Women of Purpose hosted the Grant County Chamber Coffee at 10 a.m., October 10, at Grant County Health Department.
Women of Purpose began in 2011; an idea began bubbling among the women in the community. How could they pool their money to help other women step up to meet their potential? Excitement began to build as they thought of unique challenges women face to further their education, prepare for careers, raise their families and keep themselves strong mentally and physically. From that idea, Grant County Community Foundation’s Women of Purpose Fund was born.
The goal of this fund is to empower Grant County women to take an active and powerful role in philanthropy to serve other women and children. The Women of Purpose fund will allow dedicated engaged women to make a difference in the lives of many without significant time commitment. Their vision was to establish an endowment of $50,000 for the fund. The fund will grow each year from the annual renewals of the Women of purpose.
They have 49 Founders who each donated $1,000 to establish the endowed fund. Those initial gifts plus the annual donations of $100 from more than 75 women, plus generous donations from the community have accumulated to more than $228,000 since 2011.
Their dream is to have 100 women donate $100 each year.
•$50 of that donation will go to the Women of Purpose grant to be awarded that year.
•$50 of that donation will be added to the endowed fund to increase their investment in the future.
Women of purpose program’s purpose is to serve women of children in Grant County. Due to the generous donation from the Pink Out Committee, they are able to serve men and boys at the Health Fair. This year’s Pink Out was Tuesday, January 27, they received $23,000 from the Pink Out Committee last year.
Grants they have made in 2025:
ν$2,000 Core Community Ulysses- to purchase curriculum materials. They also served a Sloppy Joe dinner.
ν$2,500 LHEAT – Local Health Equity Action Team to help purchase a Wheelchair Carousel
ν$2,000 Loave & Fishes- they took advantage of Grant County Bank's Food Drive Match Program. they took $900 in perishables to the bank and donated the remaining balance of $1,100 in cash
ν$2,000 Ulysses High School Supply Closet- they provide help to Students that need personal hygiene items, food and or school supplies.
ν$2,952 Scouting America- Ulysses Troop 186G. Registrations, Uniforms and Books
ν$2, 726 In July, we partnered with the Grant County Library to host a Diaper Drive Match to help them fill their shelves. They collected 4,820 diapers, 175 pull-ups, 84 pkgs of Diaper wipes.
ν$4,800 Purchased Grayco Car Seats for Grant County Extension Office and Grant County Health Department. Both businesses have certified car seat technicians who can make sure you have the correct car seat according to the child's age and weight to assure the correct installation. September 19, they hosted the free Car Seat Check Up in conjunction with the Grant County Extension office and Grant County Health Department. They had 26 amazing volunteers from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Mision Latina, WOP, Grant County Fire Department, Grant County Health Department, Kansas Children’s Service League, Grant County Extensor and UHS JAG-K group. This included seven certified technicians who conducted 31 car seat checks. They issued 16 new car seats.
ν$3,000- keep Live Jumping 4 Kay – to help purchase car package items
ν$1,000 - Grant County Civic Center – to help purchase iron for more booth frames
ν $7,500- Community Health Fair and the Free Cancer Screening. This event will be Saturday October 25.
ν$15,000 - Purchase $50 gas cards from the Dart In to help defray some of the travel costs for cancer patients. They have gas cards available at the Garden City and Liberal Cancer Centers and individuals are also welcome to contactthem if they travel to other cancer centers or doctors
ν$2,500 - Scholarships for the Non-Traditional Student: $2,000 – Ruby Romero; $2,500 – Ashley Gibbons.
Over the last 14 years $47,978 GRAND TOTAL.
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