100 Women donate more than $10,000 to charity
A group of local women stepped up Thursday night to make a big difference for a deserved charity in the city.
The Battlefords branch of 100 Women Who Care had its first official meeting Thursday, Oct. 13 at Empress Furniture and Decor. The 135 women and one man donated $100 each, for a combined $13,600, to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Battlefords branch after a speech from CMHA executive director Jane Zielke de Montbrun.
Zielke de Montbrun, who’s also a group member, said she was grateful for the support of the community and looking forward to telling her staff, and especially the people who use CMHA services, about the money.
“They will be so excited,” she said. “Some of our folks are just trying to help with donating 25 cents and $2 here, $4 there, whatever they can afford. They are part of this project that we have and it’s important to them as well as to us in providing that better space for everybody.”