100 woman are going to gather at Emmas Back Porch four times a year - check them out.

News 100 blueBy Staff

January 13th, 2016

BURLINGTON, ON

The Gazette has written about the 100 Women Who Care Burlington. It is a simple concept whose impact is very powerful.

The goal is to raise $40,000 (or more) annually for local registered charities or their charitable programs that help Burlington residents live their lives to the fullest. This is done by gathering 100 women (or more) who commit to donating $100 (or more), four times per year. At each of their one hour meetings, nominations for charities and/or their programs are submitted by members for consideration of the group.

To expedite the process, of the nominations submitted, three are selected at random and of those, the nominators have an opportunity to pitch their cause to the members, after which a vote is taken, ballots counted and cheques written to the organization that receives the most votes.

Food4kids - bag + appleThe group is part of a grassroots movement that’s spreading rapidly across the globe. Men’s groups have also been formed (one is in the works for Burlington) and in some communities, the kids have been inspired to follow suit (with $10 donations).
Since their inaugural meeting in 2014, they have collectively donated in excess of $40,000 to:

Burlington Humane Society
– Halton Women’s Place
– Home Suite Hope
– Food4Kids
– Carpenter Hospice
– Alzheimer Society of Hamilton and Halton
– Community Living Burlington
– Friday Night Community (Wellington United Church)

Humane Society BurlingtonMore information about the group can be found at www.100womenwhocareburlington.com. Their facebook page is www.facebook.com/100WomenBurlington
Meeting dates for 2016 are January 19, May 31, September 13 and November 29. All meetings this year will be held at Emma’s Back Porch at 2084 Old Lakeshore Rd.

Craig Kowalchuk and the team at Emmas Back Porch has a long history of giving back to the community and 100 Women Who Care Burlington are appreciative of their support in hosting our quarterly meetings this year.

Dermetics, a Burlington based business is sponsoring 10 of their staff as members. It’s been a fabulous way for their business to give back to the community, while involving their team as they contribute to the decisions on where the funds will be directed. Dermetics has also provided numerous door prizes and incentives to grow our membership.

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2 comments to 100 woman are going to gather at Emmas Back Porch four times a year – check them out.

  • henri de beaujolais

    This is what grass roots organizing is about.

    Great effort.

    Keep us posted on the men’s group.

  • Thanks for the great article! Everyone comes away from each meeting knowing we’ve made a significant difference. We’ve found that by donating to organizations collectively rather then individually is allowing the charities to either implement new programs or maintain programs that are experiencing challenges for funding. We’d love to see our group grow to well over 100 women. There are lots of organizations in our community that would really appreciate our help.