A PORT IN A STORM SEPTEMBER, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS to the recipient of our 100 Women meeting on September 11th,  A Port in a Storm. This is an amazing charity just like Ronald McDonald House but for Adults from out of town receiving cancer treatments.

We had a fantastic meeting tonight! Everyone enjoyed the delicious Panago Pizza – thank you to our wonderful sponsor!! We began our meeting with an update from Candace House Thank you to Cliff Derksen for attending and sharing with us his personal story about why a place like Candace House is needed. Also thanks to Cecilly Hildebrand, Executive Director, Candace House for providing an update on the construction progress – and for extending an invitation for a tour when the facility is complete. Three members gave insightful presentations on local charities; Bennetta Lynn Benson – OHEYS Autism Programs Darlene Kolody – Kindred Project Gale Schultz – Special Olympics Manitoba The charity selected tonight by our members was The Kindred Project Please submit your $100 donation before Thursday, June 7th at noon to be entered to win a pair of VIP tickets to an upcoming Cavalia show. See you all at our next meeting on Tuesday, September 11th, 2018

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We are looking forward to seeing everyone’s smiling faces next Tuesday, June 5th!! Exciting news – we will be presenting Candace House with $10,000 and all members who submit their $100 donations by June 7th will be entered into a draw for a pair of VIP tickets to the amazingly beautiful Cavalia show!! You do not want to miss this meeting!!

Our first meeting of 2018 was great – well attended by current members and we are so appreciative of seeing new faces!!
We started off our meeting with an update from Diana Rasmussen of ALS Society of Manitoba – the December charity of choice. Diana shared with us how much our donation means to their organization-our $8500 funding provided much needed voice recognition aides for their residents with ALS.  Joining Diana (right) to hold the giant cheque is Karen Manitowich (left), Laura Kwiatkowski and Angela – ALS Society of Manitoba.

Next, we heard from 3 members who presented their favourite charities:
Wpg Humane Society – Karen McNeill
Agape Table – Carolyn Jarvin
ALS Society of MB- Light up a Life
The chosen charity was Candace House.

Huge thank you to Connie RG Scerbo-Yunyk at St. Mary’s Academy for hosting us and to Panago Pizza for feeding us! #RandomActsofPizza

If you did not attend tonight’s meeting, please send your $100 cheque made out to “Candace House” to:

Please mail or drop off your cheque to:
100 Women Who Care Winnipeg
c/o Canad Inns Corporate Office
3rd Floor 930 Jefferson Avenue
Winnipeg, MB
R2P 1W1

Ensure that your contact info is on the cheque as the charitable tax receipt will be mailed directly to you.

You can also donate on-line by clicking here

Donations must be received – whether you attended the meeting or not – no later than Friday, March 16th, 2018.

We are looking forward to our first meeting of the year! We anticipate welcoming lots of new members so be sure to attend. Find out more about Brummit-Feasby ALS House – the recipient of our funding from our December meeting. Be an active participant in determining which of the 3 randomly selected registered charities at this meeting will receive our donations.  The best part of our meetings are the networking with like-minded women and learning more about Winnipeg causes. Here is your chance to make a BIG difference in our community.

Here are all of the details:

Date: Tuesday, March 6th, 2018
Time: Doors open at 5:30pm; meeting 6pm-7pm
Location: St. Mary’s Academy (enter using “Alumnae Hall” doors)

Jane Meagher, founder of 100 Women Who Care Winnipeg presents our member donations totalling $8500 to Dianna Rassmuson, Executive Director, Brummit-Fealey ALS House supported by ALS Society of Manitoba.

Our final 2017 meeting was fabulous to say the least!! We kicked off our meeting with the announcement that we have finally surpassed the 100 member mark!! We are thrilled and so thankful to CTV Morning Live – Winnipeg and host Nicole Dube for airing a feature on us just a few weeks ago. We noted a dramatic increase in membership as a result- but we still want more members. So keep sharing our posts and spread the good word about our group.
We started off our meeting with an update from Brenda Evans of Esther House – the September charity of choice. Brenda gave us insight into how much our donation means to their organization-our $6200 funding represents 10% of their operating budget. The fact that our donation was unexpected and unsolicited means so much to the residents and staff at Esther House. Joining Brenda to hold the giant cheque is Nicole Duble (left) and Karen Manitowich (centre).

Next, we heard from 3 members who presented their favourite charities:
Wpg Humane Society – Karen McNeill
Agape Table – Carolyn Jarvin
ALS Society of MB- Light up a Life
The chosen charity was ALS Society of Manitoba-Light up a Life campaign.
Truly remarkable meeting – over 100 members and our meeting adjourned in 32 minutes! Efficient and effective – but what else would you expect from a group of Winnipeg women!
Huge thank you to Connie RG Scerbo-Yunyk at St. Mary’s Academy for hosting us and to Panago Pizza for feeding us! #RandomActsofPizza

If you did not attend tonight’s meeting, please send your $100 cheque made out to “ALS Society of MB – Light a Life” to:

Please mail or drop off your cheque to:
100 Women Who Care Winnipeg
c/o Canad Inns Corporate Office
3rd Floor 930 Jefferson Avenue
Winnipeg, MB
R2P 1W1

Ensure that your contact info is on the cheque as the charitable tax receipt will be mailed directly to you.

You can also donate on-line by clicking here

Please click on ” Make a personal donation” so that you will receive the charitable receipt. Once you have entered your contact information, you will need to select what type of donation this is – please select “Brummit-Feasby ALS House” in the drop down menu:

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Once the donation is processed you can add our email “admin@100womenwhocarewinnipeg.com” to the e-card so that we will be notified that your donation has been made. It will make our record keeping much easier.

Donations must be received no later than Friday, December 15th, 2017.

Thanks to Nicole Dube from CTV Morning Live, our organization was featured on the Community Connection segment!! Check out the link below for a fantastic profile of how our donations are being put to work in our local community:

http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?clipId=1261914&binId=1.1206882&playlistPageNum=1

We are almost at the end of a successful 2017 for 100 Women Who Care – and that means we need to plan for next year!! Mark your calendars for the following meeting dates:

• Tuesday,  March 6th, 2018
• Tuesday, June 5th, 2018
• Tuesday, September 11th, 2018
• Tuesday, December 4th, 2018

Our meetings will continue to be held at St. Mary’s Academy located at 550 Wellington Crescent. Use the Stafford Street entrance and take advantage of the free parking. Enter the “Alumnae Hall” doors and look for our signs.