Celebrating 10 Years of Supporting Local Charities!
Check us out in the Toronto Star!
100 Women Who Care Find the Fast lane to Fundraising!
We are so pleased to announce our donation from our 10th anniversary meeting in February will be going to
Hill House Hospice! Looking forward to seeing everyone at our next meeting in May!
Read more about how 100 Women works in this article from the Markham Economist & Sun!
Women Pool Spending Power in Unique Charity Initiative
Welcome!
We are 100+ women in Markham who care about local community causes and who are committed to community service. We gather for just one hour every three months where, at each meeting, we jointly select a local charity or not-for-profit organization and write a $100 cheque (per person) to the selected organization.
If you:
How It Started
100 Women Who Care was started in November 2006 by Karen Dunigan of Jackson, Michigan, as a brilliantly simple way to raise money efficiently and quickly for local charities, Her group of 100 Women, at their first one-hour meeting, each wrote a cheque for $100 directly to the charity, raising $10,000 to buy 300 new cribs for an organization in their city. Since then, they have grown to over 200 members and 100 Women Who Care chapters are forming all over the country.
Hill House Hospice! Looking forward to seeing everyone at our next meeting in May!
Read more about how 100 Women works in this article from the Markham Economist & Sun!
Women Pool Spending Power in Unique Charity Initiative
Welcome!
We are 100+ women in Markham who care about local community causes and who are committed to community service. We gather for just one hour every three months where, at each meeting, we jointly select a local charity or not-for-profit organization and write a $100 cheque (per person) to the selected organization.
If you:
- are committed to helping others in our community, but are stretched for time;
- want to be part of a powerful group of local women making an immediate, direct and positive effect on the lives of our neighbours;
- want 100% of your donations to go directly to local charity;
- want to learn more about the many worthy community service programs and organizations servicing Markham
How It Started
100 Women Who Care was started in November 2006 by Karen Dunigan of Jackson, Michigan, as a brilliantly simple way to raise money efficiently and quickly for local charities, Her group of 100 Women, at their first one-hour meeting, each wrote a cheque for $100 directly to the charity, raising $10,000 to buy 300 new cribs for an organization in their city. Since then, they have grown to over 200 members and 100 Women Who Care chapters are forming all over the country.