Reach Child Youth Development Society was selected by 100 Women Who Care Vancouver to receive a donation of $4,300 last month.
100 Women Who Care Vancouver is a membership-based group that donates money to charities, non-profit and grassroots organizations in the Lower Mainland. Organizations are nominated by and voted on by members, who then write a $100 cheque on the spot. One hundred per cent goes to charity as there are no administration fees.
The women meet four times a year for an hour and together they aim to raise $40,000-plus annually for charity.
Reach Foundation director Tanya Corbet spoke at the newly launched chapter in Vancouver, whose inaugural meeting was attended by 43 women. Corbet's winning speech referenced the progress her nephew has made due to Reach early intervention services.
"Tanya's heartfelt story about the services her family received from Reach sincerely impacted the audience," said Reach fundraising manager Joni Wright, who attended the event Charlene Fekeshazy, founding chair of 100 Women Who Care Vancouver, shared that the group wants to be a part of a community that believes in the spirit of giving.
"There are so many groups that are working to make our community a better, healthier, stronger place to live that don't get all the funding they need to achieve their operating goals," Fekeshazy said.
Reach will direct the funds to its Building for Children Together campaign that aims to construct a new centre in the heart of Ladner.
Reach Child has been providing services to children with disabilities and their families since 1959. Over 1,000 children and their families benefit from services on an annual basis.
For more about 100 Women Who Care, visit www.100womenvan.com; for more about Reach, go to www.reachdevelopment.org.
