From left, EB&T Los Alamos Market President Liddie Martinez, PEEC Executive Director Katie Bruell and parent Desta Parkinson with her children McKindrey, 7, and Calise, 5, who helped Bruell deliver the evening’s winning presentation. Photo by Kristen Carmichael

Staff Report

The local charitable organization “100+ Women Who Care – Los Alamos” held its first quarterly meeting of the year Thursday evening at Cottonwood on the Greens.

Enterprise Bank & Trust sponsored the event, which included a delicious meal from the restaurant.

The women heard three presentations from local nonprofits and selected the Pajarito Environmental Education Center that evening to receive their $3,300 donation.

The funds will help PEEC’s Nature Playtime program, which provides an opportunity for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers to explore the natural world at the Los Alamos Nature Center. PEEC is working to keep this program free and open to the community.

The second quarterly meeting of 100+ Women Who Care will be sponsored by Los Alamos Medical Center May 7 at Cottonwood on the Greens.

About 100+ Women Who Care – Los Alamos:

The 100+ Women Who Care – Los Alamos organization was founded in 2015 by Carol A. Clark, Marvel Harrison, Kristy Ortega, Stephanie Garcia Richard and Deb Shelton.

Women in the community are invited to become part of this charitable group geared to make a positive impact on those in need in the Los Alamos area, without the time-consuming effort typically associated with fundraising.

The mission is to reach out and help the community by collecting contributions for local nonprofits. All organizations up for consideration are in the Los Alamos area. The idea is to keep it local and have an impact in this community.

The groups meets four times per year and each member commits to donating $100 per meeting or commits as a team of two to four women to share the cost of that donation. To learn more, click here.