Ladies Group Raises More Than $10,000 for Local Organization

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Posted: Oct 15, 2014 10:00 PM EDT

Updated: Oct 15, 2014 10:41 PM EDT

By Katelyn Boomgaard, Reporter

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A special group of ladies raised more than $10,000 in a matter of minutes.

A Michigan native started a group called 100 Women Who Care which raises money for local organizations.

Tonight, the Traverse City group met for their quarterly meeting and picked a deserving organization. "It is an opportunity for people who want to make a difference, to get together and make a huge difference, there's so much power in numbers," says Kristin Marinoff, 100 Women Who Care Grand Traverse County, co-founder.

The idea behind the group, 100 Women Who Care is for each person to donate $100 every meeting towards an organization that really could make a difference in the community. "It's an amazing opportunity to learn about the needs in our community, even the organization that doesn't win or the two that don't win for the night," says Marinoff.

The three groups picked to compete for the money tonight were A Matter of Honor, Grand Traverse Dyslexia, and Meals on Wheels. "We had three dynamic presenters, really great speakers and great organizations, so it was a very tough decision," says Marinoff.

Out of the three organizations that the ladies got to vote on tonight, the winner was A Matter of Honor. They help veterans in the Traverse City area who suffer with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The new organization was thrilled to receive more than $10,000 in just a matter of minutes. "A Matter of Honor has existed primarily on seed money that I put in the pot over a year ago, we've been so busy trying to teach Traverse City about PTSD that we haven't done any fundraising," says Linda Fletcher, chief executive of A Matter of Honor.

The money will go towards their big Veteran's Day event and help raise more awareness in the community. "And certainly it will be very beneficial to A Matter of Honor, we certainly need the funds to continue our mission," says Fletcher.

The group's next meeting will be January 15th. For more information about the group, visit 100 Women Who Care Facebook page. And your can also visit A Matter of Honor's website to learn more about their organization and the events coming up.