WWC Donor-for-a-Day winners award grants to local organizations

PHOTO: Women Who Care member Ann Bauer presented Joe Jacob, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of St. Marys, with a grant check for $250. Also in photo: kneeling, Emma Sorg, After-school & summer program staff and PSU Dubois student; Sam Nortum, SMAMS  after-school student staff; Allison Mertz and Mia Piccirillo, SMAHS after-school student program leaders. Standing: Joey Lease, SMAHS student leader; Joe Jacob and Ann Bauer; Emily Crowe, Assistant Director.

WWC Donor-for-a-Day Winners Award Grants to Local Organizations

Members of Women Who Care (WWC), a project of the Elk County Community Foundation, have the opportunity to qualify each year for the chance to award a special Donor-for-a-Day grant to a nonprofit organization of their choice. Four lucky members were able to award $250 to a favorite organization during this year’s WWC holiday membership drive.

Ann Bauer awarded her grant to the Boys & Girls Club; Connie Amendola presented her grant to Bowls of Love at St. Marys Methodist Church; Molly Gnan awarded a grant to CAPSEA; and Mary Ann Wilhelm awarded $250 to the Christian Food Bank in St. Marys. In total, Women Who Care has given $440,778 to area non-profits since 2010.

Women Who Care brings women from diverse backgrounds together to combine their philanthropic donations and strengthen the Elk County community through the power of collective giving. Approximately 280 women make up the membership of Women Who Care.

The Elk County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies, is a non-profit grant-making organization dedicated to improving the lives of people in our geographic area by working with philanthropic donors to help them meet their charitable goals. For more information, contact the Community Foundation at 814-834-2125.