•July 20, 2016•

A new group called “100 Women Who Care” is starting in Sullivan, and all women are invited to participate.

The group is neither a for-profit nor a non-profit organization. It is not affiliated with any other entity in town. It does not have a board of directors, a staff or even a budget but has the possibility of making a substantial impact in the Sullivan area.

Sullivan has more than 50 organizations that are consistently fundraising to create programs for almost every demographic of the town. A combined contribution from 100 Women Who Care could allow a group to do a larger, perhaps normally unattainable project that could otherwise take years to attain.

In a nutshell, women will commit to two meetings this year, one on July 28 and one on October 27. Upon arrival, each attendee may nominate a charity she deems worthy.

All nominations will be put into a fishbowl, and three will be drawn blindly. Those who nominated the selected charities are invited to speak about the organization for no more than five minutes each.

After that, everyone votes by private ballot for the charity she would most like to fund. The votes are counted and the winner announced. Then participants each write a $100 check directly to that charity.

Teams may also be created of up to four people who contribute $100 combined. If the group consists of 100 women, the group will be making a $10,000 contribution twice in 2016.

Consider joining at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 28 at 5 West Coffee Lounge in Sullivan.