This Week's Program was . .
March 10, 2026
Our speaker today was Kathy Toderick. She is the organizer of the Lake County chapter of 100+ Women Who Care, an international organization of women who want to make a difference in their communities.
Kathy said that their organization is basically built by word of mouth. If you or someone you know would like to join visit their website http://100womenlake.com or see Lori Benjamin at a meeting, she has the Commitment Forms. Each member commits to giving $100 quarterly to a nonprofit of the groups choosing. They meet 4 times a year, in March, June, September, and December. Here's what the members do in nut shell: during the 1 hour meeting they hear from the previous recipient from the last quarter, 3 members present a new nonprofit, they vote on which one to award that quarter. Everyone writes their $100 check and they get all the checks to the award winner within a week or two. Each member also gives a self addressed stamped envelope so that the nonprofit can send the the donation information free of charge to the individual donor.
Kathy spoke about the 10 things that you need to know about 100+ Women Who Care of Lake County. They are a giving circle, they give away about 70, 100 dollar checks in that 1 hour that they meet. They are a local chapter of an International Committee, Lake County is one of about 900 chapters. They meet 4 times a year or once every quarter. The nonprofits that they award must be 501 3c organization that service Lake County. They present the chosen organization with the checks within 2 weeks after being chosen as the award winner that quarter. 100% of the donations go directly to the charity of the groups choosing. This chapter will celebrate 10 years on March 16th. In those 10 years they have given away a little over a quarter of a million dollars. They choose diverse charitable causes. In those 10 years they have been in 3 meeting places and each one has been donated to them.
If you don't have time to volunteer, and you want your $100 donation to be part of a larger impact and you want 100% of your donation to go directly to a local charitable cause then 100+Women Who Care of Lake County might be a good fit for you.
Dan Garry, President thanking Kathy Toderick for coming to speak about 100+ Women Who Care of Lake County. Our next meeting is March 17, 2026 in the barn at the Lake County History Center. Our speaker will be Meredith Fratantonio, Lake County Free Clinic.
