It’s the single-digit number of hours a member spends attending official donation meetings over an entire year
What is 4 hrs.
1 hr 4 times a year.
To be eligible for the giant donation pot, a nominated charity must be a registered Canadian non-profit operating right here in this specific geographic region.
What is the Foothills?
Originating from Greek words meaning "love of humanity," it’s the official 12-letter term for the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes
What is philanthropy?
It’s the exact number of minutes a nominated charity gets on the clock to make their pitch to the room.
What is 5 minutes?
At the group's massive 10th-anniversary celebration, attendees had their hearts melted when they were formally introduced to Copper, a custom-trained animal secured for a local youth using the group's record-breaking 2022 donation
Who is a service dog?
If 100 passionate local women team up tonight, this is the exact, massive dollar amount that will be handed to a single charity in just 60 minutes
What is $10,000?
This official document is mailed directly to each member by the winning charity, making your $100 donation fully tax-deductible.
What is a tax receipt?
The very first chapter of "100 Women Who Care" was founded in 2006 by Karen Dunigan in this Midwestern US state, famously shaped like a mitten.
What is Michigan?
After the top three charities are drawn from the hat, this is the democratic method used by members to crown the evening's recipient.
What is a majority vote (or ballot vote)
Keeping families warm, safe, and sheltered close to home, this global homebuilding non-profit was awarded a massive $10,000 donation in early 2026 for a duplex project in High River.
What is Habitat for Humanity?
Multiply the cost of one meeting's donation ($100) by the number of meetings per year (4), and you get this total annual individual financial commitment
What is $400?
This vital piece of information must be provided by the previous meeting’s charity recipient at next quarters meeting
What is an update on how the funds were used?
The collective giving movement has exploded globally; there are now more than this many chapters of "100 Women Who Care" operating worldwide
What is 750 chapters?
**Give to anyone who guesses over 500
If you are unable to attend a charity selection meeting, you must do this to ensure your $100 commitment and vote still makes it into the collective pot.
What is send a proxy OR pay and send in your vote via email.
Proving that community support is inclusive of all abilities, the chapter wrapped up a major donation cycle by providing an $8,760 financial boost to an inclusive playground enhancement project at a school in this specific local town
What is Diamond Valley (or Turner Valley School)?
Having just reached its monumental 10-year anniversary milestone, this is the total, staggering collective dollar amount the Foothills chapter has raised and injected directly back into local charities since launching in November 2015.
What is over $325,000?
In a beautiful show of regional community support, the Foothills chapter famously stepped up to fund the expansion of this specific hospice facility, ensuring local residents can receive compassionate, end-of-life care close to their families in the Foothills
What is the Foothills Country Hospice?
This is the exact year that the 100 Women Who Care Foothills chapter officially launched its very first meeting.
What is 2015
A standard 100 Women quarterly meeting is strictly capped at this incredibly brief duration
What is one hour (60 minutes)
This beloved local shelter organization has stood before the Foothills chapter multiple times over the last decade, securing vital emergency funding to provide crisis intervention and support for those fleeing domestic violence
What is Rowan House Society?
This is the approximate record-setting total number of distinct local non-profit organizations and charities that have received vital project funding from the Foothills chapter over the last decade
What is approximately 45 organizations?
Supporting local agricultural roots and youth education, the chapter famously voted to support the historical and community programming at this beloved local landmark, famous for its seasonal markets and deep equestrian roots in the Foothills.
What is the Millarville Farmers' Market (or Millarville Racing and Agricultural Society)?
Proving that giving circles aren't exclusive to women, the massive success of the movement inspired the creation of the world's very first "100 Men Who Care" chapter in this exact calendar year.
2008
(But it is no longer active)
While the movement started as "100 Women," the massive success of collective giving has expanded so widely that there are now dedicated international branches for these three distinct age and gender demographic groups
What are Men, Kids (or Youth), and Teens?
Crowned as the very first official funding recipient of the 2026 calendar year, this community group secured the room's majority vote to fund vital support programs for pregnant and postpartum women in rural areas.
What is Healthy Futures Rural South?