This Manitowoc group celebrates unity by giving. Here’s who benefited in its first year and when it meets next.

Susie Bown
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Lakeshore Foster Families & Friends receives a check for $10,000 at the last meeting of Manitowoc County 100+ Women Who Care.
Lakeshore Foster Families & Friends receives a check for $10,000 at the last meeting of Manitowoc County 100+ Women Who Care.

Manitowoc County women are invited to join Manitowoc County 100+ Women Who Care as our group celebrates the start of our second year of gathering with a purpose.

We next meet on June 6 at Sepia Chapel, 1820 Jefferson St., Two Rivers. Meeting schedule is as follows: 5-6:30 p.m., registration and social; 6:30 p.m., meeting starts; 7:15 p.m., previous winners speak; 7:25 p.m., new nonprofit awarded; and 7:30 p.m., afterglow.

A thanks to our food sponsor, member Laurie Mertens and Manitowoc Tool & Machining, for featuring food from Manitowoc's Courthouse Pub at our next meeting.

Manitowoc County 100+ Women Who Care may have started in the middle of a pandemic, but that hasn't stopped our growth and impact.

MC100+WWC has escalated to 953 Facebook members with 186 participating members.

The current number of nonprofits registered is 24. Four of these community providers have been blessed with more than $10,000 this past year: The Crossing of Manitowoc County, CORE Treatment Services, Grow It Forward and Lakeshore Foster Families & Friends.

It is our mission to help nonprofits in Manitowoc County meet their financial needs and improve our community.

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Please visit our website to see the current list of 24 nonprofits. If you are a nonprofit or your favorite nonprofit is not on the list, join or contact a member to be nominated.

There is no limit to the number of nonprofits, nor is there a limit to the number of members. The more members we have, the better we will meet the needs of our county.

Try before you buy: check us out with no obligation. See what we're all about. Come to the next meeting on June 6.

In a time when there is so much division, we celebrate unity in giving.

More info: visit 100womenMC.org, email mc100women@gmail.com, see the national website at 100whocarealliance.com, or "like" our group on Facebook at Manitowoc County 100+ Women Who Care.

Susie Bown is a member of Manitowoc County 100+ Women Who Care.

This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: Manitowoc County 100+ Women Who Care starts year 2 of nonprofit giving