The Men and Women of Hilton Head held our winter meeting at Sea Pines Country this week. Osprey Village directors joined our meeting to receive their big check representing last quarters award to help with their vision.
Osprey Village shared with the group the plans and provided the project update.. Three members shared new opportunities for the group to help local charities accomplish their goal.
Votes are being tabulated and results will be published this week to award this quarter’s distribution.
Thanks to the staff of Sea Pines Country Club providing space, setting up and serving. The club is the enabler to get the funds to the nonprofits doing the heavy lifting in the community.
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.
The Men and Women Who Care conducted our summer 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 130+ active members participating from 5 different states, we raised over $23,000 for these groups.
We kicked off our meeting with cocktails overlooking the marsh and a guest speaker updating us on the upcoming events with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra. We announced that the group has raised over $220,000 in 13 previous 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 the summer meeting, we selected three charities to learn how we could give back to the community. Three members made brief presentations for the following groups.
– Lowcountry Legal Volunteers
– Pregnancy Center and Clinic
– Hilton Head Hospital Auxiliary
In addition to the collective donation, the Heritage Classic Foundation provided matching funds of $2,600 providing a total distribution of $23,000 this meeting. The members awarded The Pregnancy Center and Clinic with the majority of the funds raised as well as additional donations were made for each of the organizations represented. The Pregnancy Center will return to our next meeting to share how we helped with their goal for our community.
As a result of our spring award to Meals on Wheels, Lili Coleman attended to share the organization’s appreciation. Everyone attending were interested in the community needs, surprised at the accomplishments and impressed with the help needed in our area.
Now is the time to identify which of the hundreds of nonprofits in our area we should support next. Just reply with the name of the organization that you would like to represent. Also, you can find the other nominations listed on the menu as “Charities under Consideration”.
Our next meeting is planned for October 25th at the Sea Pines Country Club. We are glad to include 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.
As the island’s golf event pushed our meeting a bit more toward summer, sixty members and guest met to hear how we helped Memory Matters start off the year and listen to members share the needs for three charities.
We learned how The Children’s Center, The Boys and Girls Club, and Meals on Wheels are helping the different age groups in our community.
The group raised over $28,000 with a few more pledges scheduled to be received. The majority of the funds will be awarded to Meals on Wheels and we will be looking forward to hearing during our next meeting how we helped MOW accomplish their mission.
The Men and Women Who Care of Hilton Head had 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 130 active members participating from 5 different states, we raised over $17,000 for groups discussed as well as learned how the Heritage Classic Foundation will match funds.
We kicked off our meeting with cocktails overlooking the marsh and announced that the group has raised over $160,000 in 12 previous 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. Additionally, members brought food items for the Food Pantry.
For our winter meeting, we selected three charities to learn how we could give back to the community. Three members made brief presentations for the following groups.
– Memory Matters
– LowCountry Alliance for Healthy Youth
– Sandalwood Food Pantry
All are well deserved opportunities and we should thank each presenter for their interest, passion and willingness to share with the group.
The votes are in and the members have selected Memory Matters. We will work with Memory Matters to schedule a day for a photo which anyone can attend. They will return to our next meeting in April to share how we helped accomplish their vision for our community.
We are returning to the Sea Pines Country Club for our next meeting. Second Helpings will be attending to thank members for their collective contribution as well as share the impact that we made.
Additionally, the Heritage Classic Foundation will be attending to explain how we direct funds thru them to provide a matching donation for the charities.
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.
As a result of our previous award to Pockets Full of Sunshine, Carol Bartholomew attended our January meeting to share the organization’s appreciation. She recalled the downpour of rain that day and surprise as a dozen members showed up for the check presentation as well as to learn more about PFS. I think everyone attending were interested, surprised at the accomplishments and impressed with the individuals in the group.
It’s official, we are changing. The name but not the hat yet as we are still trying to get a new hat produced. Now we need additional artwork. Not our most burning issue.
We look forward to having an additional location to alternate meetings to mix it up as well as creating an opportunity for others to participate.
Starting in January, the 25th, we are meeting at the Sea Pines Country Club and returning to Spanish Wells to enjoy the water view in the spring.
Over the past seven meetings you have raised over $100,000 for local needs. What was our goal? “We measure success by giving back to people just trying to go thru life.” Based on the generosity of people on the island and members from other states, we have made a great start.
The website is intended to explain the process, approach and expectations. If you see a question, send a note. We will keep the process simple and make a decision quickly.
Please pass the word along and bring a friend to our next meeting.
