$12,000.00 to Rural Women’s Support Program

On Thursday May 23th, 100 Women Who Care Centre Wellington presented a cheque for $12,000 to Rural Women’s Support Program – Guelph/Wellington Women in Crisis Shown above from left, , Member Nicole Martin, Manager Jacinta Cassidy, Guelph/Wellington Women in Crisis, Founding Member Tracy Bachly and Nominating Member Ali McDonald.

The Guelph/Wellington Women in Crisis’ Rural Women’s Support Program (RWSP) is a feminist community-based organization providing services and essential support to women and their children for domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking. These funds will go towards supporting Centre Wellington Residents.

$11,800.00 to Aboyne Hospice.

On Monday December 4th, 100 Women Who Care Centre Wellington presented a cheque for $11,800 to Aboyne Rural Hospice.  Shown above from left, Member Nicole Martin, Founding Member Tracy Bachly, Dr. Clarissa Burke Aboyne Rural Hospice Board Member, Ann Maciulis Nominating Member, Pam Stumpf Presenting Member. 

Aboyne will be the location for a new ten bed residential Hospice to support all of rural Wellington County, including Wellington North and Centre Wellington residents.  For the project to move forward, Aboyne Rural Hospice will need to fundraise $2.5M before the Ministry of Health will approve the project. This initial proof of community support is a crucial step in bringing hospice care closer to home. 

On December 6th, 2022, 100 Women Who Care Centre Wellington presented a cheque for $10,300 to the Centre Wellington Food Bank.  Shown above (from left) is Chair, Board of Directors, CW Food Bank Jackie Andrews, Founding Member Tracy Bachly, Member Nicole Martin, and Presenting Member Ann Ironside.   Absent is Nominating member Lisa Cashmore.  Funds will support the CW Food Bank Christmas Hamper program.

On December 15th, 100 Women Who Care Centre Wellington presented Groves Memorial Hospital with a cheque for $9,000.00.  Our member, Donna Cashmore, nominated the hospital and the funds will go toward the purchase of a Hysterscope.

In the last two years members have raised $64,000.00 that was donated to eight  charities in the Centre Wellington area. 

Winter 2020, Centre Wellington 100 Women Who Care raised $7,300 for the Centre Wellington Food Bank.