Woman's Life is all about the connections we make as women - connections we make with each other and with our community. The beauty of women connecting through Woman's Life is that membership enhances your efforts by providing matching funds and grants that in many cases may double the impact of your efforts on behalf of the important community causes you want to support.
Members of Woman's Life chapters held 1,777 events and devoted 126,823 hours of service in support of their local communities in 2011. Additionally, the chapters spent $456,275 on these events, which were further supported by $309,920 of payments made by the Home Office. Our active members determined the recipients of this combined $766,195 which included needy individuals, local and national causes and worthy charities in their respective communities. What a significant and important impact our members have on their communities.
| Number of Chapter Events held in 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Fundraisers | 518 |
| Volunteer Service Projects | 741 |
| Social Events | 518 |
| Number of Hours of Service in 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Hours of Community Service | 91,396 |
| Hours on Projects | 35,427 |
| Amount paid out to Chapters in 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Donations of Matched Funds | $308,999 |
| Volunteer Service Grants | $44,791 |
| Other Donations | $90,468 |
| Assistance/Memorials/Flowers | $3,029 |
| Fraternal Courtesies/Gifts | $8,988 |
The Society provides individual benefits of membership in addition to the chapter support benefits. In 2011, these benefits included Scholarships, Breast and Colon Screening Benefits, Annual Physical Good Health Benefits and others. The Home Office paid $65,517 in support of these individual benefits.