Meditations

While I write these meditations with the Body Well program for Fit4Mom in mind, they are applicable to what every mother is going through in real time. I hope you have a village like the one I am lucky enough to be a part of.

100 wOMEN WHO CARE YOLO COUNTY

A friend of mine last year told me about 100 Women Who Care Yolo County and I was intrigued. The title alone sparked my interest because I am raising 3 little women of my own and I firmly believe if women were given the opportunity, we could solve all the world’s problems in less than an hour.

100 Women Who Care Yolo County is a chapter of a larger organization, 100 People Who Care Alliance, founded by Karen Dunigan. Ms. Dunigan heard about a need for portable cribs for new mothers who couldn’t afford them and were forced to place their newborns in boxes and drawers; tragically some babies were not able to survive the night. She knew she could write one check and make a small difference, but decided to gather 100 people together to write 100 checks to make a big different.

Creating the motto: We are each strong in our own right, but together we are stronger.

This has stuck with me. I have the ability to send money to a charity to give back and for that I am fortunate. But what a powerful idea to be able to participate in the journey of where your support will go. Often times we sit behind a computer and send money and never see its impact. Here, the non-profit will return and present just how $10K+ served our community.

It’s simple. It’s effective. It’s powerful:

Meet. Learn. Vote. Give. Repeat.

• We meet quarterly.

• We hear brief presentations from 3 local nonprofits.

• We select a local nonprofit.

• We each donate $100 to that nonprofit.

100 women x $100 x 1 hour = $10K Local Impact

There is a yearly commitment of $400, your attendance is not required, however you will not be able to cast a vote.

Details:

For more information about 100WWC Yolo County as well as their membership commitment form: