Chapter Support Programs – Matching Funds Program
The Society will match $1 for each $1 raised by Woman’s Life members through fundraising on a project initiated and organized by the Woman’s Life chapter.
- Each fundraiser must be pre-approved by Home Office.
- The fundraiser must benefit a needy person(s) or a not-for-profit organization.
- Up to $500 per project will be matched, up to $5,000 per year per chapter for the total of all matching funds and volunteer service project grants.
- The chapter can do multiple projects for one recipient as well as select a number of different project recipients.
- Minimum of 5 chapter members must work on the project.
Matching Funds Program Request Form
Power Play
Members of Woman’s Life Chapter 836 Port Huron, Michigan, created a Power Play Raffle at a Port Huron Prowlers hockey game. Chapter members sold raffle tickets for a cleverly crafted hockey stick covered in lottery tickets. Ticket sales totaled $370 and combined with $250 in Matching Funds from Woman’s Life, $620 was donated to NAMI Blue Water, a local non-profit that helps change the negative stigma of mental health issues with support groups, education, and peer-to-peer training.
Preserving History
Members of Woman’s Life Chapter 810 Port Huron, Michigan, sold tickets for a $100 lottery board at the Port Huron Museum’s Brunch Fundraiser. Members strolled through the crowd selling tickets and mingling with guests. Members sold $385 in tickets. Including Matching Funds from Woman’s Life, members donated $770 to help the museum continue its mission of preserving the history and culture of the area.
Meals on Wheels
Members of Woman’s Life Chapter 817 Southfield, Michigan, collected $1,000, including Matching Funds from Woman’s Life, to support the Pontiac Meals on Wheels Foundation, an organization that delivers meals daily to senior citizens. On Thanksgiving Day, chapter members presented their donation to the foundation and volunteered to help prepare and deliver meals to local seniors.
