From left, Pearl Bumstead, Styn Furness, Jocelyn Robbins, Renee Abram (Executive Director, M'Wikwedong), Brenda Lane (Finance Officer, M'Wikwedong), Marilyn Grahame, Debbie Pegelo, Lynda Legge.

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M'Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre in Owen Sound was the recipient of a $27,100 donation from 100 Women Who Care Grey Bruce (100WWC).

The September donation, the third donation of 2024, was the largest to date for the group.

M'Wikwedong Executive Director Renee Abram said that their largest need and the thing the staff asked for most was a vehicle to support people in getting to the services the Centre provides.

M’Wikwedong offers 19 different programs to urban Indigenous people across Grey and Bruce counties. Programs stretch across the lifespan from prenatal to old age and include healing and wellness, cultural resources, Indigenous language, children's programs, supportive housing and more.

"Consistent, reliable transportation was a barrier to participation," read a recent submission from 100WWC. "M’Wikwedong will now be able to purchase a passenger van to resolve this issue and hire Indigenous drivers thus creating new jobs.

To find out more about M'Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre visit mwikwedong.com.

100 Women Who Care have been active in Grey Bruce for just over a decade. "In the last few years the membership has taken off and they are justly proud of the difference being made in Grey Bruce," the submission read.

Their June donation in the amount of $25,600 went to Big Brothers Big Sisters Grey Bruce.

Anyone interested in finding our more can visit 100womengreybruce.ca.

Their next meeting will be held at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre on November 9 at 10:30 a.m. The group meets four times a year and meetings are about an hour in length.

Members commit to donating $100 at each of the four meetings and following a nomination process the chosen charity is selected by a membership vote.