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Women-run philanthropist organization funds Brown Bag Ministry, feeds Wake County
Women-run philanthropist funds Brown Bag Ministry
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Women-run philanthropist funds Brown Bag Ministry
ORIGINAL, DEBRA MORGAN EXPLAINS HOW A WOMEN'S GROUP STILL PLANS TO HELP A TRIANGLE AREA FOOD MINISTRY. >> Reporter: WOMEN WHO GIVE A HOOT IS A GROUP OF ABOUT 100 MEMBERS. FOUR TIMES A YEAR THEY GIVE MONEY TO A CHARITY IN NEED OF A BOOST. >> WE'RE ACTUALLY GIVING $10,000. >> Reporter: $10,000 OR MORE. >> WE'VE GIVEN ANYWHERE FROM $11,000 UP TO 23,000 AND CHANGE. >> Reporter: THEY SAY THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD AN IMPACT ON THEIR OWN MEMBERS' ABILITY TO GIVE. SO THEY'VE CHANGED THEIR STRATEGY. >> ANYBODY CAN GIVE. WE'VE OPENED IT UP TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. >> Reporter: THEY WILL HELP THE BROWN BAG MINISTRY. THEY FACE THEIR OWN FINANCIAL WOES AS THEY FEED PEOPLE EVERY SATURDAY. >> THEY USED TO SPEND ABOUT 30 TO 35 CENTS PER BAG AND NOW IT'S OVER A DOLLAR. >> Reporter: VOLUNTEERS PACK BAGS WITH A FEW DONATED BREADS. THEY NEED QUICK RELIEF. >> WE'RE TAKING DONATIONS THROUGH THIS SATURDAY, THE 23RD OF MAY. >> Reporter: SHE'S SEEN THE IMPACT OF MANY PEOPLE GIVING A LITTLE OR GIVING A LOT COMBINED IN ONE CHECK TO HELP A WORTHY CHARITY. >> IT'S WONDERFUL TO GIVE, BUT IF YOU GIVE AS A GROUP, YOU GET TO FEEL WHAT IT MEANS TO BE GIVING A SIZABLE, VERY IMPACTFUL DONATION. >> Reporter: DEBRA MORGAN, WRAL NEWS. >> AGAIN, 100% OF THE MONEY RAISED GOES TO HELP BROWN BAG MINISTRIES AND THE FUNDRAISER