Better at Home receives $22,625 donation during 100 Women Who Care event

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Better at Home received a $22,625 donation during the most recent 100 Women Who Care event on March 12th, which broke an attendance record.

The event involves at least 100 women donating $100 each and deciding, as a group, which local organization will benefit from the event.

There were 226 women who participated on Wednesday, making it the largest attended 100 Women Who Care event since its inception in 2017.

The recipient of the donation, Better at Home, is a subsidiary of the North Peace Seniors Housing Society, which helps seniors and disabled persons continue to live independently in their own homes.

The organization plans on using the money to assist 26 seniors who relied on Fort St. John’s now-defunct Meals on Wheels program.

The other non-profits that presented at the event were the North Peace Search and Rescue and the Palliative Care Society.

Bailey Ollenberger, a Women Who Care steering committee member, said the vote was extremely close as each organization’s presentation stood out.

“North Peace Search and Rescue wanted to use the money to outfit their new emergency response trailer,” said Ollenberger.

 “Palliative Care wanted to use the money toward their hospital bed loaning program, assisting people to use a more comfortable bed toward end of life.”

Since 2017, 100 Women Who Care has raised $153,725 for non-profit organizations.