September 30, 2022 - The 50 Women of Impact group has in less than 5 years time given over $200,000 to local organizations and charities. The group was started with a goal of 50 women willing to give $100 each per quarter "as one" and quickly swelled to over 100 women. Double the members meant double the giving power helping the group to accelerate its impact on the community to $207,800 total!
The organization which benefited from the 3rd quarter donation was SAKS Of Love (Sending A Kingdom Sacrifice Of Love) which received a total of $10,900. Accepting the check on behalf of the organization was Christina Leary, Executive Director and Founder. A common denominator between SAKS Of Love and the 50 Women of Impact is they both were founded in 2017 with a purpose of helping the community!
SAKS Of Love opened a new location at 193 North George Bowers Drive in Tenaha, Texas and held a ribbon cutting in March 2022. The location is open the 1st Saturday of the month from 9am until 12noon. Emergency situations can be submitted via email to SAKSofLove@icloud.com. To view the ribbon cutting and to learn more about SAKS Of Love, click here.
Since November of 2017, 50 Women of Impact has given to:
- Shelby County Welfare Board - $9,400
- AgriLife Extension, Shelby Family Consumer Science program - $10,100
- Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library - $10,100
- Boo's Battle Support Fund - $10,050
- Shelby County Outreach Ministries - $9,350
- Jon, Macy and Misty Bush Foundation - $9,400
- HOPE Community Medical (Fund to Help with Medical Needs for Working People) - $9,900
- Timpson Food for Thought Pantry - $10,200
- Christian Community Services - $10,200
- Timpson Volunteer Ambulance Service - $9,000
- Christian Community Services/Timpson Food for Thought Pantry/Shelby County Outreach Ministries - $12,000 (divided)
- Shelby County Youth Soccer - $10,500
- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) - $10,400
- Shelby County Expo - $11,100
- Cole DePriest Scholarship Foundation/Shelby County Outreach Ministries - $11,200 (divided)
- Shelby County Children’s Advocacy Center - $11,100
- Senior Nutrition Site - $11,100
- Community Christian Services - $10,900
- Cultivate Mental Health - $11,000
- SAKS Of Love - $10,900
