100+ Women Who Care - Upcoming Meeting!
WHEN: September 1, 2026, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
WHERE: O’Donoghue’s Irish Pub
13225 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove, WI 53122
New members are welcome to join our fun and philanthropic group of women to help raise money and increase awareness of local non-profit organizations and activities. At our meeting we will choose another special local charity to support as we continue to make a difference in SE Wisconsin communities. If interested in checking us out, come a few minutes early to register at our Guest Table.
100+ Women Who Care – MKE Metro West Celebrating 10 years of giving
Group has donated over $300,000 to local charities
over the past decade.
How We Make a Difference
2024 Meetings
May 2021 - The Food Pantry of Waukesha County
August 2021 – Grace Landing of Brookfield
November 2021 – Lake Area Free Clinic – Dental Services
March 2022 - Family Promise of Waukesha
July 2022 - St. Vincent de Paul
November 2022 - Sharon Lynne Wilson Center "Beyond the Classroom Performance"
March 2023 - A Book Ahead
March 2023 - St. Bakhita House
July 2023 - Milwaukee Academy of Science
November 2023 - META House
March 2024 - Adaptive Community Approach Program
August 2024 - Exploit No More
December 2024 - St. Coletta of Wisconsin - Grace Landing of Brookfield
April 2025 - The Right Relief, Inc.
August 2025 - Family Promise of Waukesha County
December 2025 - MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary
May 2026 - A Book Ahead
Total Donated to Date $305,326
(February 2016 – May 2025)
Headline!
O'Donoghue's has been a great supporter of 100WWC-MMW and we look forward to returning to this site for our next meeting on September 1, 2026, at 13225 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove, WI at 6:00 pm.
Recent Events
Charities Supported
-------- This article courtesy of the Elm Grove News Independent! --------
100+ Women Who Care – MKE Metro West celebrating 10 years of giving
Group has donated over $300,000 to local charities over the past decade.
Established in early 2016, 100+ Women Who Care – MKE Metro West is a giving circle that serves the entire region of Milwaukee and the Western Suburban area.
Part of the 100 Who Care Global Alliance, a broader organization dedicated to giving, the local group gets together 3 times per year to hear presentations by selected charities. Members then vote on which organization they think is most deserving. After the charity is chosen each member contributes money accordingly.
Although only one charity receives money each meeting, others get the chance to present their cause to the community. This can often lead to donations and resources given from outside the group and is an important marketing tool resulting in increased visibility for the non-profit.
“We have raised $305,326 and every penny of that has gone back into our community; 35 donations to 31 different charities” said 100+ Women Who Care founder Jane Condon.
Some of the recipients include Grace Landing of Brookfield, Family Promise of Waukesha County, and FOOD Pantry of Waukesha County.
“Our group’s donations provide direct and unrestricted funding which is really important for the non-profit sector.” said Condon. “The money from 100+ Women Who Care can be directed to whatever need is most urgent in their organization.”
On May 5, 100+ WWC-MMW will celebrate 10 years with a special meeting. The Anniversary meeting is a 10-year review as well as an introduction of the group. It is open to both inquiring and current members. The event will be held at O’Donoghue’s Irish Pub in Elm Grove, which has been the venue sponsor and partner since the group was established.
“It’s going to be a great opportunity for anyone that would like to come and learn more about 100 Women, more about how to get your charity involved, and just help us celebrate a decade of giving,” said Condon.
Those interested in more information about 100+ Women Who Care – MKE Metro West can visit the website at www.100wwcmkemetrowest.org
2021-2025 Award Recipients
Valerie, Laura and Judy present Joe Frodl, Treasurer of Book Ahead Inc, donations from 100+ WWC MKE Metro.
2026 Meetings
Below are the dates for 2026 meetings at O'Donoghue's Irish Pub in Elm Grove:
Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Annual Report - 2026
2026 Award Recipients
May 2026 - A Book Ahead $7,083
September 2026 -
December 2026 -
Total 2026 $7,083
Our History
100 Women Who Care was started in November of 2006 by Karen Dunigan of Jackson, MI, as a brilliantly simple way to raise money efficiently and quickly for local charities/non-profits/worthy causes.
Her group of 100 women, at their first one-hour meeting, each wrote a check for $100 directly to the charity, raising $10,000 to buy 300 new baby cribs for an organization in Jackson.
Now, 100 Women Who Care has extended to: 100 Men Who Care, 100 People Who Care, 100 Businesses Who Care, 100 Kids Who Care groups and so much more. There are currently 795 Who Care giving circles, with 571 in the U.S., making a huge impact with total donations of $52,000,000 in communities throughout the country and the world.
We started 100+ Women Who Care – MKE Metro West, in February 2016. At that meeting we gave to our first charity, Hebron House of Hospitality, a donation of $5,250. Over the past 9 years we have served many different groups of people -those with Disabilities(6), Children/Youth(5), Economically Disadvantaged(5), Women/Girls(4), Families(4), Homeless(3), and Elderly/Other(3) - throughout the Milwaukee Metro and SE Wisconsin area. Our members have chosen to support several issues, mainly with an emphasis on the area of Human Services. We are grateful to all our members who have been with us since that beginning, and those who have joined us during our 9 years of selecting and donating to local charities. We are SO PROUD of our accomplishments as a group and know that we can continue to
Make a Difference in our Communities!
At our first meeting of the year on May 5, 2026, we heard presentations from two wonderful charities who are truly making a difference in our communities and then voted to select our first charity of the year to support. The charity chosen by 100+ Women Who Care MKE Metro is:
Book Ahead Inc.
Charity Address: 1977 Sunnyside Drive, Waukesha, WI 53186
Charity Tax ID Number: 85-4123055
Charity Mission: Book Ahead strives to provide underserved children between the ages of 0 and 5 a book for every month of the year with the goal of increasing early literacy and positive parent/child interactions.
Initial Meeting
Valerie Pace, Laura Ruesch and Judy Malaney from 100+ WWC MKE Metro meet with Linda Irwin, of Book Ahead, on June 24, 2026.
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