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November 2017 Meeting

December 5, 2018

by Jennifer Dempsey with No Comment Uncategorised

Charity of Choice November 2017

2017 Sponsors

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Oh what a night! Our 4th and final meeting of 100 Women Who Care Ajax | Pickering | Whitby for 2017 was exciting!

A big 100 Women thank you to our venue sponsor Mackenzine Bar & Restuarant, especially for the surprise entertainment!
To start off the night we heard from Dianne Mackenzie from Epilepsy Durham our Charity of Choice for August about how our donation impacted their programs, specifically the “Why We Care Program”. View presentation.

We heard from three very deserving charities:
· Simcoe Hall Settlement House –nominated by Lisa – view presentation
· A new charity! Humane Society of Durham Region nominated by Vera – view presentation
· Distress Centre Durham – nominated by Victoria – view presentation

As always the presentations were insightful and moving, hitting home how great the need is in our community.

While the votes were being tabulated we were serenaded by Neil Diamond aka Andrew Night. Such an energizing and uplifting performance, thank you Andrew! A first for our ladies!

All are worthwhile charities, and we would love to give the money to all. However, the members voted, and the WINNING charity is Distress Centre Durham!

#ThePowerof100 #LocalWomenLocalImpact

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August 2017 Meeting

November 30, 2018

by Jennifer Dempsey with No Comment Uncategorised

Charity of Choice August 2017

2017 Sponsors

Event Sponsor

What a beautiful summer evening!

Our 3rd quarterly meeting of 100 Women Who Care Ajax | Pickering | Whitby was a memorable giving event!

A big 100 Women thank you to our venue sponsor Herongate Barn Theater, the venue was gorgeous, and the service was fantastic.
Herongate surprised us by donating a Dinner and Show door prize!

Herongate Barn Theater has an excellent fundraising program, not to mention the dinner and show are a must see! Great local talent and entertainment.

We heard from three very deserving charities:
– Distress Centre Durham – Stacey Leadbetter
nominated by Victoria
– Simcoe Hall Settlement House – Elizabeth Fernandes nominated by Lisa
– Epilepsy Durham Region – Chelsea Kerstens
nominated by Sandy

As always the presentations were insightful and moving, hitting home how great the need is in our community.

All are worthwhile charities, and we would love to give the money to all. However, the members voted, and the WINNING charity is Epilepsy Durham Region!

CHARITY PRESENTATIONS

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May 2017 Meeting

November 30, 2018

by Jennifer Dempsey with No Comment Uncategorised

Charity of Choice May 2017

2017 Sponsors

Event Sponsor

Tuesday May 30th meeting was another positive night of giving!

We heard a heartfelt thanks from Denise House our February Charity of Choice about how our donation of $6,080 has helped their organization.

We then heard from the selected charities that were picked in the Facebook live draw;

After 3 very touching speeches, all the members present voted and the charity awarded $6,618 was SafeHope Home.

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February 2017 Meeting

November 28, 2018

by Jennifer Dempsey with No Comment Uncategorised

Charity of Choice February 2017

Event Sponsor

Wednesday night’s 1st meeting for 2017 was amazing!

We heard a heartfelt thanks from Marion Cozens for choosing Felicia Simard who shared her testimony about her life and how WINGS has impacted her.

Feb 15th meeting, the 3 randomly selected charities were;

After 3 amazing speeches, our members voted and the charity awarded $5,650 was Denise House.

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Print Sponsor

Heather Hebert
Owner/Operator
The UPS Store #349

Beverage Sponsor

Jacquelynn Tanner
Sales Representative,
Sutton Group Heritage Realty Inc., Brokerage.

Communication Sponsor

Melanie Martin
Owner/Operator
Webrite Design Solutions

November 2016 Meeting

November 27, 2018

by Jennifer Dempsey with No Comment Uncategorised

September 2016 Meeting

November 27, 2018

by Jennifer Dempsey with No Comment Uncategorised

Oh what a NIGHT! The 3rd quarterly meeting of 100 Women Who Care Ajax Whitby was a night to remember!

Firstly, huge thank you to our venue sponsor “Mount Lawn – Arbor Memorial Reception Centre“, the food and wine was flowing all evening long. The staff and reception centre was amazing and Mount Lawn surprised us by donated an additional $500 to the winning charity!

Another huge thank you to Heather our Print Sponsor UPS Ajax located at 2-157 Harwood Ave N, Ajax. We now have a great marketing banner to use at each of our events, plus to promote our cause at local networking meetings. Be sure to connect with Heather if you have any printing needs store349@theupsstore.ca

There were a total of 12 charities nominated last night and the three randomly selected charities were:

– Distress Centre Durham – Nominated by Denyse Diaz
-Boys & Girls Club of Durham – Nominated by Pamela Deveaux
-Back Door Mission for the Relief of Poverty – Nominated by Cheryl Wallace

Each are all worthwhile charities and we would love to give the money to all, however the members voted and the WINNING charity is Back Door Mission for the Relief of Poverty.

May 2016 Meeting

November 27, 2018

by Jennifer Dempsey with No Comment Uncategorised

What an amazing night! Our members were split down the middle; it was a tie! So after two ballots Girls Inc. of Durham and Alzheimer Durham will be receiving a donation! Our members ROCK!! #ThePowerof100 #LocalWomenLocalEffect