Our members have raised $755,300 for Oceanside charities!
A GIVING CIRCLE
100 Women Who Care is based on a simple principle that together we can do more. We want to gather with other women who want to help charities in our community.
HOW IT WORKS
Our members meet for a maximum of one hour, four times a year. Members can nominate a charity of their choice. Once the charity has been qualified it will be added to the "Charity Basket". At the beginning of every meeting, three charities will be chosen. The member who nominated the charity will then give a five-minute presentation on why she thinks this charity should receive the funds from the group. At the end of the three presentations, our members will cast a secret ballot for their choice of charity. The charity who receives the most votes will be awarded the members' funds. Each member writes a cheque to the charity for $100, which translate into $10,000 or more. The selected charity will then send out individual tax receipts to each member. It's that simple and that powerful! BECOME A MEMBER
HISTORY
Inspired by the work of the 100+ Women Who Care Mid Island chapter in Nanaimo and Ladysmith, five Oceanside women saw a need in our own community and founded Oceanside's local chapter on January 4th, 2017.
100 Women Who Care was started in 2006, and now over 700 Chapters. For more information on the origins, please visit the 100 Who Care Alliance
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
The organizing committee facilitates the following:
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Recruit new members
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Qualify nominated charities
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Find venues
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Organize & facilitate events
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Promote events, through local media, website, and social media
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Gather cheques and present to charity
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Find sponsors to help with incidentals
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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Judy Miller - Membership
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Debbe Patterson - Sponsorship & Media
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Joan Ethier - Charities
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Patricia Manuel CPA., CA. - Finance
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Melissa Tracey - Communications
SPONSORS
100% of our members' donations go directly to the awarded local charity. We do incur expenses for marketing, event preparation, and printing which we rely on individual and corporate sponsors. A sincere thank you to:
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Yates Memorial Services - Meeting space
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Melissa Tracey Personal Real Estate Corporation - Marketing Expenses & Big Cheque
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Patricia E. Manuel, CPA, CA - Printing Expenses
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Sandy Herle - Close To You Fashion - Database Expenses