Sharon Mitchell

Thanksgiving - and "Each One Bring One"

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday season, I am reminded of the many aspects of Impact 100 for which we are thankful. 

First - our wonderful Impact 100 members.  We are fortunate to have ~ 300 women who are committed to improving and transforming our community.  Our members give generously of their financial resources to help make the Greater Cincinnati area a better place to live, work and play.  Many of our members additionally share their valuable time and talents serving on Grant Review Committees, Operational Committees and on the Board.  Impact 100 is an amazing organization of passionate, committed, hard-working women!!

We are also thankful for the many strong non-profit agencies that serve our community. Not only are they working every day to provide services and inspiration to people in Greater Cincinnati, but they also continue to generate strong new projects and programs to do even more.  We are fortunate to have these agencies as our partners - bringing Impact 100 members programs that inspire us and are candidates for funding.

It is currently the time of year where one cycle of giving is ending, and another cycle is beginning.  Impact 100 members are heavily involved in the work of recruiting members for 2014 - so the strong tradition of giving transformational grants to the community can continue.  Many current members have already renewed their memberships for next year, and a number of new members have joined our ranks.  In fact, memberships amounting to $200,000 have been committed.  For the first time in Impact 100's history - we have a very good chance of funding a third grant.  In order to make this happen, we need your help!

We need our members to share their passion for Impact 100 and invite a friend to join.  In order to help you recruit a friend, a special event has been scheduled:

Let the Impact 100 Magic Continue

At this event, the 2013 Grant Recipients, Crayons to Computers and Building Value, will be presented with their awards (first checks).  Additionally, several former Grant Recipients will attend and provide an update regarding the impact they have had on the community as a result of their Impact 100 grant.

We hope that if you are considering membership - you will join us for this event.  If you are already a member, please bring a friend who is a prospective member.

Remember - Passion is contagious!  Please register on our Web-Site and join us on Giving

Tuesday, December 3^rd at 6:00 at the United Way Building (2400 Reading Road).

If "Each One Brings One" - we'll definitely be giving out more than two grants next year!

I look forward to seeing you on Giving Tuesday - and at future Impact 100 events.

Warm Regards,

Sharon Mitchell

President, Impact 100

Saturday, October 5th a small but strong group of Impact 100 members, future members and spouses volunteered at the Freestore Foodbank Warehouse on Tennessee Avenue.

The event was an opportunity to connect with one of the 2008 Impact 100 grant recipients.  The Freestore Foodbank used the transformational grant to expand the Power Pak program to more schools and therefore more students.  The Power Pak program provides food to students over the weekend to ensure they have something to eat.  A typical Power Pak contains: canned fruit, 2% milk, cereal, red beans and rice and applesauce.

On Saturday, the more immediate need was 15 pallets of donations that needed to be unloaded and prepared for distribution.  As a group, we reviewed packaging, expiration dates, sorted by type of product, and packed boxes for distribution to Freestore Foodbank's partners.

In just over 2 hours, our group made it through 10 pallets and prepared the items for distribution!  Many thanks to those members, family and friends who volunteered - Jenny Budde (husband Frank), Shari Dagenback, Annemarie Henkel, Lisa Kaminski, Mary Massa (husband Doug) and Angie Otis (husband Greg).

2009 Beneficiary - Lighthouse Youth Services

Drumroll please! Because of you, we are closer than we've ever been at this time to achieving our one more grant goal! As of October 31, we have $219,500 committed to fund OVER TWO GRANTS IN 2014! Now is the time for each of us to reach out to one person and invite them to learn more about Impact 100 and the transformational effect we collectively have on our community!

Invite them to come with you to Giving Tuesday on Tuesday, December 3 from 6:00 - 7:30 PM at the United Way building to hear from past recipients about the impact of the Impact 100 grant.  The 2013 grant recipients will be presented with checks (real ones that fit through the teller window at the bank).

Additionally, you can help spread the word by wearing your Impact 100 shirt outside your home once a week, commenting/liking/sharing our status on social media or sharing this newsletter with friends, family and coworkers.

If each of us does one thing each week to spread the word of Impact 100, we'll achieve our goal of ONE MORE GRANT!

PS - want to help recruit during 2013 and 2014? email us at [email protected] 

Denise Bartick

Impact 100 Member 

 

Who I am. 

I am Denise Bartick, "the best Mom in the world" to my 18 year old son, a senior at Walnut Hills High School. I'm also the CEO and Entrepreneur of 3 companies: 

• MAX Technical Training, providing educational services worldwide for IT professionals, Developers, IT management and desktop workers.
• MAE Consulting, providing data base development and management.
• TrueNorth, providing career services and Finding your Strengths Seminars.

I am passionate about educating the unemployed and underemployed to get jobs in IT! Especially Software Developers.

 

What got you involved in Impact 100?   

Lisa Kaminski invited me to the 2012 Annual Awards Celebration and I joined immediately!

 

What keeps you a member?  

Easy - This is an amazing organization; I learn about amazing organizations and what they are doing in Cincinnati and I get to aggregate my money with others to really make an impact.

Please share one of our social media posts on Facebook, Linked In, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram this week - we appreciate you spreading the word!