100 Women Who Care Benzie County: STRONG ON OUR OWN! STRONGER TOGETHER!

The July 29th meeting will be held at THE GARDEN THEATER  IN FRANKFORT. We feel we can safely distance and meet the covid-19 guidelines to safely hold our meeting.
  •  Our guidelines are as follows:
  •  Members will be met at the door for check-in.
  •  Mask use will be required to enter the building and during the entire meeting.
  •  Members will be spaced out throughout the theater with every other row remaining empty to allow us to collect casted votes, rather than passing a basket.
  •  The 3 members selected to present for charities may remove their masks during their presentation.
  •  Members are asked to bring their own pen/pencil to circle their vote with.
  •  At the close of the meeting, we will dismiss by row, starting with the back rows.
  •  We encourage our members to WAIT until they are outside to congregate or visit.
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  • Meeting begins PROMPTLY at 5:30. We will have the doors open at 5:00 to try to avoid groups coming in at one time. Remember parking is limited in Frankfort and you may have to walk a bit. There is parking available on the side streets.
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  • We are excited to see everyone again and please don't hesitate to bring a friend that may be interested in joining. So far we have donated $59,100!
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  • Looking forward to seeing everyone!
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  • Mary Kay Stemple, Susan Goff, Susan Kirkpatrick, Mary Osborn, Marjorie Porter
LOCATION OF THE JULY MEETING TO BE DETERMINED
Wednesday, October 7, 2020,  5:30-6:30 pm
Mills Community House-Upper Level
891 Michigan Ave. (US-31)
Benzonia MI  ​Link to Google Map>  
  • Spring into action and support our local charities!
  • One hour!
  • Three randomly selected causes!
  • One winning group is presented with each member’s $100 check!
  • Fundraising made easy! 
  • Wonderful way to make a difference for Benzie County non-profits.
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This webpage provided courtesy of Mills Community House Association.
VISITORS WELCOME:
Come and see how we make a difference!  NOTE: Only members may vote.  Commitment applications accepted at event.
100 (or more) Women Who Care is a group of women formed for the purpose of helping those in need.  This is how it can work in BENZIE COUNTY COMMUNITIES:
  • 100 or more women who commit to the group. Commitment involves attending four, one hour meetings per year, pledging $100 per meeting ($400 per year).
  • At each meeting, an opportunity is provided for three members of the group to present a five (5) minute explanation of a local 501(c)3 organization in need.
  • There is a 5 minute opportunity for questions after each presentation then a vote is taken by ballot.
  • The winner in announced. each of the 100 (or more) women will write a $100 check to the chosen non profit. That means $10,000+ for the selected charity.
Together, 100 (or more) women in our community, can significantly impact the many local organizations devoted to improving lives.

Questions call Mary Kay Stemple 231-352-8123,
Susan Goff 231-882-9373 or email benzie100wwc@gmail.com.
Each meeting means a tough decision has to be made between 3 wonderful organizations.
Recipients so far include:
  • Advocates for Benzie County-Skilled Trades Initative presented by Jill Lutz, October 2018
  • Blessings in a Backpack presented by, January 2019
  • Benzie Senior Resources-Build a Van Campaign presented by Nancy Mullen Call, April 2019
  • Women's Resource Center presented by Donna Clarke, July 2010
  • Cognition presented by Valerie Gerhart, October 2019
  • Benzie Area Historical Society presented by Jane Purkis, January 2020
April 2019 Meeting Recap: 
What wonderful, sunny weather for our spring meeting! Great to see so many of our members. Twelve additional women joined our group this meeting. We are, indeed, 100+ now!Our presenters were so informative and the decision wasn’t easy. We love learning about the needs in our community, the groups that address these needs, and the dedication of so many volunteers that keep these groups functioning!

Top Vote Winner! Nancy Mullen Call presented for Benzie Senior Resources-Build a Van Campaign.
Joyce Kirshner discussed the good works of BACN.
Rosemary Naulty discussed Cognition’s new building and the need for renovations.                   


January  2019 Meeting Recap: 
$8,800! Michelle Thompson presented Skip Comer, program coordinator for Blessings in a Backpack, with checks from our members. At our January 2nd meeting, we chose Blessings in a Backpack to receive that meeting’s donations.
                                           
October 2018 Meeting Recap: 
WOW! What a great evening! We are so thrilled with the Turnout for 100 Women Who Care! There were 67 women present and we now have 77 women committed to the organization!

We had 3 presentations - Cognition, New Covenant Christian Academy and Advocates for Benzie County Skilled Trades initiative. All presentations were well done and we thank those presenters.
The Member's Choice was ADVOCATES FOR BENZIE COUNTY - SKILLED TRADES INITIATIVE! CONGRATULATIONS! Jill Lutz was the presenter.
                                                                   -Mary Kay Stemple