May 17, 2019 - 50 Women of Impact met on May 9, 2019 and voted to give HOPE Community Medical $7,900 with more to come to support their efforts to establish a new, dedicated fund to help with medical needs. As of May 17th, the funds collected from the group have grown to a total of $9,900 to HOPE Community Medical and raises the total donated by the 50 Women of Impact to $68,300 within a 19 months time frame!
The presentation was made by Lynda K. Russell and Rose Specter and they explained the use of the funds is specifically for off-setting the cost of specialty care, labs, CT scans, MRIs, and surgery for people in the area who are "working poor" and do not qualify for any other assistance. The money is designated strictly to be used to help others in need and no funds will be used for salaries or operations.
The 50 Women of Impact group organized and held their first meeting in November of 2017 with the hopes of getting 50 women to give $100 each quarter for a combined contribution to an elected organization. The first meeting surpassed the 50 women with 94 inaugural members. The group has continued to grown and they meet once a quarter to donate funds. Past recipients are the Shelby County Welfare Board; AgriLife Extension, Shelby Family Consumer Science program; Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library; Boo's Battle Cancer Fund; Shelby County Outreach Ministries; Jon, Macy and Misty Bush Foundation.
