett meets quarterly, on the second Wednesday evening of February, May, August and November. At each meeting, three local charities 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 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 Julie Hall said “We are thrilled with the momentum of our group and are looking forward to continuing to make impactful donations to different causes in our community. We have been able to donate at total of $11,900 in our first two meetings and I’m excited to watch that number rise!" The group will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Northwoods Crossing 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. 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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