100 Women Who Care donates $10,000 to charity

Members of the 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware group came together to present a $10,000 check to the Lighthouse for Broken Wings, which works to provide temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness.

In addition, the Minnesota-based Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation matched the 100 Women’s donation with a $4,650 donation of its own.

At the official donation presentation March 1, Lighthouse for Broken Wings founder Toni Short said of her clients, “It’s going to help them and their families stay in a stable place, and have something to eat.”

She said it will also help with supplies such as laundry detergent and toiletries. Short relayed the story of a couple in Millsboro who were helped to find shelter after more than two years of sleeping in their car.

“We should help our elders like every other country does. We should not throw them away. We should help them,” she said.

The 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware group was formed in 2021 as a charitable organization dedicated to raising funds for community organizations that help those less fortunate. The organization presented other gifts over the past year: In May, the group gave $8,000 to the Teach a Person to Fish Society to provide COVID-safe meals and build an eco-village that will grow food for those in need. In August, the Richard Allen Foundation in Georgetown received $7,800 for renovation of its community center, and in November, $9,200 was given to La Esperanza to support immigrants in their pathway to citizenship.

For more information, go to the 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware Facebook page or 100whocarealliance.org.