07-16-2013 - 100 Women Who Care about Long Island to hold inaugural meeting

According to Tracy Lobdell, founder of 100 Women Who Care about Long Island, the group’s inaugural meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 16th. Location: Jewel Restaurant - 400 Broad Hollow Road - Melville, NY 11747 Rubie Corporate Plaza on the corner of the LIE Service Road and Route 110 Registration: 6:15 p.m. Meeting: 6:30-7:30 p.m. This philanthropic group, comprised of local Long Island women, is supporting Long Island charities by banding together to increase the impact of contributions to non-profits serving Nassau and Suffolk counties. During a recent interview, Tracy shared why this group will make a sizable and positive difference on Long Island: “When you donate $100 to a charity, you often wonder if you’re actually making a difference. When 100 people donate $100 at the same time, the group accomplishes collectively what few of us could on our own. A $10,000 donation can enable one of our local charities to complete a project or attain a goal that may have been out of reach!” Here’s how it works: • The group meets four times a year, for just one hour each time • Any member of the group can nominate a local charity upon joining (charities are prequalified prior to any meeting) • At the meeting, three of the pre-qualified charities are chosen at random and, after a brief presentation by the nominating member, the members vote on which charity to support • Everyone writes a $100 check, on the spot, directly to the winning charity That’s it! No event planning, no committees, no raffles, no telemarketing, no volunteering – just a group of charity-minded women working together to give back to our own communities. All charitable organizations must be located in, and serve, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, and must have a 501 (3) non-profit status. Tracy encourages everyone to review the website www.100wwcli.org, join the group and nominate their favorite Long Island based charity no later than July 9 to be considered at the upcoming meeting. If you require further information, please contact Dawn Carlson at [email protected]