The women have hit their 100-member goal and now the men are being invited to step up, too.
Following the creation of the philanthropic group 100 Women Who Care, Norm Reed is holding a meeting for men who wish to join 100 Men Who Care.
Reed, a chemistry professor at Thompson Rivers University, said the club would follow the women’s model, with quarterly meetings at which members donate $100 to a charity the group will choose.
Non-profits and charities are nominated and the names go into a hat.
Just before the meetings, three are drawn and each nominee is invited to give a five-minute presentation about the charity.
Members vote and the successful organization gets the cheques.
Only organizations that can issue tax receipts andwhich have been in existence for at least a year can participate.
The winners are invited back to the next meeting to tell the members how the money was used.
Reed has scheduled the inaugural meeting for Monday, April 27, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at Desert Gardens Community Centre, 540 Seymour St.
For more information, he can be reached at 250-573-4109 or 250-828-5451.
His email for this project is 100menkamloops@gmail.com and the website where men can register is at 100menwhocarekamloops.ca.
Take pounds off sensibly with local non-profit
TOPS, a non-profit named for its mantra “Take Off Pounds Sensibly” meets weekly in North Kamloops.
The meetings, held at 5 p.m. on Mondays at Mt. Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum St., provide tools, information, support and accountability measures for losing weight.
The first visit is free. For more information, call Grace at 250-376-3574 or go online to tops.org.
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