Category: Donations

This section list the charities which were selected by the Men & Women Who Care of Hilton Head based on needs presented to the group for the island. At each meeting, we agree to donate the entire pool to one organization then men make additional donations when possible.

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Memory Matters

Since 1997, Memory Matters’ staff have provided memory care to Lowcountry families with compassion and understanding. Today, Memory Matters continues that care but has enhanced its service to educate the community, of all ages, on what can be done to keep the brain healthy, and what can be done to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. It’s a balance of brain health education and memory care services. We are unique in the Lowcountry, and our expertise is unsurpassed. Memory Matters serves individuals living with Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia, caregivers, family and friends, and health professionals.

Nominated by Kelley Jewett

Awarded Jan 2024

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Hilton Head Hospital Auxiliary

HHIAux was nominated by Bob Elliott as a local opportunity to be selected in one of our next meetings. The Hilton Head Hospital Auxiliary provides communication and support for our nearly 200 volunteers and through our fundraising efforts, we assist people and families in our communities who are most in need.

Auxiliary programs have had a significant impact on thousands of people over the years.  Most importantly, our Nursing Scholarship Program is helping to address the nursing shortage which currently exists in the U.S, state of South Carolina, and Beaufort County. 

Awarded January 2022

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Quarterly Award to Second Helpings

The group raised over $17,847 with the majority of the funds being awarded to Second Helpings in our community. All three organizations represented will receive significant funds. We look forward to either visiting one of the Second Helping sites or having them back to our January meeting to share the impact we will have.

Thanks to the Heritage Classic Foundation for matching an additional $2400.

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The Children’s Center

The Children’s Center, Inc. is a unique not-for-profit organization that provides working families affordable and accessible early childhood education and childcare services. The Children’s Centers’ multicultural, bilingual early childhood education program is provided five days a week, year-round, from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Our goal is to provide a learning environment that enhances the multi-dimensional development of each child. 

http://www.thechildrenscentersc.org

Nominated by Pat Murphy EIN#57-0485356

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Second Helpings

Second Helpings is a nonprofit food rescue and distribution network striving to eliminate hunger and food waste in the South Carolina Lowcountry. We collect and distribute food which would have otherwise ended up in landfills, and provide it, free of charge, to more than 50 food pantries, soup kitchens and family and senior programs in Beaufort, Jasper, and Hampton counties. In 2022, we rescued and distributed 3.2 million pounds of food. Since 1992, we have distributed more than 47 million pounds of food for our neighbors who need it.

Nominated by Pat Murphy

Awarded October 2023

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January’s impact

Our January meeting location was provided by SPCC and they did a great job setting up space to conduct the meeting as well as having tea, lemonade and a cash bar. Three members made the following presentations.

– Lowcountry Autism Foundation by Scott Wild

– Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation by Jim Vesci

– St. James Food Bank by Chet Williams

All are well deserved opportunities and we should thank each presenter for their interest, passion and willingness to present to the group.

Members selected Lowcountry Autism Foundation with 57% of the votes as the next organization to receive our collective funds. We will work with LAF to schedule a day for a photo. 

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October ’22 Award Partnership with Heritage Classic Foundation

The 100MWC selected Pocket’s Full of Sunshine for our October distribution. It seems simple enough in that we had 98 actual contributing members so you think it would result in $9800 being donated to the organization. 

Well actually, we will be awarding $13,548 as a result of our meeting across the three needs presented! 

With the help of members making incremental donations and receiving an additional grant from the Heritage Classic Foundation, we are able to donate $12,548 to Pockets Full of Sunshine, $500 to OPFOB and $500 to SC Nurses Retention Incentive as a group.

Thanks for the support!

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October 2022 Meeting

Our fall meeting was held in the Calibouge Room of the Spanish Wells Club. Matt and Dave were kind enough to provide refreshments.

Our first update was from Angie Brown sharing how our collective donation in July helped the Safe Harbour organization in our community.

This quarter, we started with Gary Bezilla presenting Pockets Full of Sunshine. Secondly, Craig Ostergard will be shared about Operations Patriot Forward Operating Base. Our third presenter was Bob Elliot explaining how we can assist the South Caroline Nurse Retention Incentive program in our area.

A reporter from The Post and Courier of Charleston attended with a photographer to capture the essence of our meeting and purpose.

The ballots resulted in Pockets Full of Sunshine receiving 48% of the total vote.  Always a tough decision to determine which organization to help. The vote is always so close. If 5 of the votes would have shifted, we would have had a different outcome. The runner ups will be eligible for donations in the future.

Your final donations are not in yet, but we should be close to $13,000 sent to the Charity. Generally it will take about 10 days to sort out the matching funds eligible. We informed the charity of the range of funds as well as the timing.

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PEP Check Presentation

About twenty members gathered to present the over-size check to the representative of the Programs for Exceptional People at the Spanish Wells Club. PEP will be returning July 14th to share how the funds will be used in the organization. The Hilton Head Magazine of Hilton Head attended the meeting to capture a picture as well as share their intention to run a story about the group’s impact to the community for the first year.

Awarded October 2022

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SC Nurse Retention Incentive

The nurse retention program focuses on attracting and retaining nurses in Beaufort County and Jasper Counties who graduate from our local nursing schools at TCL and USCB. It is financial aid, post graduation in return for working in our local communities.

SCNRI was nominated by Bob Elliot. EIN 57-0756987.

Awarded July 2023