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Second meeting for 100+ Women

(May 11, 2017) Women interested in donating money to a worthy charity are encouraged to attend the second 100+ Women Who Care on the Shore meeting on Tuesday, May 16, at Sisters in Berlin from 5:15-6:15 p.m.
“[The] 100+ Women Who Care on the Shore is a collaborative philanthropy organization, where women pool their donations, in the form of $100 checks to make a difference in their community,” said Janelle Mulholland, an organizer of 100+ Women Who Care on the Shore along with Susanna Eisenman and Anna Newton.
“Women will be able to nominate a local charity that benefits Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties,” she continued. “All funds must stay on the shore. Three charities will be randomly picked and those women will have five minutes to tell everyone why they love their organization.”  
All meetings are one hour long. After presentations, each member will vote for their favorite choice and the charity with the most votes will receive checks from all 100+ Women Who Care on the Shore members.
“We are looking forward to our second meeting on May 16,” Eisenman said. “We’re so excited to see which charities the members will share and educate us about.”
The $100 checks are written directly to the charity and delivered. All donations are tax deductible.
Beer and wine will be available with 20 percent of alcohol and store purchases donated to the selected charity as well.
“Charities can be nominated over and over again,” Mulholland said. “But once a charity has been chosen, it cannot be nominated again for one year. Charities must be 501(c)(3).”
The nonprofit organization, 100+ Women Who Care, began in Michigan more than a decade ago. Currently, there are more than 400 active chapters across the world.  
“I first heard of the organization while visiting my mother in Iowa,” Mulholland said. “Her friends started their own chapter and I loved the idea of a group of women getting together and discussing charities in their community and then writing checks to the chosen local charity.”
The local chapter will have its third and final meeting of 2017 on Oct. 17 at Sisters on North Main Street in Berlin from 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Doors open at 5 p.m. on Tuesday and all $100 cash or check donations should be brought to the second meeting.
“Together, we can make our donations go further,” Mulholland said. “Our first meeting in February, we had 35 members in attendance and were able to donate $3,900 to the Stephen Decatur Band Boosters to go toward new uniforms. Please join us for a fun hour of socializing and learning about the needs of your community.”
For more information, email Mulholland at mjmulholland@mchsi.com or visit www.facebook.com/100womenwhocareontheshore.