Hopkinsville’s newly established 100 Women Who Care, a charitable giving circle, will have its first meeting to select a beneficiary from three nominated nonprofits at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Alhambra Theatre.
The three organizations and the person who nominated them are — Aaron McNeil Center, Tracey Williams; Jeffers Bend Environmental Center, Diane Weaver; and Boys and Girls Clubs of Hopkinsville-Christian County, Ellery Naghtin.
A presentation lasting no longer than five minutes for each charity will be given at the Nov. 1 meeting, organizers Beth Frerich and Marla White said in an email.
“We currently have 75 women signed up. … It would be wonderful to reach a membership of 100 women and award $10,000 at our first meeting,” they wrote.
At an introductory meeting on Sept. 26, the organizers explained the concept. Four times a year, 100 women meet to each contribute $100 toward a local nonprofit that they agree to support — potentially generating $10,000 or more each quarter for the community.
After a charity is selected, the participants will each write a check directly to the nonprofit.
Anyone interested in learning more may contact local representatives on the group’s Facebook page.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
