Greater Grand Rapids 100+ Women Who Care

03/20/2026

We're excited to announce the three awesome nonprofits joining us next week including:

Walker AMBUCS - https://www.facebook.com/p/Walker-AMBUCS-100067623743751/

Homes Giving Hope - https://homesgivinghope.org/

nolimbits - https://buschles.wixsite.com/nolimbits

We're meeting at 5:30 in the beer garden area of Beer City Bread Co which is toward the back of the restaurant on the left-hand side when you walk in.

Please join us and bring a friend to learn more about and support these outstanding NPO's!

02/06/2026

Happy Friday, Members!

Hope you are doing well! Included below are the dates of our quarterly events this year--please add them to your calendars.

Tuesday, March 24
Tuesday, June 23
Tuesday, September 8
Tuesday, December 1 - Giving Tuesday!

To help streamline our funding raising efforts, you can setup recurring quarterly donations on our Giving Circle page - 👉https://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/Bo0hLd0/Greater-Grand-Rapids-100-Women-Who-Care.

Thank you for your continued generosity and commitment to our community. Looking forward to another impactful year together!

Warm regards,
Shari, Lorie & Mary Jo

12/03/2025

What an absolutely awesome night with many long time members sharing memories and celebrating 10 years of giving back! All three nonprofits presenting were fantastic. The recipient of our funding this quarter is CASA of Kent County. We are proud to support this awesome organization!

12/02/2025

A special tribute to Greater Grand Rapids Women Who Care for our decade of philanthropic service in the State of MI! We have lots to celebrate tonight as a chapter. We look forward to seeing you all soon!

11/25/2025

Come join Greater Grand Rapids 100+ Women Who Care on Giving Tuesday December 2nd from 5:30-7:00p at Beer City Bread at 2650 East Beltline and 28th street for our 10 year anniversary celebration!!!!

Wear "PINK" our Logo color and help us celebrate a decade of giving to West Michigan. Let's fill the room and celebrate all of us who've been a part of our group over the years.

We are honored to be hearing from these wonderful non profits who are looking for our support. As always, if you are unable to attend in person, send a proxy vote via email or with another member who'll be attending.

1. CASA of Kent County - www.casakentco.org
Samantha Johnson, Development and Marketing coordinator
Nominating member, Kate Cour
2. Hestovin Stables - www.hestovinstables.org
Nominating Member, Andrea Karsten
3. Michael Sadler Foundation - www.michaelsadlerfoundation.org
Nominating member, Mary Jo Baweja

09/08/2025

Hello Greater Grand Rapids 100+ Women Who Care Members and Friends:
We're announcing the 3 nonprofit organizations who'll be presenting during our 9/16 meeting next week at Beer City Bread on the beltline and 28th street from 5:30-7p.

We'd love to see your faces in person, but if you are unable to attend, please remember you can send a proxy vote with another member or send to our outlook account: [email protected].

Be Nice Mental Health Foundation
Nominating Member: Jodi Rothenthaler
President: Christy Buck
www.benice.org

Mosaic Counseling
Nominating Member: Sarah Lewakowski
President: Sarah Lewakowski
www.mosaiccounseling.com

Tapestry Rockford (confirming attendance)
Nominating Member: Jax Meritt
President/Founder: Shawn Loney
www.tapestryrockford.com

Home Page for our Non-profit business specializing in providing free clothing and other essentials to school age children in the Rockford Michigan area.

08/27/2025

As we head into the long Labor Day weekend, we hope you’re looking forward to some well-deserved R&R! Just a quick reminder our next event is coming up soon on Tuesday, September, 16 from 5:30 to 7:00 at Beer City Bread. Please join us for a fun and inspiring night!

06/18/2025

What an amazing night we had hearing from 3 wonderful nonprofits: Revive & Thrive Project, Women's Resource Center and Food Hugs!

The recipient was Food Hugs! Congratulations Jenna Arcidiacono and the Food Hugs team!

For those who couldn’t make the meeting tonight, your grapevine donation will be auto withdrawn, for those of you who still send checks, please make them directly to Food Hugs organization.

06/05/2025

Hello Greater Grand Rapids Women Who Care. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, June 17th for our 2nd quarter meeting at Beer City Bread 2650 East Beltline from 5:30-7:00p.
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We are represented by 3 wonderful Kenty County non profit organizations to speak to all of you.

if you are unable to attend, remember you can send your proxy vote to our outlook account or through another member who is attending. We look forward to seeing you on the 17th!!

If you are a member of our giving community, please donate your $100 whether you're able to attend in person or not through Grapevine or sending a check to our PO Box. You will receive an email from [email protected] with news of the recipient who earned the funds from our June 17th meeting.

See you soon!

Lorie, Shari and Mary Jo

1. Food Hugs https://foodhugs.org/. Presenting is Chef Jenna Arcidiacono, Founder & Chef Executive Officer.
2. Revive and Thrive: Revive & Thrive Project. https://reviveandthriveproject.org/Presenting is Kristine Hollingsworth, Development Consultant.
3. Women's Resource Center: https://grwrc.org/, Presenting is Trudy Enders, CEO and Mirabel Fonyuy-Umenie, Director of Development.

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05/01/2025

Together again after a Florida hiatus. Looking forward to seeing you all in June!

03/12/2025

We had the pleasure of hearing from three outstanding NPOs last night. Flat River Outreach Ministries has been selected as the recipient of our funding for this quarter. They are making a huge impact in our community and we are proud to support this exceptional organization. Wendie represented your organization with distinction, and her passion to help those in need is truly inspiring! Flat River Outreach Ministries