Women care for Madison Brenton Foundation

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 April, the 100+ Women Who Care organization met to decide which Erie County-based nonprofit would be receiving the latest donation as selected by its members. The organization is a philanthropic group of Erie County-based 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 with one collectively selected. In April, members chose the Madison Brenton Foundation as the recipient of this quarter's donation. The total amount collected from the members, either in attendance that night or who mailed their checks in after the meeting, totaled $14,000. The mission of the Madison Brenton Foundation is to address the unmet needs of individuals in Sandusky and neighboring communities, specifically focusing on those affected by complex medical conditions, trauma or grief. People can visit madisonbrentonfoundation.org for more information or to donate to this nonprofit. Want to join? Anyone interested in joining 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 $390,000 since its founding in 2016. The combined donation of $10,000 or more each quarter to a local nonprofit makes a real impact without the time-consuming fundraising events and planning. Our mission and 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 it is to help others in need. Anyone interested in joining can attend our next meeting on July 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.