• Meetings are required to be one hour or less
  • Each member commits to donating $100 per meeting on a quarterly basis ($400 annually).
  • Members bring a blank check to be written out directly to the selected charity.  If a member is unable to attend a meeting she may give her check to another member to deliver on her behalf or she may mail it in before/after the meeting.
  • All donations are to be provided to Erie County, Ohio charities serving Erie County, Ohio. Donations benefiting national charities will not be considered, unless there is a local group affiliation and the donation will only benefit the Erie County area.
  • Members who wish to submit a charity for consideration must complete and submit a Charity Nomination Form and be ready to make a five-minute presentation at the meeting to the members about such charity.   Three charity submissions will be randomly drawn at the meeting. The presenters will then have time to make their five-minute presentation.
  • Only members who have signed and submitted a Commitment Form and are current on their contributions may submit a charity for consideration.
  • A new member is permitted to submit a charity after a one quarter/meeting grace period.
  • A Q&A session will take place immediately following each presentation and before member voting.
  • Only members who are current in their quarterly contributions are eligible to vote at meetings. Three missed contributions will invalidate membership.
  • Each member will vote by ballot – the majority rules.  Even if your choice does not win, all members are responsible for writing a check to the winning charity.
  • If a charitable organization has received funding in the past from a local 100+ WWC chapter – this fact must be disclosed during the presentation.
  • If a member presents for a particular charity that is not chosen, the member is still eligible to submit that same charity at subsequent meetings, but we request not more than twice in a four-meeting period.  Additionally, the member is still eligible to submit the name of another charity at a future meeting.
  • If a member’s charity is chosen, that charity is not eligible to be considered for future consideration until a full year has passed.
  • In the case of a two-way tie the membership will be provided with the names of the two charities and a second vote will be taken.  If the second vote results in another tie, then we will randomly pick one of the two charities name out of a hat.  In the case of a three-way tie we will randomly pick one of the three names out of a hat.
  • The winning charity must agree not to use the names of the members for future solicitations or give member information out for any other public use or purpose.  The charity is also required to send a representative to the next meeting to explain to the membership how the funds have been used.