The Men and Women Who Care of Hilton Head conducted our quarterly social and one-hour meeting to decide which local charity we should support. We discussed three groups which are performing the heavy lifting for services in our community. With 135 active members participating from 5 different states, we raised over $18,000 for three groups.
We started our meeting with cocktails overlooking the marsh and announced that the group has raised over $235,000 in 12 meetings for local needs involving people just trying to go through life. Since our start, the group has made major donations to one local charity each quarter as well as contributions to several other charities represented in our meetings.
For this meeting, we selected three of the nominated charities to discuss how we could give back to the community. Three members made brief presentations for the following groups.
– Osprey Village
– Becky Francis Dignity Project
– Bluffton Soup Kitchen
All are well deserving opportunities and we are grateful for the members stepping forward to share their interest, passion and willingness to explain how the different groups are helping others in our area.
The votes are in. The members have selected The Osprey Village with the majority of the votes. We will work with Osprey Village to schedule a day for a photo. Representatives from Osprey Village will return to our next meeting to share how we helped with their vision.
As part of our process we heard from the Pregnancy Center and Clinic how our funds would be applied from our last meeting. Also, the Christ Lutheran Church attended to share how they are developing a shelter for those in need during the winter months in our area.
Now is the time to identify which of the local nonprofits on our island we should support in our January meeting. If you have one in mind, just reply with the name of the organization that you would like to have considered. Also, you can find the other nominations listed via the website on the menu as “Charities under Consideration”.
Our next meeting is planned for January and as soon as we lock-in in the conference room, we will let everyone know. We appreciate the guest and if you have someone that you would like to add to the mailing list just let me know. If you are not a member, sign up.