M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre was recently presented with $27,100 by the 100 Women Who Care (100WWC) Grey Bruce! M’Wikwedong was the chosen charity of the September meeting of this generous group of giving women. This is the third donation in 2024 of 100WWC and each donation is larger than the last!
Renee Abram, the Executive Director of M’Wikwedong said the biggest need and the thing the staff asked for most was a vehicle to support people to get to the services they provide.
M’Wikwedong offers 19 different programs to urban indigenous people across Grey Bruce. Programs stretch across the lifespan from prenatal to old age and include Healing and Wellness, Cultural Resources, Indigenous Language, Programs for children of all ages, Supportive Housing and many more.
Consistent, reliable transportation was a barrier to participation. M’Wikwedong will now be able to purchase a passenger van to resolve this issue and hire Indigenous drivers thus creating new jobs.
To find out more about M’Wikwedong please go to https://mwikwedong.com/
100 Women Who Care have been an impactful group across Grey Bruce for just over a decade. In the last few years, the membership has taken off and they are justly proud of the difference being made in Grey Bruce.
If you are interested in joining, you are welcome to attend a meeting and check them out or join by signing the commitment form on the website. https://100womengreybruce.ca/
The next meeting of 100WWC will be November 9th at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, 33 Victoria St N, Southampton. It starts at 10:30 a.m. (doors open at 10:00).
The group meets only four times a year for one hour each meeting and together selects a local charity or not-for-profit organization serving the Grey-Bruce area to donate to. Once the charity at the meeting is chosen, all members then donate to that charity through an e-transfer to 100 Women Who Care, or a cheque made out to 100 WWC and mailed or given to the President Lynda Legge. “This is how we track our donations,” says Legge. “Once all the donations are collected, we then make a presentation to the charity, which will then write out the tax receipts for each member.”
- Members will receive a tax receipt directly from the organization.
- Organizations under consideration must serve the Grey/Bruce area and provide individual tax receipts directly to contributing members.
100WWC have seen the power of collective ‘direct giving‘ grow in Grey Bruce.
“We would love to have you join us to continue to strengthen the impact in our local communities,” says Lynda Legge, Chair.
