Thursday, August 4, 2011

100 Women Who Care About Lorain County


In August, 2010, 4 women from Lorain County got together and decided they would like to form a group of women benefactors who would pool their resources to make donations to non profit organizations in Lorain County that would truly make an impact.  Libby Thuning, Sue Bowers, Marcia Miller, and Nancy Sullivan organized the first meeting and set up the framework for 100 Women Who Care About Lorain County.

Participants meet once a quarter and select an organization that has been presented by one of the members.  Everyone gets a chance to provide input and the group collectively decides who is going to receive the donation.

Blessing House recently was chosen to receive a donation from 100 Women Who Care About Lorain County.  We received $8,000 from this group of women who are not only generous but civic minded in their  support of their community.  

This donation will go toward the care of children at Blessing House.  It costs $150 a day to care for our children and this donation will provide a safe place to stay for 8 of our children.  That is 8 times a child will come to our door needing a safe place to stay because they are homeless, their mom is sick, or they are living in a stressful or dangerous situation that puts them at risk.

A special thanks to Maria Grega for presenting us to the 100 Women Who Care.  We appreciate your present and past support as you have helped us in many ways.  You have helped us with our medical screenings, you have brought special donations (the children really loved the PJs!) and you and your friends put on a great picnic for our staff and children this summer.

Everyone working together can do so much to help those who need it.  Working together we do make an impact.

Thanks to 100 Women Who Care About Lorain County. 
Thanks for making a difference in the lives of our children.

Sr. Mary Berigan
100 Women Who Care About Lorain County

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