Women care for Care and Share

Editor's note: 100+ Women Who Care is a group of women who care deeply about the Erie County community, according to its mission statement. The group gathers quarterly — in January, April, July and October — for a one-hour meeting, and each member writes a check for $100 to a charity that the group selects. SANDUSKY — In January, the 100+ Women Who Care organization met to decide which Erie County-based nonprofit would be receiving its latest donation as selected by members. The organization is a philanthropic group of women who meet quarterly and choose a local nonprofit as its recipient of monetary funds. At each meeting, three nonprofits are presented to the members, however, only one is collectively selected In January, members chose Care and Share of Erie County to receive the January donation. Between the 100-plus women in attendance and those unable to attend but previously sent their $100 checks by mail, Care and Share in total received $13,400. Each member commits to donate $100. Care and Share has a mission to serve qualifying residents of Erie County respectfully and equitably by providing supplemental and emergency food, clothing and housewares. The vision of this charity is that no one goes hungry in Erie County. Visit careandshareerieco.org for more information. Donations and volunteers are always needed. Want to join? Anyone interested in joining the 100+ Women Who Care in Erie County organization can visit 100womenwhocareineriecounty.com for more information about the organization, its purpose, meeting times, past recipients of donations as well as how to become a member. To date, the organization has donated more than $377,000 since its founding in 2016. This combined donation of $10,000 or more each quarter to a local nonprofit makes a real impact without time-consuming fundraising events and planning. Our mission and our hope are to provide for those in greatest need in Erie County. We hope you will join us at our next meeting to see how easy and fun it is. Anyone interested in joining can attend our next meeting on April 10 at the Sandusky Yacht Club, 529 E. Water St., Sandusky. Social time is 5:30-6:15 p.m. followed by the actual meeting time at 6:15-7 p.m.